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An L.A. Councilman is attempting to blame the application Waze for neighborhood "cut-throughs", where people divert to side streets during traffic congestion.
In his view this is a new phenomenon that has never happened before, although it is widespread around the world and has been so for many years, certainly existing long before 'apps' became popular. The councilor is planning on using a data sharing agreement with Waze in order to strong-arm the application into becoming less useful, which will not solve the problem because people will just use other applications, and those with local knowledge will still know the quickest route from A to B.
The popularity of Waze is largely because it helps drivers avoid delays and to find alternative routes based on the the reports received from other drivers. Applying the measures that the councilor is hoping for will neuter the app completely, rendering it pointless. However, the councilor does make one good point - there are more pedestrian safety facilities (e.g. crossing points, barriers etc) on major routes and that the practice might lead to increased casualty rates in residential areas.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Thursday April 30 2015, @03:18PM
When you think about it, California is approximately the worst possible place for water-intensive agriculture. Especially compared with, say, Oregon or Lousiana or Ohio, all of which are much wetter. The attitude seems to be along the lines of "All the banks said I was daft to build a farm in a desert, but I built it all the same, just to show 'em!"
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 2, Funny) by nitehawk214 on Thursday April 30 2015, @04:36PM
Sadly there is no swamp for their farm to sink in to.
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