[HN Gopher] Braess Paradox
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       Braess Paradox
        
       Author : Anon84
       Score  : 49 points
       Date   : 2022-04-23 12:42 UTC (10 hours ago)
        
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       | namanyayg wrote:
       | Is there any progress in computing real world applications of
       | this paradox to improve traffic? E.g. are there more streets that
       | can be closed to improve New York traffic?
       | 
       | Even though the results seem unintuitive to most, I assume it
       | should be easy for Google Maps to compute this.
        
       | the_cat_kittles wrote:
       | for a great discussion on this, check out a book by tim
       | roughgarden called "the price of anarchy"
        
       | Valgrim wrote:
       | Right now in Montreal a tunnel to the south shore of the river is
       | partially closed, with 2 lanes going out and 3 lanes in, and
       | large temporary deviations on the exchanger close to it. There
       | are major renovations coming in the next years.
       | 
       | Now this friday I had to travel on the south shore to see family.
       | My sister, living further north, also had to come.
       | 
       | Normally, crossing the tunnel on a friday around 5 PM is a
       | perfect recipe for disaster. With the tunnel partially closed,
       | everyone thought it would take hours to cross it. My sister chose
       | to take the long detour further east to take a ferry near Sorel.
       | 
       | I didn't have this option, but I recently heard about the Braess
       | paradox, and although I'm not understanding it very well, I
       | decided to take my chances and take the tunnel.
       | 
       | Well, it took exactly 10 minutes to cross it.
        
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