Microprocessor Design New Jersey drivers spend so much time in traffic that they don't recognize congestion when they see it, according to a newly released online study of Garden State drivers.
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Mainboard Driver The $100,000 survey, co-sponsored by the state Department of Transportation and co-funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, asked drivers to look at video clips of computer-simulated traffic -- as if they were sitting in the driver's seat of a video game -- and describe the level of congestion.
Computer Motherboard The traffic depicted met national standards of congestion at service levels "D" and "F." Traffic engineering standards define levels from "A," which is free-flowing travel, to "F," which is basically standstill.
Asus Mainboard Drivers who took the survey on NJIT's Web site between March and August 2003 said the "D" level traffic did not look congested, however, and rated "F" level conditions as merely moderately congested.
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Ecs Mainboard Drivers were not shy, either, when asked to name spots where they most consistently encounter traffic. At the top of the list was the Garden State Parkway's Union Toll Plaza and the interchange of Routes 295 and 42 in Camden County.
Motherboard Manual "That's a large commuting force you have driving on the roads under pressure. What it says is that we might be reaching a kind of boiling point," Spasovic said. "One can take that the productivity of the work force is pretty much shot by the time they get to work. Something needs to be done about it."
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Motherboard Review The study is one of several recent attempts to pinpoint the state's worst traffic problems. The NJIT study is based on driver input, and includes bridges, tunnels and toll roads. Some other recent studies, such as an Internet poll done last year by the Alliance for Action, drew 12,000 votes but excluded toll roads.
K7s5 Mainboard Socket New Jersey Transportation Commissioner Jack Lettiere said his office would use the survey results to help reduce congestion. "We have national measures for what constitutes congestion, but New Jersey is a unique environment and we wanted to find out how our motorists perceive the problem," he said. He said the state wanted firsthand driver experiences.
The Evolution Of The "Using the results will help us prioritize where we target funding for congestion relief projects and provide valuable data as we fight sprawl under Gov. (James E.) McGreevey's Smart Growth policy," Lettiere said.
Abit Motherboard The average driver in the poll commutes 26 miles to work, which takes 41 minutes. Some 81 percent drive alone. Any improvement can't come too soon for most.
Atx Mainboard "When I drive from my house to the mall, which should only take five minutes, I wait in traffic for 30 minutes," said one woman respondent, from Egg Harbor. "Something needs to be done."
Microprocessor Application By Jeanette Rundquist
Star-Ledger - 3/28/2004
Topic: Transportation
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