This week traffic was a little different. In our lanes from Ljubljana traffic run smoothly but in the other way traffic was jammed because of accident. After few kilometers of traffic we saw emergency vehicle trying to come on the site of the accident. Their progress was really slow because of drivers who didn't make enough space for them to pass by. This make me thinking about how important are minutes for persons in accident and how slow is help progressing.
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| Slovenian highways |
I started thinking about optimization of traffic. Firstly i think we could use one lane reserved for emergency vehicles. This will make time from call to accident site smaller. But then i started thinking about traffic and why we even need so much cars and trucks on the highway. It's only because Slovenian public transport sucks. It is expensive, it is twice as slow as car ride and of course it is ancient.
There are some preposition for few years about building second rail for Slovenian trains. It is every year more necessary because of Slovenian port Luka Koper. It is important port for more then just Slovenian, it's important port for all central Europe. So why not making two more rails few meters from highway and with that save money and time for repairs and maintenance. Around the rail there must be a lane where no trees are allowed so because is this same regulation as for high way same money can be saved.
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| Pillar broken by weight of ice |
Furthermore i start thinking about electricity and internet. Last year Slovenia suffered because of icy storm that came and throw down many main electrical pillars. Because pillars were on not easy accessible terrain some parts of Slovenia had no power for more then 14 days. It was winter so people were really cold. If you put pillars near the highway they can be repaired and maintained much more easily.
As programers we are thought that we must optimize work but not only now but also in the future. Actually is that what every good owner would think of. I am sure that my preposition has some issues and of course it will cost a lot to build. But thinking about money which will not be spent because of smart placing is what makes me think it's good plan. With system like that lives and money could be saved. Slovenian Highway has two main parts. From east to west and from north to south and that's good since you cover most of Slovenia with that plan. Highway also comes to most of bigger cities and that's another positive think.
