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    Expected traffic chaos on E313 didn't materialize during closure of highway
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    Expected traffic chaos on E313 didn’t materialize during closure of highway

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    1. Least_Funny5960 on

      Would you look at that, yet another example of the fact that “people have to drive” is a laughable oversimplification, because as it turns out, a ton of people **can** and **do** change their driving behavior if needed.

      But god forbid we do anything that reduces space for cars when it doesn’t relate to roadworks. Then it’s always “people have to drive!”. But the second a highway has to close for works? Suddenly a ton of people change their behavior.

      Funny how that works

    2. Isotheis on

      I’m actually surprised.

      So, what did the people do? Did we see a surge in public transport use, or in traffic on nearby roads?

    3. Agile-Ad-2794 on

      Only 45 minutes of traffic jam on the highway.
      And at least the same delay (or more) on a massive numbers of secondary and tertiary roads too. Which aren’t mentioned here.

      In combination with Easter holiday. And short term exceptions at workplaces.

    4. UserUnknownBro on

      Het is Paasvakantie én gedeeltelijk weekend.

      Langer hoefde het artikel niet te zijn.

    5. BlockBannington on

      Coming from laarne and working in Berchem, I had the absolute fastest commute ever for a weekday. 35 minutes.

    7. Scapegoat_the_third on

      Now do the same for all the other big roadworks instead of months of slow progress 

    8. Ragnor_be on

      Just because this worked out for a week doesn’t mean anything. This was anticipated. People worked from home, took days off or even booked a hotel room. Although we desperately need to change our driving habits, the situation from the past few days is not sustainable.