Hacker News with Generative AI: Traffic

Writing a tech blog people want to read (seangoedecke.com)
My blog has gotten a lot of traffic in the last few months1. Here’s what I think I’ve been doing that’s working, and a few things that have been surprising to me. It’s a bit self-indulgent to write a meta post like this, but that’s what blogs are for.

Blogging, Content Creation, Writing, Technology, Traffic

38 points by gfysfm 27 days ago | 3 comments

NYC Congestion Pricing Tracker (congestion-pricing-tracker.com)

Traffic, Data Visualization, Transportation

361 points by gotmedium 46 days ago | 616 comments

Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts? (bloomberg.com)
They save lives, reduce traffic delays and cut emissions. Still, communities often resist them. Can cities get drivers to turn the corner on circular intersections?

Traffic, Transportation, Engineering, Urban Planning, Public Safety

6 points by toomuchtodo 46 days ago | 17 comments

NYC Congestion Pricing Set to Take Effect After Years of Delays (bloomberg.com)
Congestion pricing will finally take effect on Sunday in New York City, though its long-term future still remains uncertain.

Traffic, Transportation, Policy, Economics

30 points by karma_daemon 48 days ago | 21 comments

Guardian audience editor says Bluesky delivering more traffic than X (pressgazette.co.uk)
The audience editor for Guardian Australia has said that its posts to the new social network Bluesky delivered more referral traffic to theguardian.com in its first week on the platform than its posts to X have in any week in 2024.

Social Media, News, Journalism, Traffic, Bluesky

13 points by aspenmayer 83 days ago | 4 comments

NYC getting queue jump traffic lights to speed up bus service (wrrv.com)
Things are about to look much different at select New York intersections.

Transportation, New York, Traffic, Public Transportation

6 points by geox 96 days ago | 1 comments

India is turning into an SUV country (economist.com)
GETTING TO BANGALORE, India’s startup capital, is easy: arrive at the gorgeous new garden-themed terminal, collect your bags, and zip down the buttery smooth National Highway 44 into the city. Getting around Bangalore is another matter. It is the most heavily gridlocked city in India, with average speeds during rush hour of 18kph (11mph), according to TomTom, a navigation-technology firm.

India, Transportation, Traffic, Cities, Urban Planning

8 points by alephnerd 98 days ago | 1 comments

Jaywalking legalized in New York City (theguardian.com)
Jaywalking – that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light – is now legal in New York City.

Laws, Traffic, Urban Planning

296 points by Thomashuet 114 days ago | 358 comments

Jaywalking Legalized in New York City (abc7ny.com)
NEW YORK CITY -- Jaywalking -- that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light -- is now legal in New York City.

Law, Traffic, Urban Planning

9 points by philip1209 115 days ago | 0 comments

How much traffic does a #1 spot on HN typically bring? (ycombinator.com)
Always wanted to know that. Has there already been a "#1 link on HN made my server crash" situation ?<p>thanks in advance

Hacker News, Traffic, Server Load, Web Development

9 points by BaudouinVH 133 days ago | 9 comments

How Much Traffic a $6 VPS Server Can Handle? (youtube.com)

VPS, Web Hosting, Server Performance, Traffic, Cost

7 points by devarifhossain 139 days ago | 0 comments

Main Character Syndrome (aeon.co)
Driving on one of New York’s poorly maintained and crowded roads, I found myself in a situation one can more safely observe through numerous YouTube ‘bad driver’ videos: a driver for whom all other traffic apparently ceased to exist confidently pulled into a lane I already happened to occupy.

Traffic, Psychology, New York

5 points by bookofjoe 142 days ago | 0 comments

"Traffic Violence": The Grifters Go After Cars (albertcory50.substack.com)
I first saw this term on Hacker News. It made me vomit, and of course the defenders gave the usual accusations and evasions:

Traffic, Urban Planning, Social Commentary, Grifters

14 points by AlbertCory 151 days ago | 17 comments

Man dies after being knocked down by woman on scooter (abc7.com)
A man died after he was knocked down by a woman riding a scooter in Koreatown, and his family is hoping the public can help police identify her.

Accidents, Traffic, Crime, Los Angeles

32 points by lxm 152 days ago | 32 comments

I-80 reopens after Tesla Semi EV fire shuts down Sierra freeway. Batteries smold (sacbee.com)

Traffic, Electric Vehicles, Tesla, Accidents, California

3 points by bigtex 184 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla semi-truck fire prompts I80 closure in CA as hazmat response halts traffic (cbsnews.com)

Tesla, Traffic, Accidents, California, Transportation

21 points by heavyset_go 186 days ago | 12 comments

Robocars improve traffic even when most cars around them are driven by people (theconversation.com)

Self-Driving Cars, Traffic, Transportation, Technology

19 points by gmays 196 days ago | 18 comments

He secretly changed this freeway sign, helped millions of drivers [video] (youtube.com)