Capital Beltway convoy math

[DAB]

the beltway, 495, is 62 miles around, mostly 4 lanes in each direction. if planners stick to their announced plans of clogging up 3 lanes, then you'd need 6x62 miles of trucks, say 372 miles of trucks, or about 1,964,160 feet of trucks. let's assume that most have cab and trailer, so allow 80 feet per rig, then about 24,552 trucks would suffice to completely grid lock 3 lanes of each loop, and really make a mess of things for a few days.

glad i don't live there anymore.

[ZipZap]

I lived there for 17 years and avoided the beltway like the plague. I was actually happier if I could just use 66, which was somewhat of a nightmare anyway. The only section I used was from 66 to Tyson's, and if I was coming back from race tracks up north, the east side.

Can't wait to see the FFX county people lose their shit. Will make for great tv.

[Datawiz]

I was told there would be no math.

[Aerovette]

Biden will make Trudeau look like Ghandi. Watch how different this will be than Canada. He is going to move early and quickly. He can't afford for significant numbers of trucks to be visible on nightly news. It would hint at his disapproval numbers.

[DAB]

Originally Posted by datawiz

I was told there would be no math.

it's just a little math, even Brandon could follow along.

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by DAB

the beltway, 495, is 62 miles around, mostly 4 lanes in each direction. if planners stick to their announced plans of clogging up 3 lanes, then you'd need 6x62 miles of trucks, say 372 miles of trucks, or about 1,964,160 feet of trucks. let's assume that most have cab and trailer, so allow 80 feet per rig, then about 24,552 trucks would suffice to completely grid lock 3 lanes of each loop, and really make a mess of things for a few days.

Except you don't need to park the trucks bumper-to-bumper to effectively clog the road - there can be quite a bit of empty space between each truck. One look at any clogged freeway during rush hour will make this apparent.

[ZipZap]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

Except you don't need to park the trucks bumper-to-bumper to effectively clog the road - there can be quite a bit of empty space between each truck. One look at any clogged freeway during rush hour will make this apparent.

Who does your hair?

[DAB]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

Except you don't need to park the trucks bumper-to-bumper to effectively clog the road - there can be quite a bit of empty space between each truck. One look at any clogged freeway during rush hour will make this apparent.

true. this is a worst case scenario. if you can clog up around the exit and entry ramps, that would suffice

[BOTY]

Originally Posted by DAB

true. this is a worst case scenario. if you can clog up around the exit and entry ramps, that would suffice

[Scissors]

Anyone who's ever actually lived in the D.C. area knows it only takes a single car to back up beltway traffic in all lanes for several miles.

[Rodnok1]

Originally Posted by Scissors

Anyone who's ever actually lived in the D.C. area knows it only takes a single car to back up beltway traffic in all lanes for several miles.

Half a dozen accidents and the whole place is a parking lot.

[ZipZap]

Originally Posted by Rodnok1

Half a dozen snowflakes and the whole place is a parking lot.

Fixt.

[theandies]

Originally Posted by DAB

the beltway, 495, is 62 miles around, mostly 4 lanes in each direction. if planners stick to their announced plans of clogging up 3 lanes, then you'd need 6x62 miles of trucks, say 372 miles of trucks, or about 1,964,160 feet of trucks. let's assume that most have cab and trailer, so allow 80 feet per rig, then about 24,552 trucks would suffice to completely grid lock 3 lanes of each loop, and really make a mess of things for a few days.

glad i don't live there anymore.

No, just add about 10 trucks and then add in the idiot drivers by the thousands to 495 and it will clog up all by itself. It does it every day.