What should be a routine 20-minute trip can take hours, as traffic congestion multiplies the effects of individual variations in driving performance 'as determined by physical abilities, knowledge, experience and, indeed, personality.' ( 1) We lose control over our plans and schedules we rush because we're late we cause accidents and create ill will through recklessness and bad temper. Traffic is snarled, drivers are snarling.
The demand on our overburdened highway system is increasing every day.
The Automated Highway System - An Overview