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Side Streets vs. Main Road
The Shortcut Gamble
Is that 'secret shortcut' through traffic really faster, or just more stressful?
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Main Road · 10km @ 60km/h
Shortcut · 8km @ 30km/h
Main Road
10m 0s
Shortcut
16m 0s
Lost
6m 0s
Main Road
km
60 km/h
The Shortcut
km
30 km/h
🛑 The Stop Sign Tax
Side streets might be physically shorter, but every stop sign, yield sign, or sharp turn decimates your average speed. A 40km/h street often averages 20km/h in reality.
😡 Stress vs Speed
We choose shortcuts because moving slowly on a side street feels better to our brain than sitting still in traffic on a main road, regardless of the actual math.