Talk:Ramp meter

message: The second photograph in the article, "Metered Ramp", shows a metered ramp off in the background; however, this isn't terribly evident without looking at the full-sized picture.  The focus of the photograph is on the interstate, and that's what people will be drawn to when viewing the thumbnail in the article.  Is there another image that could more clearly illustrate a metered ramp (aside from the one right under it) ?
Nevistar 14:18, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Better Photograph? 

message: This article seems like more of an argument against ramp metering than a neutral discussion about ramp metering.  Recommend moving the argument to a separate article (perhaps "Arguments against ramp metering") and keeping this article objective.  Ioates 17:55, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV 

message: Hello, I think that the changes recently made are a step in the right direction.  However, I still feel that the gist of the article is that it is an argument against ramp metering, versus simply a description of ramp metering.  The argument is an excellent one--it just needs to be framed as such.  I will post another message on this talk board with a rough draft of an abridged version--essentially, what I think should be kept in.  I'd move almost everything else to an "Arguments against ramp meters" page. Ioates 05:59, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV 

message: Hi, you did a great job of breaking apart the objective and subjective parts of the article.  I'll remove the neutrality dispute box right now.  Thanks for working on this!  Best, Ioates 04:39, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV Response 

message: Thanks much for your help. Do you have an interest in meters, or were you just surfing?
Ristrockett 16:37, 27 July 2006 (CST)
Man in Black: Please feel free to add facts and insights, but also allow people to read as many facts as possible so that informed opinions can be made. Thank you.--Ristrockett 17:53, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Facts are good. Unsourced original research essays pushing a particular bias are not. Please don't write an essay about whether ramp meters are good or bad on Wikipedia. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 09:03, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV Response 

message: I've started to add in some information about algorithms used to control ramp metering.Kabba3111 15:44, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Algorithm Additions

message: On the entry to US Route 9 North from NY 113, in Poughkeepsieat the end of an exit ramp, there is a traffic light. So, normally, this would be considered a ramp meter. However, the traffic light also controls entry into a parking lot accross US 9 from the ramp. So, is it still a ramp meter? Smartyllama 19:25, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question 

message: The second paragraph of the introduction mentions "... breaking up platoons of cars." in order to reduce congestion, and has a link to the article Platoon (automobile) which is about creating (different sorts of) platoons of cars in order to reduce congestion. In other words, this link is not really going to the same subject. I am thinking that this link is not appropriate, or maybe I have missed the point?? FrankSier (talk) 23:51, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems to me a platoon is a tool, as a concrete slab is a tool.  People can create it in a place where it serves a purpose, and smash it where it goes against the purpose.  Merging a platoon into a limited access highway is a difficult task, so in such a merging place something can be done to break something that was good on a street with many intersections and few mergers, but bad on the ramp.  Jim.henderson (talk) 18:49, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Platoons' link 

message: Much of the article is copy-pasted from other sources. For example, section "Ramp metering signal controls" is copypasted from WSDOT's website (as blatantly obvious in the last paragraph of the section). The second paragraph of the lead and the "Impacts" section seem to be copypasted from a MARC.org document. I've not checked the rest of the article, but this is a serious issue. Ronjoe223 (talk) 23:26, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like I cleaned it up, please feel free to reinsert the template if more is found.--Ymblanter (talk) 13:21, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shameless Copypasta