Problem Statement : I was riding the train to work at the early
part of rush hour. I looked back through the car and noticed
that there were 22 rows of seats each averaging 3 people per
row. When I got on I noticed that our train was composed of
three cars and I had moved towards the least crowded car. During
the time we sat riding into Center City I pondered, how would
eliminating the train and turning all these riders into regular
automobile commuters effect the morning traffic? What other
things would this change effect? - List all the ways increased
traffic will effect the roads and city that you can think of.
Use any mathematical means you can to determine the results of
turning rail commuters into automobile commuters will have for
the items in your list. - List all the environmental effects of
automobiles that you can think of. For each idea you listed,
determine how eliminating the trains would effect this aspect of
the environment. - List all the social and health effects that
increased traffic might