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Ford leader says plan now for future traffic jams

Boston.com -- His family made its fortune selling cars to the masses, but now Bill Ford Jr. is fretting about selling too many.

The great-grandson of Ford Motor Co. founder Henry Ford has been thinking ahead to a time when there will be too much traffic in the world's major cities. Already there is congestion that only will get worse as the world population grows by another 2 billion people to 9 billion in 40 years.

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Submitted Feb 27, 2012 By: ziyulu

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DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,359 Points:1,244,280 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 10:06:43 AM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse If I'm driving in 40 years, everyone else better watch out.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,320 Points:2,144,900 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 12:03:52 AM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse On Feb 27, 2012 9:24:36 PM, babyjudy wrote: >Who knows what life will be like in 40 years. >Traffic congestion may not be the problem. We'll all be dead by then thanks to Obummercare.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,320 Points:2,144,900 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 12:00:37 AM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse On Feb 27, 2012 7:16:37 AM, GingoutMD wrote: >Traffic congestion is a huge problem and vehicle-to-vehicle >communication to get around congestion is a great solution. >Several firms are currently developing and testing such software. I just hope that one of them is not Microsoft. "The road i45-gulf-freeway.road has encountered an General Traffic Error and must close." Followed by all the passengers seeing the Blue Windshield of Death.
babyjudy Champion Author Tucson Posts:2,736 Points:562,710 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 10:24:36 PM Ignore babyjudy Report Abuse Who knows what life will be like in 40 years. Traffic congestion may not be the problem.
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:9,521 Points:1,831,615 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 4:39:24 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse Don't think traffic jams will be a problem, By then the gas will be so high half the people won't able to drive.
hoosierva Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:1,036 Points:483,395 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 2:04:14 PM Ignore hoosierva Report Abuse well duh!
schatzila Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,954 Points:1,017,595 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 12:28:36 PM Ignore schatzila Report Abuse Sounds like Epcot.
des7902 Veteran Author Virginia Posts:385 Points:212,240 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:02:05 AM Ignore des7902 Report Abuse Fix Or Repair Daily!!
ziyulu Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:8,504 Points:1,603,850 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 10:43:05 AM Ignore ziyulu Report Abuse URKiddinMee from South Carolina... May I remind you that the President's name is OBAMA without the bizarre embellishment. You needn't agree with him, in fact that you don't, could make this thread more interesting. However, as a citizen, you owe the office respect. Just the basic stuff you learned at home and teach your children now. Schoolyard puns belong in the schoolyard.
fuel2use Champion Author Seattle Posts:3,493 Points:734,300 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 9:38:59 AM Ignore fuel2use Report Abuse Plan ahead.
Tigercat88 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,202 Points:617,840 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 9:37:16 AM Ignore Tigercat88 Report Abuse The problem in the past has always been poor planning. Just look at the planning for highways. They are always Obsolete before they are done.
carnifolks Veteran Author New Jersey Posts:354 Points:357,560 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 8:53:10 AM Ignore carnifolks Report Abuse This isn't necessary
GingoutMD Champion Author Maryland Posts:3,495 Points:713,305 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 8:16:37 AM Ignore GingoutMD Report Abuse Traffic congestion is a huge problem and vehicle-to-vehicle communication to get around congestion is a great solution. Several firms are currently developing and testing such software.
dgerst Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,715 Points:557,000 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 8:12:39 AM Ignore dgerst Report Abuse We need better public transportation.
Evilmaddog Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,327 Points:958,525 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 8:01:38 AM Ignore Evilmaddog Report Abuse bullet226... LOL
URKiddinMee Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,214 Points:242,910 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 7:53:10 AM Ignore URKiddinMee Report Abuse Of the 2 billion increase in world population, 1.99 billion will be walking, riding bicycles or hacking one another to pieces with machetes because of their ethnicity or religion. Of course, with Obozo's open border policy, the remaining number will infiltrate the US and jam our roads with old, mechanically dangerous pick up trucks! (Note: Also keep in mind that this prediction is from a member of the same genetic pool which gave us the Edsel!) [Edited by: URKiddinMee at 2/27/2012 7:55:04 AM EST]
wrunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,450 Points:1,137,560 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 7:51:29 AM Ignore wrunner Report Abuse So build smaller cars and trucks with smaller, better engines.
cdrrod Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:4,159 Points:784,750 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 7:37:05 AM Ignore cdrrod Report Abuse No so sure of this conclusion. Yes the world's population is growing, but so is the cost of fuel. Who will be able to afford it in the future?
Rockyguitar Champion Author Tampa Posts:2,567 Points:1,203,545 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 7:19:04 AM Ignore Rockyguitar Report Abuse So start building 100 mpg motorcycles.
matman01 Champion Author Detroit Posts:14,844 Points:1,961,810 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 7:10:56 AM Ignore matman01 Report Abuse Major cities will continue to develop mass transit down to a science making car ownership in those communities less appealing.
bullet226 Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,716 Points:534,915 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 6:56:02 AM Ignore bullet226 Report Abuse Maybe he means that the Fords out there break down more often and will block traffic?
Dphillips720 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,407 Points:531,950 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 6:52:37 AM Ignore Dphillips720 Report Abuse Common sense like chevy, but he is smart