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Patent Assertion Entity (some people also say Patent Asserting Entity). For example: a company which has a bunch of patents and its main line of business is to assert those patents. Patent trolls fall into this category. But Gary’s point is that PAEs could be the good guys, and should not all be tarred with the “patent troll” brush.

Thanks for pointing that out. Due to the time limitations on my speech, I did not go through the calculations properly and verbally mixed numbers from different scenarios. The main mistake was that in actual use @ 2,900 watts, the gas was used at a rate of 0.4 gallons/hour, not 1.7, which is the estimated usage rate driving at 75 MPH. Bottom line is that I believe that the calculation of the cost is correct, but ignores the wear & tear on the car, in particular the cycling of the high voltage battery. Since this is only for emergencies, I don't really have to be concerned about that. The more complete version is: Gas usage while charging: 0.7 Gallons/hour Duration engine on: 3.3 Minutes Duration engine off: 2.5 Minutes Total cycle duration: 5.8 Minutes Duty cycle: 57% Gas usage rate 0.40 Gallons/hour Power output 2,900 Watts (per spec.) Output @ 100% 5,097 Watts Compared to driving: Car gets 45 MPG Average speed 75 MPH (Guestimate) Gallons/hour 1.7 Gallons/hour Charging = to driving at 31.5 MPH If gas costs $4.00 /Gallon Using PriUPS costs $1.59 /hour @ 2,900 Watt configuration Cost of electricity is $0.55 /KWH

@@GaryMLauder *not write, but right (my mistake in the first message). :) Simplier, effectiveness of electricity GENERATING of Prius is equal to petrol generator (1kWt=1liter of petrol) which is not as good as for diesel generator (1kWt=0.7 liter of diesel fuel). And during constant high loads Prius worse than diesel generator and equal to petrol one. But at inconstant loading Prius has some agvantage as it has buffer battery and spends electricity more effectively.

You are right. Thanks for letting me know. FWIW: It has also been translated as "That which is hateful to you do not do to another."

McGovern Family: Your speculation is probably not accurate, but either way irrelevant to the important question of how partial cloverleaf interchanges perform in the circumstance of asymmetrical traffic (i.e. Much more heading east than west (or vice-versa)). Whether they are headed to Foster City, the east bay or NYC does not matter. What matters is that they block west-bound cars from reaching the intersection when they should. There are other adverse things that matter, but I am only addressing the main point.

Well, first, I'm not speculating. I am pointing out that the description of the video is not accurate so you fail to make your point. Why would all of those cars be taking the Hillsdale exit to get onto 92E? Is it a shorter, faster route to the bridge? No. Especially when the Hillsdale exit is already backed up and the 92E exit is obviously not. It just doesn't make sense. Those cars are not headed for the bridge. They're going to Foster City. You might be right about the partial cloverleaf interchange issue but this video does nothing to help make your point. That's all I'm saying.

McGovern Family: I suggest that you either look at Google Maps's traffic at the appropriate time, ask someone who regularly drives it or drive it yourself. Many things are baffling that are facts. These are too. Yes, you ARE speculating.

Ok, fine. I'm speculating. As are you. Please, tell me WHY all of those people are choosing to exit at Hillsdale to get on 92E when the 92E exit is not backed up. Gary, I don't like traffic any more than you do and I'm not just trolling for something to argue about. My intent is not to squash your point. I think your video is very nice. I just do not think it presents the evidence that you say it does. There are better examples of the phenomenon you are trying to point out. For example, the Marsh Road exit off of 101 South. Most of the cars that exit there every afternoon are headed for the Dumbarton Bridge. Those who want to turn right to get to MP or Atherton are often forced to wait in that back-up. Maybe the new Willow Road interchange will alleviate some of the back-up at the Marsh Road exit? By the way, my name is Patrick and I do not represent the opinions of my entire family. I just happened to be logged in as such when I commented on the video.

You seem to be hung up on an issue that does not pertain to the subject of my video, but I will indulge you: since we are not in the same vehicle from which I can say "look over there at the slow traffic on 92," I suggest that you look at Google Maps's display of typical traffic for the PM rush hour (e.g. 5:30PM). In case you don't know how: on a computer's web browser, look at the intersection, turn traffic on, at the bottom of the page click on "live traffic" and change it to "typical traffic." Then select a weekday and move the slider to about 5:30pm. What you will see is that the 92 backup is dark red (not just red), which means very slow. Hillsdale is just red. Also, the dark red extends to all three ramps of the 92/101 interchange. This doesn't get any faster until the first exit in Foster City, Edgewater Blvd./Marina Island Blvd. After that it speeds up to red. Given that, it appears that it IS faster to get to the SM bridge via Hillsdale Blvd...but as I said in my first reply, it is irrelevant where they are heading. The video's purpose is to illustrate the phenomenon that I named "hogging." You say that it does not illustrate the point that I say it does. I think it does very clearly so perhaps you misunderstood what it was meant to show. I suggest that you play it again with the volume turned up.

Ken Hoyle: Personally, the mitigation that I prefer would be to add back an exit loop on NB 101, which would probably eliminate the opportunity to add metering lights for the NB 101 entrance loop from Willow EB, but they could remain on the Willow WB to 101 entrance ramp. Not having those would not have much impact since the traffic entering 101 there during the PM rush hour is less than the traffic exiting at that time.