Impact of Sports Events on Local Traffic (2024)

Impact of Sports Events on Local Traffic

TL;DRSports events can have a significant impact on local traffic, especially before and after the event. Traffic congestion is often worse after the event as everyone tries to leave at the same time. It is recommended to avoid driving during peak times around the event to minimize delays. However, the level of impact can vary depending on factors such as the location of the event, the size of the event, and the road infrastructure in the area.

Traffic Patterns

The traffic patterns during sports events can be unpredictable. Before the event, traffic may not be significantly affected as people arrive at different times. However, after the event, traffic congestion can be severe as everyone tries to leave simultaneously [2:1]. This can result in hours-long traffic jams [2:1].

Timing Considerations

To plan your travel during a sports event, it is advisable to avoid driving during peak times, which are typically before and after the event. Leaving earlier or later than the rush can help minimize delays. Adding extra time to your travel plans, such as an additional 10 minutes or even an hour, can provide a buffer in case of unexpected traffic congestion [2:5].

Local Roads vs Highways

The impact of sports events on local traffic can vary depending on the location. While highways are more likely to experience heavy traffic due to people driving in for the event, local roads may be less affected. However, it's important to consider that local roads can still be congested if there are popular viewing spots or if there are multiple events happening in the area [2:2].

Unprecedented Events

It's worth noting that the impact of traffic during sports events can be difficult to predict, especially for unprecedented events. Factors like the popularity of the event, the presence of other concurrent events, and the availability of parking can all influence the level of traffic congestion. It's always a good idea to stay informed about any road closures or traffic advisories related to the event and plan accordingly [2:4].

Personal Experiences

Some users shared their personal experiences with traffic during sports events. One user mentioned that traffic was not too bad before the event but became congested afterward when everyone was trying to leave at the same time [2:1]. Another user suggested avoiding driving from noon to 9 pm to minimize traffic-related issues [2:5].

I know that traffic on the highway will be a mess the day of the eclipse because of people driving in for the event. How much do you think that will affect local driving? I’m planning to go over to a friends house for the eclipse - usually takes about 20 min to get there, avoiding highways. I’m trying to figure out how much time to leave myself - extra 10 min? Give it an hour to be safe? How much time are people building in to their local eclipse driving?

Update: the drive was totally fine and the eclipse was awesome 😁

We Upgraded one of our Fortigate's to 7.0.13 last Friday, and since then some specific traffic is being processed as local traffic and blocked hitting "Policy 0". Prior to the upgrade was being forwarded and hitting a valid policy.

From my understanding the FortiGate is somehow seeing it as traffic destined to itself, and processing it as local traffic.

Any help or ideas are appreciated

- Using Central SNAT with an IP Pool

I have a 40F running 6.4.3. It has an IPsec tunnel to another FGT at a remote location. The IPsec tunnel interface is in an SD-WAN zone, and the default route is via the tunnel (all traffic reaches the internet via the tunnel).

There are a number of local interfaces on the 40F which should all be able to reach each other - a physical interface, 2 VLAN subinterfaces and the ssl.root interface.

The problem is that even local-to-local traffic is being routed via the IPSec tunnel. E.g. 10.10.44.5 on vlan 10 should be able to route to 10.100.44.103 on vlan 100, but instead the packets match the local-to-ipsec-vpn policy and are sent out of the tunnel interface.

The vlans and physical interface are all in a zone, with intrazone routing enabled. There is a policy allowing ssl vpn traffic to the local subnets and interfaces.

What have I overlooked to allow local subnets to communicate?

Hi,

I have NordVPN on one computer in my house. However, I may replace that computer and move the software on it to another computer. This other computer is my Plex server. When I use Plex, I'm just streaming data within my network. The setup I may be going with would be something like:

• Plex Server - Windows Computer with NordVPN
• Media Storage - Synology device. Older device so will just be for media storage.
• Plex Players - Fire Sticks and Laptops

If I have Nord on the Plex server, will that have any effect on my ability to stream the videos within my network or does Nord only affect traffic that goes out to the internet?

With the new setup, my Plex server would potentially also run Sonarr, uTorrent, etc so I need it to be behind VPN. Maybe I could use Split Tunneling and exempt Plex from Nord?

Just looking for advice on how to best set this up.

Thanks

Greetings, fellow Redditors! We are in the planning phase for a new school site and looking to establish both LAN infrastructure and a video surveillance system.

It's worth noting that the regular network traffic at the new K-12 school site (600 students, 100 staff, 250 Chromebooks, 80 Windows laptops ,couple virtualised Windows Servers, 20 printers, 8 MFC, up to 200 smartphones, PBX with a dozen DECT units only for staffrooms) will primarily consist of internet-bound activities utilizing a 1 Gbps symmetric connection. The majority of data transfers will be directed towards the internet, while a smaller portion will be allocated for local traffic, such as printing tasks and access to a limited number of local resources on the file server, if necessary.

The proposed video surveillance system will comprise 55 Poe cameras, with each camera potentially requiring up to 10 Mb/s bandwidth to the local recording server (550 Mb/s) and monitoring workstation. As we consider the impact on the LAN, we would appreciate any insights or experiences you can share.

Switches are planned to be stacked and interconnected to MDF through 10 Gb/s fiber links.

I am enclosing a rough rack ports count, which includes a full option (all wall ports connected to switches) and a minimum option (all cables connected to patch panels, but only required ports effectively connected to switches, to lower initial number of required switches).

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We are curious about determining if dedicated appliances are necessary to effectively manage the network load. Your expertise and suggestions are highly valued. Thank you!

I use an antenna and a digital tuner (HDHomeRun) to watch most live TV. I'm trying to understand how the feed gets from the digital tuner to the various devices that I view it on. All of the devices are on my network. The main thing I am trying to figure out is if all the traffic will always go back through the main router or if it is possible to just for through a wifi point, but I am also just trying to get a better understanding overall of how local traffic works.

Below area few hypothetical scenarios. For each one, would the traffic go from Tuner -> Point A -> Client, or would it go from Tuner -> Point A -> Router -> Point A -> Client. For each scenario lets assume that the Tuner and Client have a significantly stronger connection to Point A than they do to the main router (i.e. they are connected to Point A). While thats not what will happen in reality, I think it makes the scenarios simpler.

Scenario 1: Tuner and Client are both on WiFi (Note: HDHomeRun doesn't actually have WiFi, but this is hypothetical) and Point A is a Nest Wifi Point

Scenario 2: Tuner is hardwired to Point A, Client is on WiFi, and Point A is a Nest Router that is being used as a point.

Scenario 3: Point A is a Nest Router that is being used as a point. It has an Ethernet switch wired to it. Tuner and Client are hard wired to the switch. This scenario is a little different because of the switch. In this scenario does the traffic even flow to the switch or would it go from Tuner -> Switch -> Client?

Thanks!

Looking to add a certificate to our SQL server for inbound communication from a vendor. We still have a lot of unencrypted (local) traffic to SQL, so I want to make sure that is not impacted. The direction at read at Microsoft make it sound like once I make the change encryption is forced and would (I'm guessing/assuming) break my existing traffic.

1. In SQL Server Configuration Manager, expand SQL Server Network Configuration, right-click Protocols for , and then select Properties.

2. On the Flags tab, in the ForceEncryption box, select Yes, and then select OK to close the dialog box.

3. Restart the SQL Server service.

Can I have it both ways?

Hi,

Noticing occasionally that users are sending some UDP >50000 directly to each other. Not only on the same LAN, but also cross office or even home users on VPN towards office users. This traffic is blocked by firewalls.

What is the impact of this traffic getting blocked. Does it impact user experience? Is this a feature which can be turned off?