…They [Researchers from several Japanese Universities] asked drivers to cruise steadily at 30 kilometres per hour, and at first the traffic moved freely. But small fluctuations soon appeared in distances between cars, breaking down the free flow, until finally a cluster of several vehicles was forced to stop completely for a moment.
That cluster spread backwards through the traffic like a shockwave. Every time a vehicle at the front of the cluster was able to escape at up to 40 km/h, another vehicle joined the back of the jam.
this issue is rather easily alleviated if people didn’t fucking tailgate. you don’t need to break when there’s slowing down in front of you, IF there’s enough space to compensate. it’s common sense people.
see?!
be a hero - dampen the shockwave - don’t tailgate.
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