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Actually, there’s less congestion on the road if you follow at a safe distance from the car in front of you. Congestion is caused by following too closely and b
by Spartan-S63 8y ago
Actually, there’s less congestion on the road if you follow at a safe distance from the car in front of you. Congestion is caused by following too closely and braking too hard. If everyone followed at the minimum safe distances, your average speed would likely be faster than it would be in stop-and-go congestion.
- jdmichal 8y agoCongestion can also be caused by too little free capacity to even maintain that distance... Which is what typically happens where I live. There's a bridge with four lanes. Two of the lanes split off to an exit which includes another highway junction. Two other lanes continue, and are joined by a third lane from the other highway. This turns almost the entire bridge into a parking lot every afternoon. Even on the weekend, this interchange will typically be backed up. https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9445375,-82.5425725,1869m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9445375,-82.5425725,1869m/da...