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> each car behind it has to stop suddenly in response Yes. And simply maintaining good following distance gives you a buffer that can absorb this sudden change
by wool_gather 8y ago
> each car behind it has to stop suddenly in response
Yes. And simply maintaining good following distance gives you a buffer that can absorb this sudden change and prevent the tailback. This is one of the reasons that I long for the day that humans don't pilot cars on the highway.