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Bottlenecks caused by an accident or merging lanes on a motorway are one thing, but I've seen traffic jams where the bottleneck was a disabled car that was well
by artmageddon 13y ago
Bottlenecks caused by an accident or merging lanes on a motorway are one thing, but I've seen traffic jams where the bottleneck was a disabled car that was well clear of the road, or the police have pulled someone over. In those instances there's no good reason to have a jam.
- Nimi 13y agoWell, there's a reason, it doesn't matter if it isn't good: other curious drivers. Here in Israel, traffic reporters on the radio routinely implore the listeners not to slow down and take a look, since it causes jams. My point is, whatever causes a segment of the road to only allow x cars/sec will cause a bottleneck if there are more than x cars/sec incoming flow, regardless of whether it is inherent or not.