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A lot of traffic jams are the result of an improperly tuned car-accelerations and deceleration resulting in oscillations in the system. Learn people how to dri
by Qantourisc 13y ago
A lot of traffic jams are the result of an improperly tuned car-accelerations and deceleration resulting in oscillations in the system.
Learn people how to drive properly and keep their distance and things will be better. A good indication is on how much fuel you used in the traffic jam. (Electric car excluded).
An auto-distance holder also helps to reduce the oscillation by 1 car, however correctly adjusting by hand is better.
http://trafficwaves.org/ http://trafficwaves.org/
- seanmcdirmid 13y agoI'm guessing this only applies to America. Where I'm from, traffic jams result from ~150-200% over utilization rates. Accidents just make that worse.
- Qantourisc 13y agoAt my country it's also over-utilized, yet, you often see cars going slow, and then you do stop, for no reason, that can't be good for the little throughput you have left. It won't fix it then, but it should help.
- seanmcdirmid 13y agoWhen your entire commute is stop and go, I don't see much hope in merely retraining the drivers. Self driving cars, on the other hand, can really optimize how limited capacity is utilized in developing countries like china (stuck in traffic right now in Beijing, which is way too normal here).
- sambeau 13y agoThe behaviour displayed in the video could easily have been from the UK. I suspect it applies to any large multi-lane highway / motorway / autobahn etc It was really interesting to see this as it demonstrates behaviour I've been experimenting with and have long wondered what difference it made. It's great to be vindicated!
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