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This is the commonly held belief that is false. It is false because traffic is caused by lack of capacity, not inefficient driving.
by nardi 12y ago
This is the commonly held belief that is false. It is false because traffic is caused by lack of capacity, not inefficient driving.
- dubfan 12y agoRoad capacity and driver efficiency are related. Roads have a theoretical capacity that is rarely reached due to inefficiencies in driver's habits.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoExactly. Drivers as a class tend to think that they are smarter than everyone else, particularly the transportation departments, and think that e.g. speed limits are something you need to be above, otherwise you're an annoying driver. It's a huge cultural problem and one of the main reason I can't wait to see drivers displaced by self-driving cars.