Shockwave Traffic 2

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I posted this video previously for the engineering, but it also relates to this topic of jamming.  Because drivers cannot read each others minds collectively, and therefore cannot sync their spacing, they inadvertantly create spontaneous jams.  This act of varying their spacing creates a shock wave effect as soon as someone needs to slow down or realizes that they are too close to the car in front of them.  This shock wave effect shows how traffic jams can form without any bottlenecking.

Posted at 06:53PM Dec 01, 2008 by William Stoy in General  |  Comments[0]