I'd disagree with most of your second paragraph there. I've seen that kind of behavior (in fact I did that when I was a lot younger) and it doesn't work. I've seen drivers that did that arrive at the ...

Let's be honest about it: phantom traffic jams are real, happen regularly, and look impossible to prevent, especially because all it takes to create one is a single car slowing down. Phantom traffic ...

60,000 cars x 30 second gaps (ignoring car length) moving at 20 mph = 10,000 miles of traffic. 60,000 cars x 30 second gaps (ignoring car length) moving at 60 mph = 30,000 miles of traffic. Where does ...