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Rathji · 11-18-2010, 10:20 PM

If I can merge without causing the car behind me to brake, then I do so. If I cannot, then I try and find a gap that I can make this happen.

As far as I am concerned, the number one cause of traffic slowdowns is shockwaves. That is when one person put on their brakes to slow down a small amount, and everyone behind them applies their brakes as well, each one slowing down more than the first until finally you have a car doing 0-10km/h on a 80km/h+ road. Then every car behind them is pretty much stopped. All because some person who wasn't thinking either merged incorrectly, cut someone off when changing lanes, or simply wasn't paying attention to traffic flow and was forced to brake severely after coming up on someone who was going slower than them.

They might seem minor, but if everyone drove with this in mind, we would have a lot less traffic issues, because it takes a long time to recover from a shockwave during rush hour.

11-18-2010, 10:20 PM	#318
Rathji Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl Exp:	If I can merge without causing the car behind me to brake, then I do so. If I cannot, then I try and find a gap that I can make this happen. As far as I am concerned, the number one cause of traffic slowdowns is shockwaves. That is when one person put on their brakes to slow down a small amount, and everyone behind them applies their brakes as well, each one slowing down more than the first until finally you have a car doing 0-10km/h on a 80km/h+ road. Then every car behind them is pretty much stopped. All because some person who wasn't thinking either merged incorrectly, cut someone off when changing lanes, or simply wasn't paying attention to traffic flow and was forced to brake severely after coming up on someone who was going slower than them. They might seem minor, but if everyone drove with this in mind, we would have a lot less traffic issues, because it takes a long time to recover from a shockwave during rush hour. __________________ "Wake up, Luigi! The only time plumbers sleep on the job is when we're working by the hour."