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January 17, 2012 04:00 pm PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/4IocRO4XMt0/how-traffic-jams-are-born.html
How traffic jams are born
A couple of years ago, Cory posted a really interesting story about the mathematics behind seemingly cause-less traffic jams. It's pretty interesting. Shorter version: The researchers think jams like this are caused by one person braking, and the response to that slow down moves through dense traffic in a way that is mathematically very similar [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/4IocRO4XMt0/how-traffic-jams-are-born.html
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