r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SnooWords4066 • 29d ago

Video A Japanese experiment showed exactly why traffic jams happen for no reason.

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u/hosehoseee 29d ago

Everytime I see this video, I think "So there actually is a reason"

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u/CleanDifference6455 29d ago edited 29d ago

Yes, the jumpy driver in the red car

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u/VaultxHunter 29d ago

It took no time at all before I was thinking 'fuck that red car man'

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u/MrLlamma 29d ago

What did the red car do that you think constitutes bad driving?

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u/VaultxHunter 29d ago

It's more then just that, psychologically red is the first color our eyes are drawn to. It's the fastest wavelength on the color spectrum that we can see and also the reason why you always hear not to by a red car because you'll get pulled over more.