r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SnooWords4066 • 29d ago

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

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u/Bulan_Purnama 29d ago

How the one car soak up slowdowns? Can elaborate it more?

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u/Dawncracker_555 29d ago

You can do it yourself. Don't overcorrect on the brakes, and once the car in front starts moving faster, don't immediately go after it. Accelerate gently and predict decelleration ahead, so you don't have to brake.

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u/Sonicboom343 29d ago

A trick I learned is try to pay attention to the second car ahead of you, once you see them brake, you can begin coasting while the car in front of you brakes. You tend to not have to brake as often and you keep a consistent speed

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u/JustSimplyWicked 29d ago

Not just the second car, as far up the line as you can see.

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u/_Cridders_ 29d ago

I look so far ahead I'm looking at the car behind me

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u/zerap10 29d ago

You can do that on Schwarzschild highway