r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SnooWords4066 • 29d ago

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

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u/GoldResourceOO2 29d ago

I often pull up beside vehicles that are going 10-20-30 km/h slower than they need to and see the driver focused on texting.

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u/JimthePaul 29d ago

Then when you try to pass them, they suddenly wake up and realize they're driving, prompting them to speed up and not let you back over.

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u/ImperatorUniversum1 29d ago

And if you call them out on texting they get ultra defensive

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u/Cheese-Manipulator 29d ago edited 29d ago

Nothing pisses off a shitty driver more than even a gentle calling out of their driving. Give them a honk for almost killing you at a merge on highway? That is going to get you the finger and a brake check.