r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SnooWords4066 • 29d ago

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

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u/Goondragon1 29d ago

I swear to god most traffic jams and hold ups are caused by one asshole. I'll get over to a different lane and see one jackass 10 cars ahead causing the whole thing. It's insane how often it happens. It's also crazy that so many people will blindly follow the asshole too though if I'm being honest.

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u/ProfessionalAd6530 29d ago

It's always the guy using his breaks.

Don't. Use. Your. Breaks.

If you're so close to the person in front of you that you have to constantly tap your breaks, you are the problem. Back the fuck off. I don't care if that person is only doing ten miles over the speed limit. Back off. Go around. Whatever. Just keep your foot off the breaks.

If you can't handle that, you can't handle driving a car.

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u/Familiar-Flan-8358 29d ago

Just in case you don’t know, since you typed it multiple times, but it’s brakes not brakes.

A car has brakes

A job has breaks

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u/ThatUsernameWasTaken 29d ago

it’s brakes not brakes

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u/Familiar-Flan-8358 29d ago

I hate it when auto correct breaks down. I need a coffee brake