In reply to Hoyt A. Stearns Jr.'s message of Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:20:30 -0700: Hi, [snip] >I know this is of interest to Bill: > >http://www.rdmag.com/ShowPR~PUBCODE~014~ACCT~1400000101~ISSUE~0906~RELTYPE~PSC~PRODCODE~00000000~PRODLETT~EI.html > > > >Hoyt Stearns >Scottsdale, Arizona US >http://HoytStearns.com You can help to avoid these by gently taking your foot of the gas when you see a traffic jam in the distance. If you happen to be approaching not far behind the initial cause, then this gives the "jam" a chance to correct itself before you arrive, and the "explosive wave" stops with you. As the cars ahead of you begin to speed up again, you can too, without ever having come to a complete stop. This behaviour tends to even out the speed of traffic, and thus smoothes the flow.
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