blakeada999 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

when the act of speeding up to the car in front of you, causes you to slow down (before you have to accelerate again), and you have a lower speed on average because of this accel/decel/accel--then you'll get a traffic jam. The problem is people not keeping the same distance with the cars in front of them--if everyone did, there would be no need to decelerate as quickly, because everyone'd have a cushion in front of them to leave room for speed variation.

oilfield666 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

its the drivers themselves causing traffic jams...a few years ago i was on my way to my moms and came across a line up of cars (single lane hiway) all moving but very slowly...after about an hours of steady in and out passing (even passed 2 cops) i get to the front...some fucking hippy in his pos vw van polluting more then the 4 vehicles behind him combined. immediatly he was flipped off and i continues on my way

matchstickman235 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

yer but wat if the cars whent a bit faster than the 1 in front it is not a fact that the jam was created by nothing ... everything has a cause

PaulSoth (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

No, that's what causes PEOPLE TO FLY THROUGH WINDSHIELDS.

kungkuno (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

some drivers drive closer to the middle and some drivers drive closer to the edge. there i just solved it. because those who drive closer to the middle is more likely to travel faster but not going faster if you know what i mean. they have the same speed but different angels.

SmiertSpionem (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

precisely!

Stephenlee5 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Wow, that's cool, i never knew it was possible to recreate a traffic jam.

grapple69 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

start using cruse control

jacktls26 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

fuck u arsehole

acethebunny (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

that would make it worsepeople see the gap, they go to fill it. then they slam on the brakes and have to stop again. that's what causes traffic jams.