Although traffic can be caused by something in the road, most traffic is caused by people driving poorly. You can think of traffic as waves.
To put it most simply, if you follow too close, you cause traffic, and if you leave a lot of space in front of you (think 5 or 10 second rule instead of 3 second rule), you alleviate traffic.
There are multiple reasons. Here are a couple. The harder you brake, the more traffic is caused, and if you have a lot of space in front, you don’t have to brake as hard. Also, if you prevent other cars from changing lanes, that also causes traffic. By leaving space, you allow cars to move freely.
Also, if you leave space you make merging easier, alleviating traffic, and you also don’t have to brake as much. When people see brake lights in front of them they’re more likely to brake, causing a wave that increases congestion.
Plus you’re less likely to hit the person in front of you, reducing accidents.
Although traffic can be caused by something in the road, most traffic is caused by people driving poorly. You can think of traffic as waves.
To put it most simply, if you follow too close, you cause traffic, and if you leave a lot of space in front of you (think 5 or 10 second rule instead of 3 second rule), you alleviate traffic.
There are multiple reasons. Here are a couple. The harder you brake, the more traffic is caused, and if you have a lot of space in front, you don’t have to brake as hard. Also, if you prevent other cars from changing lanes, that also causes traffic. By leaving space, you allow cars to move freely.
Also, if you leave space you make merging easier, alleviating traffic, and you also don’t have to brake as much. When people see brake lights in front of them they’re more likely to brake, causing a wave that increases congestion.
Plus you’re less likely to hit the person in front of you, reducing accidents.