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      11 months ago

      It happens when people tailgate. They over react and it causes an accordion effect.

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        Or when people drive too aggressively and cut someone off, causing the person being cut off to slam on their brake.

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      Iirc, the answer is to have someone drive slowly and let other cars pass. It creates a buffer zone that regulates the flow back to normal pace. Or at least that’s what I remember from New Scientist’s video from like a decade ago.

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        I used to just idle when traffic moved. Slowed down way before i was even close to the car ahead. Played a game where i was trying to move at a constant speed or max fuel econ. Much less stressful to always be moving than gas/brake every 10s, even if you’re moving 5mph.

        Really helps to look 3-4 cars ahead for brake lights.