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GeneW
06-14-2009, 03:16 AM
It's useful to know...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suugn-p5C1M

Gene
*MAD DOG*
06-14-2009, 03:18 AM
Great,

The next time i'm stuck in start stop traffic i'll be thinking about driving around in circles.
nemelek
06-14-2009, 07:58 AM
I've known this for years. If a line of cars 2 miles long are doing 60 mph and the car in front taps it's brakes, someone towards the end will come to a complete stop.
SilverBack
06-14-2009, 09:30 AM
Guess that explains the mystery of the 101 @ rush hour
Bob_VT
06-14-2009, 10:10 AM
Anyone who has been involved in a military convoy knows this happens.
SailDesign
06-14-2009, 11:16 AM
We've always referred to that as the "caterpillar effect" Nice to know it's not just us....
IllusionX
06-14-2009, 02:16 PM
this happens everyday where i live... sucks big time..
jdinrc
06-14-2009, 05:49 PM
What do they mean "recreated for the first time"? In Southern California these are created and recreated hundreds of times every damn day :iono:
Thirty-Nine
06-14-2009, 11:31 PM
What do they mean "recreated for the first time"? In Southern California these are created and recreated hundreds of times every damn day :iono:

LOL
TheRealEnth
06-15-2009, 12:36 AM
thats why there is traffic when a car crash occurs, and has already been pulled over off the highway... idiots break to look at it, and the cars behind them go.."im breaking anyways.. i should look" and it causes a traffic jam at any point in the day