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Old 06-14-2009, 02:16 AM   #1
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Shockwaves in traffic

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

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Old 06-14-2009, 02:18 AM   #2
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Great,

The next time i'm stuck in start stop traffic i'll be thinking about driving around in circles.
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Old 06-14-2009, 06:58 AM   #3
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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.
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Old 06-14-2009, 08:30 AM   #4
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Guess that explains the mystery of the 101 @ rush hour
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Old 06-14-2009, 09:10 AM   #5
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Anyone who has been involved in a military convoy knows this happens.
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Old 06-14-2009, 10:16 AM   #6
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We've always referred to that as the "caterpillar effect" Nice to know it's not just us....
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Old 06-14-2009, 01:16 PM   #7
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this happens everyday where i live... sucks big time..
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Old 06-14-2009, 04:49 PM   #8
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What do they mean "recreated for the first time"? In Southern California these are created and recreated hundreds of times every damn day
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Old 06-14-2009, 10:31 PM   #9
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What do they mean "recreated for the first time"? In Southern California these are created and recreated hundreds of times every damn day
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Old 06-14-2009, 11:36 PM   #10
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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
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