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06-14-2009, 03:16 AM
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Drives: 2008 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008
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Shockwaves in traffic
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06-14-2009, 03:18 AM
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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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06-14-2009, 07:58 AM
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DWEED
Drives: 3DR 2008 Metorite Metalic Join Date: Oct 2008
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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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06-14-2009, 09:30 AM
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Guess that explains the mystery of the 101 @ rush hour
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06-14-2009, 10:10 AM
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Anyone who has been involved in a military convoy knows this happens.
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06-14-2009, 11:16 AM
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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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06-14-2009, 02:16 PM
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It's the illusion you see
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this happens everyday where i live... sucks big time..
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06-14-2009, 05:49 PM
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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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06-14-2009, 11:31 PM
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Small cars are a big deal
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Quote:
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06-15-2009, 12:36 AM
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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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