Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!jonab From: jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP Newsgroups: net.physics,net.auto Subject: Re: physical laws of freeway traffic? Message-ID: <334@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Jun-83 10:00:23 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.334 Posted: Thu Jun 16 10:00:23 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Jun-83 04:21:50 EDT References: <1561@ihnss.UUCP> <332@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Reply-To: jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Biggar) Organization: System Development Corporation--a Burroughs Company Lines: 7 Another possible cause of the ocillation effect is when one driver touches his brakes, this causes other drivers to touch theirs even if they are not in the same lane. So, one over-cautious driver can easily start a traffic jam by jamming on his brakes. This causes others to do the same, and soon everyone has to slow down behind them. I have noticed this happening many times.