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carbrain is "this is the fault of 3 million parallel, separated, individual actors" a lot
this post was submitted on 11 May 2026
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I was going to reference the same video to show how an individual CAN in fact affect the flow of traffic for everyone else. One person hitting the brakes causes a chain reaction.
Edit: while I think this video supports my point it's also not indicative of real road conditions. On a highway, being the only car going exactly the posted speed limit is dangerous. The 'flow of traffic' is a real thing. If someone on a narrow bike path with limited visibility decided to get off and walk their bike down the middle of the path, would they not be the problem when people riding their bikes come along and are unable to go around?
okay so what if somebody has to brake because they got cut off or something
The person who changed lanes without enough space/speed caused the traffic jam.
It's a terrible system of transportation and we all want to get off the road as fast as possible.
How's tailgaiting help with this?
Oh, you know, fair. I wasn't focusing on the tailgating aspect. Maintain a safe distance at all time frfr