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SFCrawNik
I like driving, but this shit is why we're going to have self driving cars.
bestdog
One dumbass- the problem is there are millions of them.
HitTheBiker
I watched a person cut across 4 lanes of traffic because their exit was coming up. Several people had to hit breaks and semi had to swerve
ANightAtTheCocksbury
In general, the fewer unnecessary lane changes people do, the better traffic flows. Get in the lane you need to be in and stay there, people
Holinyx05
"I'm in the left lane. I need to make a right turn soon. I'll wait until the last possible second because fuck you"
WatcherNotCreeper
I would agree, except there are SOO many ishheads on the road, there is at least 2-3 at work up there fkn things up
gossegotha
You and every other primate. We're hardwired to scapegoat, we suck at imagining emergent phenomena.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
They need to redesign how they teach us to drive. #1 priority: flow. If you block the flow, you're causing a backup. No one behind you /1
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
should ever have to slow down because of something you did. Plan your lane switches etc ahead of time. Keep the flow. /2
Lemesplain
Sometimes, that one dumbass was the city planner.
SWZcheDUH
Let's funnel 5 highway roads into one. This can't possibly go wrong
valen00
Yeah, the politician who decided to add one lane of traffic rather than building a train line because short term gains rule right?
RogerSmithsAlterEgoNumber30238
They've done tests where cars start evenly spaced in a big circle but always end up bunched up
delpharseven
Yep. https://youtu.be/iHzzSao6ypE
drowningfishy
I was stuck in traffic for over 10 minutes. The cause? Five fcking morons making a left with a BIG sign that signified no lefts.
AnonOmis1000
@OP most laws begin with at least one dumbass.
teuro
Only one dumbass preventing development of proper public transport system?
tawwskiiii
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RedWineAndSkyrim
Is it bad I know exactly what episode this is from? :P
Shrekhead
Or the fact that everyone uses cars for transportation in America?
ElGrandeBanana
yeah, people who use cars...
JohnnyEnglishReborn
then move out of the way
be2210
Or a van. Fucking van drivers
Mordritch
Self driving cars, because the sooner we get the majority of drivers out the picture, the better.
boBvIlarUles
One brake happy asshole is all that it takes.
BlackOpalGalaxy
Jams are caused by people not merging efficiently. The only solution i can see is self driven cars
memorylag
Was once stuck in traffic for 20min on a major interstate. It was all being caused by some jerk woman who refused to move from the fast lane
memorylag
She was driving 10 under the speed limit and everyone had to keep breaking to avoid hitting her. Few times have I been filled with such rage
Ninjainslippers
Conversely, one person following at a safe distance can prevent a chain reaction traffic jam. http://on.wsj.com/2dUTlWX
ChloeRed
Yeah, that's also what "smart motorways" try to help by varying the speed limits before people reach the bunched up vehicles.
delpharseven
Yep. CGPGrey also explains it well: https://youtu.be/iHzzSao6ypE
popejubal
As long as other assholes don't use that space to bounce back and forth between lanes and make more dangerous conditions.
Ninjainslippers
That's actually exactly the point. If you just continue to gently fall back when you get cut off, traffic never bunches up.
thrymn
The problem is that if you keep gently falling back, so do the people behind you, them, etc. It's not a sudden stop, but is a slowdown
Farugah
Is that Vancouver?
TheRealRobbStark
Yea but it's from like 20 years ago, look at dem blue buses
dviking
Yes
marcyml
West Georgia Street coming from the Stanley park causeway.
Farugah
Cool thought I recognised it
mymomthinksimspecial
you aren't stuck in traffic, you are traffic
CaptainButtshark
Be one with the traffic
wt29
Yep its always everyone else that's causing it.
Badjokescommentskindarelate
eetsumkaus
SF, Stockton St. tunnel next to Union Square?
Badjokescommentskindarelate
Umm maybe?
Cereaza
People tailgate so much. One little slow down suddenly becomes rolling traffic. Just, keep space, maintain speed, and we'll get there faster
heinleinfan
I'm convinced that there's no place better than in traffic to see people's individual greed fuck everything up.
WhoYouGonnaCallGhostNappa
Man judging by 80%+ of the responses to your sensible advice, most people don't have a clue how to drive properly
ashesarise
Hence. Traffic jams. I'm not sure why they don't teach this stuff... So many clueless responses here. Its sad.
HeyDontBeADick
Sounds like socialism
Martecles
Correct, socialism works fine as long as no one tries to cheat, lie, or steal.
eetsumkaus
actually, this traffic technique works precisely because peoole will try and get ahead, easing the flow of traffic
thecoon55
When I maintain space between the car in front of me, some assface always cuts inbetween. Every.Fucking.Time.
ashesarise
That's how its supposed to work.. You leave space for reactions and for people to merge. Once they merge, you make more space. Its not hard
thecoon55
I'm talking about the people where traffic looks like it's moving faster in one lane than the other so they keep shifting lanes.
delpharseven
Always in the middle: https://youtu.be/iHzzSao6ypE
Cereaza
Great video. I always try to dampen the stops and go of traffic by approaching slowly and not accelerating on the bumper.
Housemaster
I can't wait until auto-driving cars become standard.
Badjokescommentskindarelate
Its been proven by
YouWOULDsaythat
And zee Germans
DrWhoTheHellAreYou
They did a study once that said one person hitting the brakes in heavy traffic can have ripple effects for up to 15 miles behind them.
AgentJohnson
This is why it's so important to keep distance. Never understood the idiots that tailgate. What the hell is the point?
bigeasy44
There's also people who can't merge (try to merge at the first point the solid lines break, or before, instead of going to the end of the
bigeasy44
Lane and zipper) And people that are always tapping their brakes, instead of just letting off the accelerator, causing a chain reaction
bigeasy44
Of brake taps and inevitably a tailgater who has to slam his brakes because he was following too close.
SinisterArtificialIntelligence
To me the real problem are those who drive too slow on the leftmost lanes. If I'm driving like 70 and you're going 60, pls get out.
sdeaf
You are wrong. If you drove the same speed as them, everyone would drive 60mph. Tailgaters of slow drivers make everyone drive 10mph.
Gestalted
People are clueless. Just chillin, doing 59 in the left lane of an interstate where the speed limit is 70. Not a care in the world.
ITalkAboutGoats
OTOH speed limits
BassHawk
and if u are in the left lane and someone is coming up behind you gtfo the way morons. dont get mad when ur being tailgated for blocking
BassHawk
the PASSING lane. its not the cruise 5 under the limit lane. PASSING LANE. pass or gtfo
ILogInToUpvote
It's also not speed 30 over the limit lane either...
BassHawk
thats not the point
Idontknowwatiexpected
And stick to the one lane
MrWolfwood
Had a guy tailgating me with his brights on, like my little car is going to make the trucking hauling 2 trailers drive faster.
BassHawk
im guessing you mean the truck in front of you***
CammieCakes
People who give too much space are equally as bad if not worse than tailgaters. If you don't have depth perception, gtfo the road.
ashesarise
Learn to drive defensively
JakeHynamen
Avoids tailgating collisions because of sudden stops and adds a buffer to keep traffic moving. Gtfo the road because you suck at driving
delpharseven
Incorrect. Always in the middle. https://youtu.be/iHzzSao6ypE
CammieCakes
Yes. But when you're the guy who doesn't speed up with the flow because "I'm just going to stop again anyway", you're just as bad.
Cereaza
You have to speed up with the flow. But if you can see a block up ahead... it's like, why accelerate towards a red light?
CammieCakes
I was thinking more in freeway rush hour traffic. There's always the person with 55 cars lengths in front of them just meandering.
ashesarise
What? No. There is no such thing as too much space =/
HULKSMASHMOUTH
I don't mind 1 dumbass jams. It's the fucking rubberneckers that piss me off. "oooh, a fender bender! better get me a goooood look!"
Vedar
You do it too. Don't lie.
PluckyPlankton
Soooooo, sometimes I wanna see if the accident was worthy of a traffic jam. If it's a fender bender I'm pissed. If there's a fire, it's ok.
UnhipDruid
Which often causes another one on the other side...
IsuckAsthis
It took me 40 fucking minutes to travel what normally takes 10, there was a car getting towed, not even a smash.
Av1990
TIL how to correctly use the term "rubber necker"
Sirsir94
And then they fenderbend and now its your problem
LetumComplexo
I only look to make sure someone's not going to suddenly fling their door open or run in front of me.
frumpee
he says, before looking at the fender bender
HypnoButler
I ask the kind officers to bring the bodies closer so I can get a better look!
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
I know! There's some kind of human response that makes us want to look. So, be aware of it, and force yourself not to look! It's not hard.
pothocboots
And here I always look to see if they need help so that I don't trundle on oblivious to their pain.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
I'm talking about when help has arrived. It's usually the lights that catch peoples' eye. Not just a car on the side of the road.
pothocboots
oh yeah, at that point you need to be watching out for emergency professionals so you don't make their job harder, by say, running them over
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Where I live it's actually the law that you have to move over into the other lane if it's safe to do so. If it's not safe, then you at /1
wompwompwomp
It's always a smashed up car, never once seen a severed head. Pretty boring, keep skadoodlin on.
FuzzyBwalls
Yeah thats the first thing they pick up usually lol
pookieeatworld
+1 for teaching me a new word...
eetsumkaus
the only time I've ever wanted to rubberneck was a single car crash where the car ended up on its hood
GaaraOfDaFunk
I spent an hour in Cincinnati Ohio because there was an accident on the other side of the freeway.... 5 lanes of traffic
Bcom
I know your pain, rubber neckers caused a two hour back up because a guy had parked his car and gone to take a piss in the nearby woods.
Haluco
*The more you know*
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theWalnut0485
I'm about to make a second account to like this twice
mercure
This is why adding more way is not a good way to resolve traffic. It actually cause more harm sometime...
Frangoilmagnifico
+1 for instant replay
SadCannibalNoises
TIL I should be the dumbass.
VigorousButtstuff
This shit is why we need self driving cars.
AnonOmis1000
THIS is why i always try to get into the right hand lane about two miles out from my exit.
INeedAnUserNameButNoneIsFree
Fuck those red cars, right?
PurlurBurr
Ah yes. The Kansas City Cutoff. A classic in dickish driving.
zalan26
Highway traffics are usually caused by accidents though. Just shows how much using 1-2 lanes instead of 3 slow traffick down.
Butane9000
AKA Atlanta traffic where assholes can't bother to just stick to one lane.
Amb1verse
Why the fuck do they stop and sit there
Sparkbot
This needs to be a fp post
edgarwuuut
This is from the CGPgrey video right?
CephalopodLodge
Yes
YoureTheBIGmarriageExpertOhIMsorryiForgotYourWifeIsDead
I was just about to say "I've seen this graphic before that explains..." and sure enough.... thanks.
PffftNext
Ditto ;)
ROBOTvsMAN
Welcome to imgur. Mandatory "GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"
YurgenGrimwood
Reason self driving cars will improve traffic tremendously.
MeezyRogueHero
The instant replay does it for me
RealCaptChicken
Looks like the Virginia traffic simulator is coming along well!
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
And these are always the guys who think they're "great" drivers. They cause the traffic, and also many accidents. Yeah, great job idiot.
Katateochi
no one who cuts someone up and moves over >1 lane should think they're a great driver, but somehow they do. bet they didn't signal either.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Why would you signal when you're such an amazing driver??? Totally unnecessary, apparently.
darkninja2992
The red cars are BMWs right?
twentyfourcharacterslong
You're one of those idiots who slam on their brakes a car speeds pasts you?
darkninja2992
Not unless they cut me off
twentyfourcharacterslong
If you're going a consistent speed, and they "cut you off" why slam on your brakes unless they slow down? They are accelerating in this gif.
darkninja2992
because it's generally a good idea to keep a decent amount of distance between you and other cars while driving. I've made that a habit 1/2
battlepants
Red cars are assholes
Liammozz
Red cars have more dakka you don't know what you're talking about
martianmartini4
Don't be so bakka.
martianmartini4
Fuck red cars.
NorthmanoftheNorth
Traffic can usually handle one dumbass. I at least compensate. The real issue is when two dumbasses come together.
FarmerFrance
I'd argue 2 assholes. The red fella that cut off the blue guy, but he slowed down too much imo.
ItsaNetAndItsTiny
This on the 95 everyday...
Oglawngnome
Amen!
TheMexicanStaringFrog0fSouthernSriLanka
Doesn't matter the state, you are right
CephalopodLodge
Please credit CGP Grey on YouTube
itsmycivicdutytosmackthebooty
Yes!!! Love his videos and always try to credit his work when I see it across the Internet.
MrTNewC
Agreed they have a spent lots of time onHello Internet where they discussed how bad this is for them.
CephalopodLodge
TIM!
MrTNewC
Yes yes I am glad to find another
DickDickadomeOwnerOfTheDicksdaleDickadome
I come from 2 years in the future to say, hello fellow Tim!
dviking
It's more complex than this. Yes, this affects traffic, but it's a small example of a much larger problem.
husingillchild
Which is?
dviking
Traffic.
ashesarise
Not really. If everyone drove properly, roads could hold far more people and still flow freely.
husingillchild
Exactly research shows that in high volume traffic lowering the speed limit helps because people react better at lower speeds.
husingillchild
You just said that traffic is the cause of traffic. Not even that cars are the cause of traffic... c'mon dude, at least try.
dviking
No, no I didn't. I can see how it can be confusing as I didn't word it very well.
jazzyskater
Red cars are BMWs.
GoldberrySassdaughter
What's the difference between a BMW and a porcupine? The pricks are on the outside of the porcupine
MakerOnTheMove
Or Prius. Priuses? Prii?
lemec
Priapus
MakerOnTheMove
Priapism
yeekee
I hate when we are all going 80ish but the guy behind me assumes I'm going slower just because I'm not up the guys' ass in front 1/3
BassHawk
agreed. if there is a whole string of cars in front. leave space. one car, ride their ass, honk, flash lights, make sure they know its wrong
yeekee
of me. IT's great driving home in a convertible with a huge ass escalade tailgating close enough to piss on my back window. He's going 2/3
yeekee
to go over me like a monster truck if I have to slam on the brakes. You can see I'm going the same speed as everyone else, back off!!! 3/3
Superking420
If you're in the left lane going the same speed as everyone else, you're going too slow
Stockass
I think it meant same as the 20 cars ahead in the overtaking lane
Stockass
Sweet baby Jesus, couldn't agree more
NINJACOCK
Are we also ignoring the fact that the blue driver slammed on his/her breaks and took forever to get moving again?
ashesarise
Its called overbreaking, and the red car forced it.
ashesarise
The graphic was more of an emphasized rendition of it, but sudden lane changes and tailgating cause over breaking to occur.
NINJACOCK
Lol there is a down vote fairy on this thread. Must be the driver with 15 car lengths in front and driving 5 under in the fast lane
BassHawk
haha i hate that guy
1Plebian
The real cause of the jam
TheGreatMrHaad
I'd say the one dumbass the post is referring to is that blue car.
1Plebian
Also almost caused 3 rear endings
BassHawk
i agree here
JakeHynamen
Oh no, let's ignore the red driver cutting the blue driver off. This caused the blue driver to avoid a collision. Totally right...Idiot.
NINJACOCK
Nobody is arguing in favor of the red driver, dude. The argument is that the driver compounded it
imuglyandimproudd
yes they are.
NINJACOCK
Honestly, that is the bigger problem and what creates the accordian effect. Red car is a dick but the other cars compound it
imuglyandimproudd
Both are true but most these people think there is only one cause to the problem. Probably because they are the blue car behind the red.
NINJACOCK
Yup... Being too aggressive is bad but there are just as many idiots driving in the fast lane that cause others to shift lanes
twentyfourcharacterslong
There is no reason for those blue cars to stop, they are the problem. The red car is an asshole but if he doesn't hit you, why slam brakes?
ashesarise
Its an over emphasized version of the problem. Sudden lane changing and tailgating are the main causes of overbreaking.
twentyfourcharacterslong
Exaggerated or not, the blue car is causing the problems with traffic not the red cars.
ashesarise
No. The red car is incorrectly merging in front of the blue car causing them to over brake. Literally everyone will over brake 1/?
ashesarise
in this situation. "Slaming on the brakes" isn't what is happening either. As I said. The graphic is exaggerated. 2/?
twentyfourcharacterslong
Watch the graphic closely. You can see the blue car slow down before the car even merges.
akom
Rush hour traffic is typically due to this, except from the right where the on-ramps are. It's not "one guy" it's every driver that (..)
akom
thinks they are somehow going to beat traffic by forcing their way into the faster moving lane. This is one of the reasons self driving (..)
unsaltedandsharkfree
Also poor highway design. Like where you merge onto the highway from the right, but in a mile or two your exit is on the left.
ohkayykayykayy
Or off ramp right after a on ramp
ChiLLeCheeze
I'm excited for the self driving car so I can sleep in my car. If someone told me they weren't going to do this, they're a dirty liar.
uhhMurdok
I would have a seriously hard time even buying a car that couldn't switch back to manual. Let alone sleep during it.
akom
cars are going to prevent traffic.. no sudden lane changes that cause waves of braking. Easy, controlled mergers at speed.
thetoshjosh
ItsMyUsernameTho
Soldier X only with cars, etc etc
MiniRaven525
In my personal experience it's everyone going 5-10 miles under the limit that causes a jam but thats probably different from place to place.
thetoshjosh
nyaore
And if you need to get off at a certain exit, the car will put you in the proper lane. I always hate it when people stay in the (1/)
nyaore
carpool lane and then suddenly zoom to the off ramp within like five hundred meters. Do that shit earlier. (2/2)
SadCannibalNoises
...and kill jobs. Time to start talking about UBI.
Tanishh
Killing jobs is inevitable. I mean we already have technology that makes cashiers, mostly wait staff, most manufacturing workers, and soon