On Apr 7, 1:42=A0am, Kev <kev...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Diesel Damo wrote:
> > On Apr 6, 3:17 am, Kev <kev...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> the_dawggie wrote:
>
>>>http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/03/worlds-worst-intersections-tr..=
..
> >> and all of those traffic jams were caused by nothing more than
complete=
> >> stupidity/ignorance by those who stopped mid intersection
>
> > When dealing with steering wheel attendants, it only takes the
> > slightest thing to **** it all up.
>
> > I forget who posted it (or if it was even posted here or somewhere
> > else), but it was a video of a traffic experiment. They got 22 cars on
> > a circular track and told them all to just drive around at 30km/h. I
> > think it only took a minute or so before "brake waves" were causing
> > people to come to a complete stop due to congestion. Even though no-
> > one was instructed to brake.
>
> ****ing weird isn't it
>
> this is the reason I tend not to use the brakes much in heavy traffic
> just use gears instead if I have to slow a bit for some retard who rides
> the brake pedal and brakes constantly, I find the traffic behind tends
> not to brake as much because they don't see brake lights(also 4 or 5 car
> lengths gap at 30-40 is usually plenty to make slight speed adjustments
> as to not need to brake)
> =A0 most traffic braking is not caused by cars slowing but brake lights
> illuminating which brings the following driver out of their daze to slam
> their brakes on
Agreed 100%. Even though I'm not driving a truck, part of the reason I
leave a decent gap is so I can absorb all the slow-down-speed-up
capers of those ahead who only look as far as the tail lights in front
and therefore over-react to everything.
In places like the Blue Mountains NSW, this can help a great deal.
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