TRAFFIC WAVES AND DISSIPATION
Автор: AlreadyTomorrow
Загружено: 2025-11-29
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TRAFFIC WAVES OR PHANTOM TRAFFIC JAMS ARE A PHENOMENON THAT HAPPENS WHERE CONGESTION STARTS TO APPEARS TO MOVE BACKWARDS THROUGH A LINE OF VEHICLES, THOUGH ALL VEHICLES ARE THEMSELVES MOVING FORWARD.
TRAFFIC WAVES USUALLY FORM WITHOUT ANY VISIBLE CAUSE (LIKE ACCIDENTS OR LANE CLOSURES). IF A SMALL DISTURBANCE OCCURS DUE TO AN UNEXPECTED LANE CHANGE BY AJUST ONE DRIVER, THE DRIVER BEHIND THEM SLOWS DOWN TO ACCOMODATE THE LANE CHANGE, POSSIBLY DUE TO DISTRACTION OR CAUTION.
REACTION TIME DELAY: THE DRIVER BEHIND BRAKES IN RESPONSE, OFTEN MORE THAN NECESSARY. AMPLIFICATION: EACH SUBSEQUENT DRIVER REACTS A BIT MORE SHARPLY, CREATING A CHAIN REACTION.
STOP-AND-GO PATTERN: EVENTUALLY, CARS AT THE BACK OF THE QUEUE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, EVEN THOUGH THE ROAD AHEAD IS CLEAR.
THIS RIPPLE EFFECT PROPAGATES BACKWARD THROUGH THE TRAFFIC FORMING A WAVE DESPITE THE ABSENCE OF ANY PHYSICAL OBSTACLE.
TRAFFIC WAVES ARE AN EXAMPLE OF EMERGENCE IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS.
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