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+-   Mathematicians solve the mystery of traffic jams-> on Thursday December 20 2007, @09:15AM mlimber

Submitted by mlimber on Thursday December 20 2007, @09:15AM
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mlimber writes "Do you ever find yourself in a traffic jam, thinking, "Man, there must be a bad accident up ahead," but as you plod along, you see no evidence of any crash? Some mathematicians have solved the mystery by developing a mathematical model that shows how one driver hitting the brakes a little too hard can cascade into a backup miles behind. The mathematicians' future research will investigate how automatic braking systems may alleviate the problem."
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