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Chaos and Your Everyday Traffic Jam

Posted by timothy on from the could-often-be-my-dad's-nutty-driving dept.

An anonymous reader writes "What causes these mysterious traffic jams that continually appear throughout the day for no reason whatsoever? Is it simply the fact that most people just don't have a clue how to drive? That's very possible, and in reality there are so many variables involved in something like a traffic jam. But is it possible that the entire traffic jam could be both the continuing and end result of a chain reaction set in motion by a single driver who was in too much of a hurry?"

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  1. teen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Driver in a hurry isn't half as bad as teenage girl on cell phone. Add friends to the equation or have her text messaging instead of talking (i've seen it before) and she's suddenly a deadly force.

  2. ahem.. by Tacylm · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    "it possible that the entire traffic jam could be both the continuing and end result of a chain reaction set in motion by a single driver" single driver I don't know, single _woman_ driver.. no comment.....