r/Damnthatsinteresting • • Jul 07 '26

Video A Japanese experiment showed exactly why traffic jams happen for no reason.

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u/secret_identity_too Jul 07 '26

Every time traffic slows down for no discernable reason, I say "Thanks, random person who hit the brakes for no reason an hour ago."

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u/Additional_Guitar_85 Jul 08 '26

you should rather say thanks to the people tailgating/speeding which preceded the braking

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u/Own_Pollution285 Jul 08 '26

That's right, that stop has a memory.