[FRIAM] Controlling emergent properties of traffic

[Ross Goeres]

When I lived in Maryland I found that my commute times when I was relaxed were
the same or shorter than when I was in a hurry (and it's better for the
nerves).  Others who repeated this "experiment" reported similar results. 
Given that FRIAM sometimes discusses the mathematics of cooperation, you may
find this story interesting:

TRAFFIC "EXPERIMENTS" AND A CURE FOR WAVES & JAMS
http://amasci.com/amateur/traffic/trafexp.html



 
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