With gas prices rising to over $4/gallon, it looks like more and more people are getting interested in raising their MPGs.
And here's a very interesting article on highway driving behaviors that reduce traffic congestion and save gas.
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Horray for hyper-milling!!!
I thought you'd be into that! I remember talking to you about it.
That "study" about reducing traffic congestion is something that I've theorized myself for a long time, and it was really interesting to see somebody else (a) try it and (b) think it through more carefully.
So this morning I woke up and upon entering my car decided this would be a fun commute because I could try this theory out. However, I found three reasons this does not work:
1) That gap you leave in front of you is just asking for people to cut you off (or merge in front of you) In fact, merging is not factored into this theory at all.
2) It is hard to determine the average speed of traffic as a whole from the few cars you can see (and the average speed is sometimes slower than your car goes without doing anything. And even if you go the average speed of traffic, there is always the guy who will tailgate you to go faster or be pushed off the highway.
3) It doesn't work if "traffic" is due to an accident :-P
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