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Re:Microsimulation of Traffic Flow by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @07:44AM (#19672797)
Alternatively, this is why not being that person going slower than the rest of the traffic is important.
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Re:Microsimulation of Traffic Flow by sdoering on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @10:56AM (#19674159)
This is a slippery slope. At least this puts pressure onto people to match the speed of people going faster. So this might lead to massively increased average speeds risking an increase in accidents.

Wouldn't it?

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Re:Microsimulation of Traffic Flow by Sohcahtoa82 on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @03:17PM (#19676452)
No, because average speed doesn't increase the number of collisions as much as speed differential does.

If everyone is going 70 mph, it's quite safe. It's the one moron going 50 mph or the one asshole going 90 mph that will cause the crash.

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Re:Microsimulation of Traffic Flow by atoav on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:34AM (#19674535)
If you drive 100 and the limit is 100 you are perfectly fine. Anybody who goes over the limit has to live with the fact that many people stay within the limit.
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