Microsimulation of Traffic Flow

Re:Microsimulation of Traffic Flow by hammock on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:11AM (#19674310)

Lowering your speed will technically resolve the congestion, but your average speed will still be the same as if you had simply "ridden the wave," that is, proceeded at normal speed up to the jam, then proceeded thru the jam at slow speed.

Essentially you are doing a "smoothing" operation if you proactively reduced your speed ahead of a jam.

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Re:Microsimulation of Traffic Flow by dragontamer on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @01:08PM (#19675361)

Hmm, stop-and-go is less efficient though. I try to average things out myself to maximize fuel-economy in those traffic conditions.

Even with regenerative brakes, the regeneration isn't fully efficient. You lose energy to heat. So smoothly traveling one speed is superior.

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Re:Microsimulation of Traffic Flow by c0vfefe on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @03:26PM (#19676526)

And human psychology is an important factor here as well. Less stop-&-go means fewer temper flares & physical opportunities for collision.

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