Microsimulation of Traffic Flow

Re:Microsimulation of Traffic Flow by thescriptkiddie on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @02:48PM (#19676202)

I have seen highway patrol officers doing what I assume is this in California. They turn on their lights and zigzag across all lanes, preventing anyone from passing them. Then they gradually slow down to a moderate speed, maintain that speed for a while, and at some point turn off their lights and drive off at high speed.

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Re:Microsimulation of Traffic Flow by heyyyouu on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @03:54PM (#19676737)

I've only seen it done to stop traffic to pick up a hazard on the road. I'll have to pay more attention now and see if I can see them do it for moderating traffic flow.

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Re:Microsimulation of Traffic Flow by csteubs on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @03:31PM (#19676562)

This is what's known as a "traffic break", and I see it on the 405 pretty frequently. Definitely threw me off the first time I encountered it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_break

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