[Raptor235]

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We’ve all been there, wilted behind the steering wheel while our car inches and jerks forward like an ice chunk through a straw: The traffic jam, the bane of commuters in major cities around the country.

But such infuriating backups could be avoided—at least on single lanes that don’t require merging—if just 20 percent of cars were equipped with adaptive cruise control (ACC), says adjunct physics Professor L.C. Davis. Doing computer simulations on his laptop from programs he wrote, Davis studies the origins of traffic jams and the impact that vehicles equipped with ACC have on traffic flow.

You can find the entire article here http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/environ...se-control-aac

[peachy]

My family always talks about this!! If everybody was just going a constant speed and no merging, it would defnitely cut down on grid lock and of course pollution!!

And until then, we will continue to have to merge into lanes. But I ask that people learn how to merge properly to decrease the amount of gridlock!! Honestly...it's like a zipper. One right after another!! I can't believe how much time I waste behind the wheel behind bad mergers. Sorry for the rant!