Traffic

[skygazer]

That's the title of the book I'm reading . Author, Tom Vanderbilt.

It's really very interesting. A lot of stuff about how traffic works and how people tend to drive and why all that doesn't work very well much of the time.

Today I learned about the "Los Gatos effect," named for a point on CA-17 (that I drive every day). It's a hill and the phenomenon occurs when drivers refuse to move from the passing lane to the slow lane even when other cars are pushing them and the slow lane is moving freely. :rofl:

Which I see every day. Oh, boy! My commute is famous! :P

[moriah]

1. I thought you were talking about the movie.... n/t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. I thought he was talking about the band --

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZVlbgqmxXNY&hl=en&fs=1

[skygazer]

5. Not a "he"

:hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. oops.

sorry.

:hi:

[Gormy Cuss]

2. Woo hoo! There's a name for that 17 bottleneck.

I read a news feature recently about a Cal professor who is an expert on traffic engineering and from his office he can watch the I-80 logjams -- talk about a real life lab!

[Call Me Wesley]

3. Traffic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuKexB2VlrM&NR=1

;)