Traffic simulation now if every one would take the time to understand this! This is not very intuitive, but makes sense! Get everyone that drives a vehicle to read this. It should be part of your drivers license tests. I must admit that Im guilty of closing the gap and only letting 1 car in, and only at the last minute! Ill leave the gap open as early as possible and hope ease the blockage. Simple - right? Amplify�d from trafficwaves.org MERGING-LANE TRAFFIC JAMS, A SIMPLE CURE ON THE LEFT: NORMAL DRIVERS WHO PACK THEMSELVES TIGHTLY TOGETHER WHENEVER THE TRAFFIC COMES TO A STOP. NOBODY CAN MERGE EXCEPT AT THE END OF THE JAM. NOTE THEIR LOW SPEED. ON THE RIGHT: DRIVERS WITH UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR: THEY ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO MERGE AHEAD OF THEM, AND THEY TEND TO MAINTAIN LARGE SPACES AHEAD, EVEN IF TRAFFIC SLOWS TO A CRAWL. MERGING IS EASY. SEE HOW MUCH FASTER THEY GO? Traffic jams on highways are often triggered where two lanes must merge into one. Lanes of cars cannot merge if there are no lar...