People – the cause of traffic jams
People – the cause of traffic jams
This is the outcome of investigations conducted by traffic experts such as Michael Schreckenberg from the University of Duisburg-Essen: “Even on a busy interstate, traffic jams are not an inevitable consequence. Congestion only occurs when individual drivers brake too hard in slow-moving traffic. This is then amplified by a ‘whiplash effect,’ which causes vehicles further behind to come to a complete stop. A congestion wave develops that extends backward at a speed of 15 km/h – these are the renowned ‘traffic jams out of thin air.’
272
hours
that’s how much time every car driver in Bogotá lost in traffic jams in 2018. A world record.
