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Traffic Waves
A short video from the trafficwaves.org site showing how traffic jams and standing waves form, including the fight between cheaters and blockers at an exit-lane backup. It also touches on how individual driving behavior affects the flow.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN likes it as a fun, clear explainer of traffic waves and of the benefits of leaving gaps while driving.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- wbeaty
- Topic
- traffic waves
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 5
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2013–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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One of my favorite videos of all time on this topic: Traffic Waves [VIDEO] (Not new information, but a fun video, and it's something truckers have known about for decades)
wildrhythms on Hacker News · 2022-04
In A smartphone app that allows public to submit evidence of speeding driversI don't know if you've seen this video[0]. It helped me understand traffic waves quite a bit [0] [VIDEO]
thunderbong on Hacker News · 2015-05
In What Are Traffic Waves and Why Do They Happen So Much?William J Beaty's video on Traffic Waves (linked in the article) is an enjoyable summary of some of these ideas: [VIDEO]
xbryanx on Hacker News · 2016-04
In Can a single car break a traffic jam?
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