Traffic wave
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traffic-wave-281-15581215
title:
Traffic wave
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Traffic waves, also called stop waves, ghost jams, traffic snakes or traffic shocks, are traveling disturbances in the distribution of cars on a highway. Traffic waves travel backwards relative to the cars themselves. Relative to a fixed spot on the road the wave can move with, or against the traffic, or even be stationary. Traffic waves are a type of traffic jam. A deeper understanding of traffic waves is a goal of the physical study of traffic flow, in which traffic itself can often be seen us
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Type of highway congestion
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_wave
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2022-10-10T19:21:48Z
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