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What does E James Banks suggest as the reason behind a sudden slowdown in traffic?
What does E James Banks suggest as the reason behind a sudden slowdown in traffic?
- Traffic laws
- Chaos theory
- Driver psychology (correct)
- Traffic congestion
What tends to happen to the speed between lanes as traffic gets heavier?
What tends to happen to the speed between lanes as traffic gets heavier?
- All drivers maintain the same speed
- Aggressive drivers move to other lanes (correct)
- Drivers start tailgating
- Speed increases in all lanes
What happens when a driver in the fast lane brakes slightly?
What happens when a driver in the fast lane brakes slightly?
- Driver changes lanes abruptly
- All drivers brake simultaneously
- The fast lane speeds up
- A shock wave travels back rapidly (correct)
What characteristic defines aggressive drivers based on the text?
What characteristic defines aggressive drivers based on the text?
How does the faster moving traffic react when a road becomes congested?
How does the faster moving traffic react when a road becomes congested?
What did physicists discover when simulating the movement of vehicles on a highway using gas molecules' equations?
What did physicists discover when simulating the movement of vehicles on a highway using gas molecules' equations?
How do drivers behave differently from gas molecules in the simulation?
How do drivers behave differently from gas molecules in the simulation?
What can trigger a system-wide breakdown in traffic flow according to the physicists' analysis?
What can trigger a system-wide breakdown in traffic flow according to the physicists' analysis?
What was a striking implication of the equations used by physicists regarding traffic flow?
What was a striking implication of the equations used by physicists regarding traffic flow?
How did modifying the equations to account for differences between gas molecules and vehicles impact the overall description of traffic flow?
How did modifying the equations to account for differences between gas molecules and vehicles impact the overall description of traffic flow?
What phenomenon popularized as 'chaos theory' showed striking similarities to the physicists' discovery regarding traffic flow?
What phenomenon popularized as 'chaos theory' showed striking similarities to the physicists' discovery regarding traffic flow?
What analogy is used to explain how tiny variations in a complex system can lead to unpredictable outcomes?
What analogy is used to explain how tiny variations in a complex system can lead to unpredictable outcomes?
In the context of the text, what triggers the transition from vapor to liquid in the analogy provided?
In the context of the text, what triggers the transition from vapor to liquid in the analogy provided?
According to Helbing and Kerner, what can cause a sudden change from freely moving traffic to synchronized traffic?
According to Helbing and Kerner, what can cause a sudden change from freely moving traffic to synchronized traffic?
How do Helbing and Kerner challenge proposals for setting a maximum capacity for vehicles on highways?
How do Helbing and Kerner challenge proposals for setting a maximum capacity for vehicles on highways?
What kind of dramatic change can occur in a complex system due to tiny variations according to the text?
What kind of dramatic change can occur in a complex system due to tiny variations according to the text?
How does the text describe the effect of a small fluctuation in traffic density on traffic behavior?
How does the text describe the effect of a small fluctuation in traffic density on traffic behavior?
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