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[thelakelander]

Tom Vanderbilt: the counterintuitive science of traffic

According to The Atlantic Cities, this video is a "fantastically clear, concise explanation of why traffic happens".

If I had a chauffeur, I'd want it to be Tom Vanderbilt. I have no idea if Tom is a good driver, but he has a wealth of compelling, curious, and provocative knowledge about the psychology and science of our lives behind the wheel. He's the author of the bestselling book "Traffic: Why We Drive The Way We Do (And What It Says About Us" that has enlightened everyone from transportation policy groups to road safety consortiums to those of us who just insist that no matter what lane we're in, the other one is moving faster. Tom gave a fantastic talk at Boing Boing: Ingenuity, our theatrical experience on August 18, 2013 in San Francisco where he imparted wisdom on late merging, the demographics of honking, and highway hypnosis.

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full article: http://boingboing.net/2013/09/12/tom-vanderbilt-the-counterint.html

full article: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/09/fantastically-clear-concise-explanation-why-traffic-happens/6962/

[Lunican]

Interesting info from the video:  A 1% reduction in the number of drivers results in an 18% reduction in traffic delays.

[BridgeTroll]

Enjoyed the video... Thanks Lake!

[ChriswUfGator]

Great video, I like this guy! According to him, half the stuff I get honked at or flicked-off for are just me making the most efficient use of the traffic system. Sweet.

[Jason]

Great listen!  Thanks for sharing this Lake.

I'm, more strongly than ever, in favor of greatly restricted access to driving privledges and heightened requirements for continuing education on traffic laws and driving etiquette.  As the speaker alluded, our biggest problem is that our population is not nearly educated enough.