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[–] 14 points 11 months ago (1 child)

I believe traffic “moves” backwards around 12mph? So if someone slams on their brakes, it creates a ripple effect that is seen backwards at that rate, so you can calculate the distance/time of traffic to estimate when and where some incident occurred, even when there’s nothing there.

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