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saturn_returned August 14 2008, 18:09:40 UTC
I read once in Discover magazine that the more they try to improve traffic with things like stoplights and additional lanes, the worse traffic actually gets. There's some weird mathematical law involved.

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thatgirly August 14 2008, 18:25:58 UTC
Chaos theory?

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saturn_returned August 14 2008, 19:20:30 UTC
Something like that. This guy had equations that showed all of this - that traffic got worse the more they tried to improve it.

Chaos theory might be a good mathematical explanation for Oregon drivers.

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thatgirly August 14 2008, 19:34:03 UTC
Hmm.. Of all the places I've been and driven, I've always thought that, for the most part, Oregon drivers were pretty predictable. But then, it's where I'm from, so perhaps I'm just used to it.

They drive like maniacs in Florida I'm told that hitting your brakes, for any reason at all, is seen as a sign of weakness. ASs the passenger in a Floridian vehicle, this has nearly caused me to pee myself a couple of times.
Also, Washington apparently doesn't allow turn-signals on their vehicles, and California clearly requires that all passing must be done from the right lane.

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saturn_returned August 14 2008, 21:13:40 UTC
In teh same way that I never understood Northwestern culture, I never understood northwestern drivers.

Ohio has the worst on the country, btw.

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