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Queuing conundrums.
- Source :
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Economist . 9/13/2008, Vol. 388 Issue 8597, p88-88. 2/5p. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The article discusses traffic patterns and says that as more drivers begin to use information about traffic flows, it may actually cause more traffic problems. Drivers typically switch routes if they find that one is moving slowly, but when too many drivers switch, the second route becomes slower than the first, and many go back to their first route. This is called Nash equilibrium. Some researchers have found that closing certain roads actually made traffic flow faster.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00130613
- Volume :
- 388
- Issue :
- 8597
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Economist
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 34275256