from Hacker News

Study contradicts common practice of tailgating at traffic lights

by fjcp on 9/4/19, 4:43 PM with 4 comments

• by fjcp on 9/4/19, 5:02 PM

  I heard about this study on the podcast Curiosity Daily[0] and found it interesting as I was sure that keeping the small distance possible from the next car would be better to cross the stop light faster. Anyway, I always find this kind of "daily life science" amusing, as sometimes they can be applied in real situations (like this one), or just to satisfy our curiosity about things.

  [0]https://curiositydaily.com/censoring-information-backfires-s...

• by Finnucane on 9/4/19, 5:09 PM

  In a city with a lot of traffic, more space between cars stopped at the light means that the line of cars may be more likely to be blocking the previous intersection.

• by cjbenedikt on 9/4/19, 6:12 PM

  Might work best when drivers are not staring at their smartphone while waiting.