The Voorhees law of traffic: when overtaken slow cars seem to always catch up at a red light
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It is a situation experienced by many motorists: one driver overtakes another only to find the slower car is right behind them when they reach a red light.
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What happened
It is a situation experienced by many motorists: one driver overtakes another only to find the slower car is right behind them when they reach a red light.
Why it matters
Now a researcher has used mathematics to reveal why the situation feels inevitable.
Common ground
Dr Conor Boland from Dublin City University has called his work “The Voorhees law of traffic”.
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