Why adding more roads fails to solve our traffic problem
In short: Most people assume that building more lanes is the solution to gridlock. This video explores why that logic fails, drawing on insights from physics and psychology to explain why traffic remains one of our most persistent infrastructure challenges.
The average person is expected to spend between 1 and 3 years of their life stuck in traffic.
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