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Traffic Waves
I read about this back when I was in university, and Boing Boing reminded me about it again. I've tried it myself on the 417 in Ottawa, and it does seem to work.
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Sure, there are many ways in which you can do this. Slowing down at the borders, in traffic, etc. Also, by paying attention to flashing left turn signals and accelerating quickly, you let at least one or more cars get through on the light that otherwise wouldn't have. The trouble is, in some cities if you give anyone ANY room, they will move over and take it, and ruin any traffic wave. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
But on the other hand, I find that the best way to smooth out the commute is to not do it at all. Ride the bus, relocate to a place near work/school. Right now I work in Vancouver and go to BCIT's Burnaby campus. Getting to and from work takes about an hour, but it's on the Bus or SkyTrain, so there is no stress in the ride, and you walk a lot, so it's healthy. And living within a 15 minute walk to the actual BCIT building where I have class, it means that I enjoy the freedom of moving without having to sit and wait for fifty other people ahead of me to stop looking at the accident on the side of the road and speed up. Plus it's better in a number of ways.
Traffic waves are good to get into, but eliminating traffic by choosing a different commute option is much, much better than waiting for cities to solve traffic problem. Boston has such a problem that they are literally building city arteries underground. Just imagine being backed up without any sunshine or nature to look at.