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Review: Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)User Review - Jeff Kelleher - GoodreadsYour are rolling along in the left lane when "Lane Closed Ahead" appears. Do you merge early or late? The socially-optimal strategy is to merge late, at or near the actual end of the lane. By doing so ... Read full review Review: Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)User Review - Jan - GoodreadsA fun book, in the vein of Malcolm Gladwell hits like "The Tipping Point" and "Outliers." In trying to paint a portrait of traffic throughout our society, Tom Vanderbilt goes for breadth rather than ... Read full review Related books
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