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How cell phones cause traffic jams

Cars braking up ahead and full roads were recently pegged by mathematicians at the Universities of Exeter (in England), Bristol and Budapest, as two main causes of traffic jams. Reuters is reporting on research at the University of Utah's Traffic Lab that will add another item to the list: cell phones. The reason that cell phones back up the highways is awful similar to why cars braking ahead does: little actions add up to big delays when the roads are full. The researchers conducted a study with 36 college students and ran them through a ... Read more →

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