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Traffic Study

Traffic Light Dilemma: How Close Should You Get to the Car in Front of You?

By Nick Gilmore • Nov 30, 2017
Kenny Louie / Flickr

Right now, you might be sitting at a stop light, inching forward to make it through the intersection on the next green signal. Researchers at Virginia Tech recently did some work that might get you through faster.

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