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Now Scientifically proven..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suugn-p5C1M

The article:
http://technology.newscientist.com/arti ... -time.html

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Marty Howard
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Ok, other than the fact that the video shows how it happens; to me this is one of those Captain Obvious "Falling down stairs increases risk of injury” studies.

This happens not just on roads, but I think in any lines when people are queued up and people are trying to maintain a set distance. Your at rest distance is much closer than your moving distance.

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