Lane switchers are transverse waves. Acceleration and braking are longitudinal waves.
I am of the opinion that lane switchers have very low impact on traffic speed, whereas people who gun the engine and slam on their brakes are most directly responsible for slowdowns.
Of course, this presumes that the lane switcher does not switch in a manner that causes someone to slam on his brakes.
Thus, if my theory is correct, attempting to smooth out the longitudinal speed waves should take priority over transversely vibrating cars that could potentially exploit that strategy to move faster than the rest of traffic, at the expense of everyone else.
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Lane switchers are transverse waves. Acceleration and braking are longitudinal waves.
I am of the opinion that lane switchers have very low impact on traffic speed, whereas people who gun the engine and slam on their brakes are most directly responsible for slowdowns.
Of course, this presumes that the lane switcher does not switch in a manner that causes someone to slam on his brakes.
Thus, if my theory is correct, attempting to smooth out the longitudinal speed waves should take priority over transversely vibrating cars that could potentially exploit that strategy to move faster than the rest of traffic, at the expense of everyone else.