[gigantor]

It may be time we start introducing reverse traffic cameras. Ones that issue fines for not following a minimum speed in peak commute hours for the vehicle that is unquestionably the first in a pack responsible for the jam.

Proximity calculations, leading vehicle frequency, trailing vehicle average speed, etc., using existing technology already in place that can be leveraged and innovated on to accurately determine culprits.

[sp332]

Did you read the article? There is no single car that causes a jam. In fact according to previous research http://math.mit.edu/projects/traffic/ (see "Conclusions" at the bottom), even if all cars follow the same rules a jam can still occur. They can also occur in very simple situations like in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suugn-p5C1M

[nollidge]

The article has nothing to say about needlessly slow drivers, just about traffic volume overall.

[gnu8]

You can see how the title of the post might give the idea that it was about specific drivers. My first thought when I read it was "I bet it's those god damn hippies hyper-mileing in their priuses", but then I clicked through to the article and it failed to confirm my preconceived opinion.

[nollidge]

Sure, so did I, but then I read the article.