Why do Traffic Jams Occur out of Nowhere?

Why do traffic jams occur? Ever been in a traffic jam and had no idea why it even happened? Good Stuff producer Sam Grant tells you why.

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Chris Zabriskie
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Todd Umhoefer (Old Earth)
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References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic...
https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/0...
https://semantics.grc.nasa.gov/Traffi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic...
https://www.newscientist.com/article/...
http://freakonomics.com/2008/03/10/wh...
http://trafficwaves.org/
http://www.smartmotorist.com/traffic-...
https://math.mit.edu/projects/traffic/
http://helper.ipam.ucla.edu/publicati...