While I was on my way to work today, I hit a little traffic and had a Douglas Adams moment. Allow me to explain.
There are times when, in moderate to heavy traffic, the jam will, for no discernable explanation, clear as suddenly as it started. I have dubbed these points where traffic seems to return to normal, "CACPs" or "Completely Arbitrary Choke Points." They are points where, for no visible reason at all, traffic goes from very slow to normal. They only occur in random places, and never near on-ramps, off-ramps, landmarks, accidents or indeed anything notable at all. The reason for their existence is unknown, but is possibly linked to a prominent SEP (Somebody Else's Problem) source in the local area.
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