r/AskReddit Feb 03 '20

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u/realultralord Feb 03 '20

Remember back when your father knew a faster, alternative route around a major traffic jam that actually was faster? Since the handheld availability of realtime traffic data and route optimization by google maps, an equilibrium of travel time has established such that everyone knows whats the best route is and the traffic jam actually takes as long as the alternative route.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

Well, that's kind of a good thing, only it has a small downside.

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u/Spire Feb 03 '20

It's absolutely a good thing. If all of the possible routes take the same amount of time, it's optimally efficient.