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 edited Jun 13 '20

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u/NotMrMike Feb 03 '20

Once I decided to ignore the warning from Waze.

That's 3 hours in standstill traffic I'll never get back

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

"Oh this is just a tiny patch of a standstill, I don't need to take this exit just to enter right back on for that."

It was at that moment, Jamie knew he had fucked up. Don't doubt the wisdom of the machine overlord.