The Phantom Jam
What makes traffic jam? Rutherford & Fry search for a solution.
Curious Cases · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Drs Rutherford and Fry set out to discover what makes traffic jam. Adam ventures on to the M25 in search of a tailback, and Hannah looks at projects around the world that have attempted to solve the scourge of the traffic jam.
Featuring Neal Harwood from the Transport Research Laboratory and BBC technology reporter, Jane Wakefield. And Masdar City man.
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Presenters: Hannah Fry & Adam Rutherford Producer: Michelle Martin.