Follow Regular Commuter Routes Or Be Adventurous?
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 23:14
in Mathematics & Economics
It’s the same dilemma every morning: do you take your usual route with its frequent traffic jams, or try to get to work faster by going cross-country? And do you listen to the advice from the traffic information service, or work it out yourself? Researchers found that although we appear to be stubborn creatures of habit, good traffic information makes us a bit more adventurous.