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What does the gear principle mean?

Learn about this basic traffic principle that ensures a natural flow of traffic, even during particularly heavy traffic such as rush hour.

The gear principle, or the flash-lock principle, is a principle that must be applied in situations where traffic is dense and two lanes merge into one lane. The basic idea of the principle is that every second car from each lane drives, and that there is mutual interaction that applies.

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