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Cars seem to be able to switch line even when slowed down to ridiculously low speed. Is there a parameter to control minimum speed for a line change that I'm failing to see?



When I'm stuck in a traffic jam on the autobahn in Germany and it's almost impossible to move forward at all, I see it all the time that people want to change lanes in the hope that they can gain a few meters there.

In return, they cause a traffic jam in the new lane to the rear.

Therefore, I would report from anecdotal experience that lane changes are possible even at near standstill.


True, but on the simulation some cars look like they move laterally. Maybe I should just assume that the scale of the rendering is not 1:1.


Agree! If anything, people seem to be more likely to change lanes the slower traffic is. If the traffic is flowing, people tend to stay in the lane that matches their preferred speed.




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