How does traffic flow slow down with no obvious reason?

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Ok let me try and make this make sense; when driving on the motorway/highway, why does traffic come to a slow or stop at some points and then speed up (with no obstructions/traffic lights etc) and flow freely with no change in the road or conditions?

If it’s clear up ahead, why do cars slow down or stop when nothing is blocking them in the distance? It’s like it slows down for no reason then just regains speed and traffic flows fine. Drives me insane

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So it’s basically people behind others having anti slow down a little bit more than the person in front of them. Magnify that by dozens or hundreds of cars and the speed hits zero. [check out this video for a visual](https://youtu.be/Suugn-p5C1M?si=s8LexZK5TmPW3KC7)

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