“A richly extended metaphor for the challenge of organising competing human needs and imperfect human judgment into harmonious coexistence.” —Rafael Behr, The Observer (UK)

“A great, deep, multidisciplinary investigation of the dynamics and the psychology of traffic jams. It is fun to read. Anyone who spends more than 19 minutes a day in traffic should read this book.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author The Black Swan

“Fascinating, illuminating, and endlessly entertaining as well. Vanderbilt shows how a sophisticated understanding of human behavior can illuminate one of the modern world’s most basic and most mysterious endeavors. You’ll learn a lot; and the life you save may be your own.”
— Cass R. Sunstein, coauthor of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happines