. and Russ was hit from behind . <| sep |> Certainly for everyday traffic , they would help . It really helps alleviate traffic due to driver error and accidents , but at the same time , at some point like this case it becomes a volume issue above everything else . In a closed system you can technically have bumper to bumper traffic at least never have to stop , but as soon as you add merging vehicles , people changing lanes let ' s assume in an optimal way , and people trying to exit , you ' re going to end up in stop and go traffic anyway . <| sep |> I feel bad for your half brother . He probably feels rejected over and over again . He might be keeping it cool with you around Thanksgiving time , when everyone gets with their families . If he ' s a good person , I ' d say to keep talking with him if you want . He may start reaching out as time goes on .