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Traffic Jams as a Social Dilemma
Traffic congestion serves as a common example of a social dilemma. It arises when individuals make transportation choices, such as driving to work alone, based on personal convenience without considering the collective effect. Each additional car contributes to overall congestion, and the cumulative result of these self-interested decisions is a traffic jam, an outcome that is worse for everyone involved compared to alternatives like car-pooling or using public transit.
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