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    It is not the case that The two traffic equilibria are not Pareto-indifferent

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    • 1.Pareto-indifference requires that no agent prefers one equilibrium to the other, but risk-averse drivers strictly prefer the yellow-slowing equilibrium as it reduces collision probability.
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    • 2.A Pareto comparison holds even if only a proper subset of agents has a strict preference, making the equilibria Pareto-rankable rather than indifferent.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Schelling's focal point theory establishes that equilibrium selection depends on salience, not aggregate efficiency, so drivers near congested junctions may locally prefer the first equilibrium.
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    • 2.If any agent's preference ordering over equilibria diverges based on positional context, the uniform Pareto-indifference claim fails for heterogeneous driver populations.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.The second equilibrium (slowing on yellows, jumping immediately on greens) allows more cars to turn in the dominant direction per cycle
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    • 2.More efficient turning reduces the main cause of bottlenecks in urban road networks
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    • 3.All drivers can expect greater efficiency in getting about under the second equilibrium
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