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Traffic controllers utilize key places to influence the flow of traffic on a route.
In AP one utilizes strategically placed AP points. Once you learn what happens at each station when traffic is running smoothly you will be able to recognize the effect on traffic, and the station, when flow along the route is disturbed. In our analogy you will be recognizing patterns that develop when energy flow is disturbed. With experience one learns where traffic jams are likely to occur and which stations they will affect. When one becomes more familiar with the situation you will learn short cuts between sections of the route that, when utilized, allow for smoother traffic flow.