Avoiding a crush in a crowd is more likely if people are encouraged to adopt two strategies:
• Follow the direction that the minority of people in the room are choosing.
• Change your decision to another exit as soon as you find a better one, that is, one with a smaller queue.
ABC podcast: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/allinthemind/do-people-behave-differently-crowd-pychology/105281052
Research paper (open access):
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0968090X24002845#s0020
Greg Egan
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