We study the jamming transitions induced by a slow vehicle in multi-lane traffic flow. We extend the conventional optimal velocity model to the multi-lane traffic by taking into account the lane changing. It is found that there are three transition points, four transition points and five transition points, respectively, two-lane traffic flow, three-lane traffic flow and four-lane traffic flow. We show the current-density diagram numerically and theoretically.
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