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> Why deny others the same opportunities? Almost exclusively these people will zip around a line and force their way in at the end. Even kindergartners are ta
by GalacticDomin8r 8y ago
> Why deny others the same opportunities?
Almost exclusively these people will zip around a line and force their way in at the end. Even kindergartners are taught budging in line is not good.
Why is this the problem on the people actually being considerate and are in the correct lane at the appropriate time?
- glennpratt 8y agoBecause merging early is worse. How is creating an artificial backup in one lane considerate? I find it inconsiderate frankly, because it forces an arbitrary decision rather then just patiently using the available road as marked. https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2018/07/06/driving-commute-traffic-zipper-merge/761350002/ https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2018/07/0...
- closeparen 8y agoNo one was born in the correct lane at the beginning of time. They inserted themselves there at some point. In traffic, the only way they could have done so is to move in front of another driver. Zipper merging [0] exercises a different kindergarten skill, taking turns. Still, "lines" are a small minority of lane-changing situations, all of which involve taking the open space in an adjacent lane. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merge_(traffic) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merge_(traffic)
- GalacticDomin8r 8y agoYeah and zipper merges don't increase traffic flow, they combine backup congestion so that the impact of the selfish driver is minimized. It is implemented so those who will not take their turn as intended don't have as much negative impact on other drivers. "Lines", to use your emphasis, are by far the major time component so for me this is a meaningless distinction. Normal traffic merges should of course be accepted gracefully.