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Alternating merging yes, but many people probably don't wait until the last possible opportunity to do so. Some merge as soon as they can and think late-mergers
by aquabeagle 8y ago
Alternating merging yes, but many people probably don't wait until the last possible opportunity to do so. Some merge as soon as they can and think late-mergers are trying to cut ahead.
- mrep 8y agoThat's because a lot of people like me don't/didn't know about the zipper merge and asscoiate it with 1 lane exits where assholes try and merge into the backed up exit lane after flying by everyone else in the other non queued lanes and thus blocking other lanes.
- mark-r 8y agoThere's no worse feeling than realizing the backed up traffic in the right lane that you've been buzzing by was waiting for the same exit you need. I hate being "that guy" but sometimes ignorance catches you unaware.
- mrep 8y agoTotally, that's why I let people in at the start of the queue and get more aggressive about not letting in people the further I get into the exit lane queue. I still let in people but the further into the queue I get, the less permissive I am because if you fucked up, then accept the fact that you will have to miss your exit and reroute back to your destination and hopefully you won't be that asshole next time and enter the queue early.
- pkamb 8y agoThen drive to the next exit...
- creato 8y agoSo what? In practice, it seems when traffic is really bad, people zipper where the lane ends. I don't understand what is being further proposed? Making it illegal to merge early?
- lotsofpulp 8y agoUsing the road available to you is not "cutting" ahead. If anything, people merging before necessary cause unnecessary backup as use of the road is not being maximized, and therefore the slowdown is pushed further back.