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A US driver and it may not be the law but the zipper move is certainly the norm in my area. Again an article making a generalization about the US without recog
by tssva 8y ago
A US driver and it may not be the law but the zipper move is certainly the norm in my area.
Again an article making a generalization about the US without recognizing how large it is and the vast differing cultural norms and laws between states and regions.
- gojomo 8y agoYour point about recognizing US regional variation would be stronger if you also identified the “my area” where you imply local practices may be better than other areas.
- noxToken 8y agoI've also had the pleasure of driving in multiple states. The zipper merges seems to be true everywhere that I've been. Even the purportedly terrible Orange County and LA drivers user zipper merging. The one thing that I have noticed is that people are more likely to do early merges and zipper merges together. Well, not the same person, but I may see it in the same area. The early mergers usually don't block traffic waiting for opening. It's usually that they see the gap in traffic and take it immediately.
- bagacrap 8y agoSouthern California drivers certainly aren't terrible, and if that's a reputation they carry among outsiders it's probably because they're more aggressive (efficient) and leave less space than those from parts of the country where real traffic doesn't exist.
- noxToken 8y agoThey absolutely aren't terrible. I do think some SoCal drivers can be a little over aggressive to the point where it is unsafe, and this tends happens with multiple lane changes to make an exit. No matter where you go, you'll have adrenaline junkies in coupes and on bikes weaving around cars, distracted drivers, rubberneckers, and fender-benders that refuse to move to the shoulder.