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I love when they do that, I hate all those last minute assholes who zoom by the rest of us who are adhering to the construction signs indicating that a lane is

I love when they do that, I hate all those last minute assholes who zoom by the rest of us who are adhering to the construction signs indicating that a lane is closed ahead. I always think that I should herd traffic myself, but I'm just one guy in a little car, so I really appreciate when the big rigs do it for me :-)

kelnos 15y ago
Actually, the zoomers are usually doing the right thing (sorta). When traffic is congested to the point where you can't do a natural "closing zipper" merge, the best way to avoid jams is for everyone to use up all available lane space, but -- and here's where the problem comes in -- leave enough room for alternate-feed merging at the end. That's what causes the stop-and-go jam: people at the merge point not letting other cars in.
ldar15 15y ago
adhering to the constructions signs indicating that a lane is closed ahead What part of the construction sign are you adhering? Is there a construction sign that says "merge immediately"? No. So your anger is based on what? The fact that you merge into a lane, and then the person behind you drives by you? Think about this logically: If you merge in at point A, and a driver passes you to merge closer, are they an asshole? So now the merge point is now point A. Anyone merged after point A is an asshole. But you have just established a definitive, permanent merge point that a driver may not pass. Is this effective? Is it effective to have a merge point, beyond which someone may not pass, or should they merge at some point before this? If the answer is "yes, it is effective to have a hard merge point" then why should that merge point be point A, and not the lane end? What is magical about point A? Should the drivers in the thru lane at point A automatically let you in? Why? But if drivers behind you should also merge before point A (in the same way that you merged before the lane-end) then a new merge point A' is established (beyond which anyone is an asshole). So the "polite, non-asshole" endpoints A, A', A'' move further and further back down the freeway, leaving a huge area of the freeway unused and causing the traffic jam to extend as much as twice as far as it need be.

kelnos 15y ago

Actually, the zoomers are usually doing the right thing (sorta). When traffic is congested to the point where you can't do a natural "closing zipper" merge, the best way to avoid jams is for everyone to use up all available lane space, but -- and here's where the problem comes in -- leave enough room for alternate-feed merging at the end. That's what causes the stop-and-go jam: people at the merge point not letting other cars in.

ldar15 15y ago

adhering to the constructions signs indicating that a lane is closed ahead What part of the construction sign are you adhering? Is there a construction sign that says "merge immediately"? No. So your anger is based on what? The fact that you merge into a lane, and then the person behind you drives by you? Think about this logically: If you merge in at point A, and a driver passes you to merge closer, are they an asshole? So now the merge point is now point A. Anyone merged after point A is an asshole. But you have just established a definitive, permanent merge point that a driver may not pass. Is this effective? Is it effective to have a merge point, beyond which someone may not pass, or should they merge at some point before this? If the answer is "yes, it is effective to have a hard merge point" then why should that merge point be point A, and not the lane end? What is magical about point A? Should the drivers in the thru lane at point A automatically let you in? Why? But if drivers behind you should also merge before point A (in the same way that you merged before the lane-end) then a new merge point A' is established (beyond which anyone is an asshole). So the "polite, non-asshole" endpoints A, A', A'' move further and further back down the freeway, leaving a huge area of the freeway unused and causing the traffic jam to extend as much as twice as far as it need be.