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The Minnesota DOT is phenomenally good. Years ago I started a company around road safety products in construction zones (those places are surprisingly dangerous
by timrosenblatt 12y ago
The Minnesota DOT is phenomenally good. Years ago I started a company around road safety products in construction zones (those places are surprisingly dangerous, slow down!). There was a lot of great work and research being put out by MnDOT. Very pleased to see they're continuing with novel ideas.
- agavegoose 12y agoAgreed! Another super cool 'innovation' I have only seen signs for in MN - http://www.dot.state.mn.us/zippermerge/ http://www.dot.state.mn.us/zippermerge/ more coverage: http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2014/05/the-zipper-merge-convincing-motorists-isnt-a-snap.html http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2014/05/the-zipper-merge-...
- lclarkmichalek 12y agoIsn't that pretty similar to the "Merge in turn" that the UK Highway Code recommends? > Merging in turn is recommended but only if safe and appropriate when vehicles are travelling at a very low speed, e.g. when approaching road works or a road traffic incident. It is not recommended at high speed.
- timrosenblatt 12y agoVery cool! I remember reading about this before. It seems like a weird concept and makes some people mad, but it's real. If you like reading and have ever spent more than an hour or two thinking about traffic and American car culture, consider reading this http://www.amazon.com/Traffic-Drive-What-Says-About/dp/0307277194 http://www.amazon.com/Traffic-Drive-What-Says-About/dp/03072...