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Why is it always boomers that fail to comprehend the zipper merge?
.... Is it the lead poisoning??
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Zipper merge is best merge you dingus.
The issue is this:
A) Your lane is ending. Drive to the end of the lane and then merge. Simplest reason: why the fuck would they build that much lane if you’re not supposed to drive on it? Alternate reason: you’re just stretching the traffic jam farther back where it could be blocking people from exiting or getting on.
B) Your lane is exit only. Get the fuck out of that lane, you’re blocking people legitimately trying to exit. You’re a cheating cheater and you’re clogging the exit lane.
C) Your lane is not an exit and you want to get into an exit lane. Get into the exit lane as soon as possible. Late merge is just going to clog up a lane and you’re a cheating cheater.
These situations are not the same but people think they are.
Like most things, a zipper merge works only if EVERYONE is abiding by it. Much like they tested and found out that a plane can have all passengers boarded and seated with luggage in about 15 minutes...if everyone followed the rules. But know, every damn over-entitled Karen, Jaxson, MacKhenzie and the rest of their ilk feel the rules don't apply to them.
In Australia if your front two wheels are ahead of the other person's front two wheels, and you're indicating to move into their lane - they have to let you in. It's the law.
Takes a lot of the rage out.
Oh yes, but there is also the rule that if they are driving a ford ranger sized ute or larger they have right of way to floor it and get infront of you so you have to merge behind.
In a civilized country, that might work (Australia though, really?). It would just promote idiots to race ahead of people here in the States. Im kidding btw. Love you Aussies.
many states have laws that require you to let people merge. they don't.
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Yep. Science says OP is wrong: https://www.acg.aaa.com/connect/blogs/4c/auto/zipper-merge-keeps-traffic-moving
ISTR there being some indication that as speeds increase, merging further away from the "final merge point" can help, but that's for designing roads with permanent lane reductions, not for temporary lane closures due to construction, accident, etc. But, I also couldn't find that science when I looked for it.
Zipper merge works best as long as the people involved understand it and actually want to do it.
another failure of human nature. the tragedy of the commons fails us yet again!
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Upvoting all of OPs posts because you gotta respect the commitment
Oh they read it, that's why they're there. It's faster.
Learn what zipper merging is you fuckin potato.
Or do you want backups to take up twice as much space as they need to? It's about efficiency. If everybody zipper merges, you still get your fucking turn.
Yeah people like this are fucking idiots. Just let the dude over it's not going to slow you down it's not going to stop you shit if it cost you 15 seconds oh my god what the fuck ever. People are fucking retarded when they think that they have the right to own a lane.
The thing is that selfish people trying to skip to the front of the line and cut in front of the people in the through-lane right behind another merging vehicle instead of taking their turn alternating with through-lane vehicles absolutely do create congestion which can back up a long way.
Zipper merges only work when people in the merging lane aren't being selfish assholes and trying to do that.
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Merging at the last minute is the correct way to do it.
Zipper merge, you fucks!
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just let them merge for fucks sake
I swear either this is some US crap or rage bait.
feels like a bit of both tbh
If it's a lane closure, yes, you zipper merge at the end-- imo, because you need visual confirmation of what's happening but also because it's predictable and usually both lanes are already matching speeds and zipper merging ahead of you. There's no need to complicate things with an early swap. Granted, I rarely see a lane closure warning more than 100 meters, if at all... in my tiny car, the best indicator that we're merging is sudden lane changes of everyone in front of me.
Where I draw the line is when there's an exit only lane on a freeway and people are zooming along and suddenly want in. Did they jump into that lane just to get ahead? Or are they a helpless victim of circumstance from the latest onramp and unable to merge until now? I let them in, but I'm usually bitter about it.
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