re: A reminder that zipper merging is how your supposed to handle merging

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Post your face when you realize what you described is just moving the merge (conflict point) to the "lane closed 1 mile ahead" sign instead of the barricade
No dumbass, you have a mile or more to merge if the signs are earlier.

Not merging 100 fricking feet before the lane closure like you zipper fricking heads.

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No one is suggesting to merge 100 ft before the lane runs out. There are people that do and they can frick off because they too are causing traffic to back up. However, everyone merging super early defeats the whole point of having two lanes. There's a reason for a mile notice, which is to give drivers time to continue at normal speeds and find an appropriate sized gap to merge into. Some cars will have an opening immediately and should move over, others will need to continue to drive for a moment. If everyone in the continuing lane had the mindset to make merge space and people in the closing lane had the mindset to find an opening, all while continuing normal driving speed, this would effectively be zipper merging.