re: When merging from two lanes

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Zipper.

If people zippered when merging instead of being assholes we'd all move on with our lives.

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great post and very true, but as you can see from the replies, it's very unpopular. ironically the same drivers in this thread who think the OP can't drive, the "early mergers" and the one guy who likes to stop in the other lane to block cars, are the ones attributing to a longer and less safe backup.

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The late merge method has not been found to increase throughput (throughput is the number of vehicles that pass through a point in a given period of time). However, it considerably reduces queue ("backup") length (because drivers use the ending lane until its end) and reduces speed differences between the two lanes, increasing safety.

Governments hold campaigns to promote the late merge method because irritation, aggression and feelings of insecurity easily occur while "zipping". Often drivers who change lanes too early don't like to see other drivers continue until the end of the drop-away lane, even though this late merging is encouraged by the authorities.

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dese poow wittle guys get dere feewings hurt when you use the entirety of the provided roadway. same reason BR has no loop.