re: Why does traffic on interstates ever come to a stop?

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you mean when they do what you're supposed to do?

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WHAT?? You are not supposed to change lanes to allow a car to merge onto the interstate! The merging driver is responsible for matching or exceeding the speed of traffic, in order to safely merge. Moving to the left lane is FOR PASSING, not a courtesy move for granny who is doing 35mph and try to get on the interstate with traffic doing 70mph.

Is this the thread where I can tell you all that the "zipper merge" is bullshite and doesn't move traffic along any faster, and in fact, makes things worse?

frick your zipper merge.

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Is this the thread where I can tell you all that the "zipper merge" is bullshite and doesn't move traffic along any faster, and in fact, makes things worse?

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well you'd be wrong

women drivers

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Why does traffic on interstates ever come to a stop?

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I usually see this when you lose a lane or two and more are exiting than the road can handle.

What takes more time to get through a single lane:

3 cars in a straight line

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2 cars in a straight line with 3rd in the next lane....second car has to slow down to let the 3rd one in, and 3rd one has to safely merge into the next lane

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I've driven 1-10 from florida to Cal. Can honestly say the only time i stopped was the baton rouge part of it

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Be sure to hit the George Wallace Tunnel east-bound at about 5:15 PM on your way back. If there happens to be a wreck on the Bay-way about this time of day, clear your calendar.

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yeah, most times it's the truckers reacting to some other idiot that ends up causing problems.

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Yeah people seeing their "buffer" as an opening is killer. Especially one they break in front of them. If it's an open clearing, and they go in smoothly then less issues.

I learned once driving thru memphis when I cut a truck off and I could count the bugs on his grill thru the rearview. Geez moments like that dont let a man forget theres a God ha.

Really is a lot of people that are selfish, and not considerate. it's like playing chess. Being conscious of little things, but we are talking about a lot of people who cant keep their check book balanced living pay check to pay check mixed with pricks that dont want to let people merge in, mixed with people who are constantly looking to cut in line by going in the on/off ramp just to leap frog,mixed with xyz... Then throw in the pack of crotch rocket tool bags too.

Little things I do include watching the brake lights of the car in front of the one in front of me. Why I dont drive behind larger vehicles I cant see. I dont get how people sit behind semi's for miles and miles. Just staring at the back of it.

The later but without your biased opinion of what happens.

Try it with 45 cars. You’ve got 44 in front of you or they all use the available lane that’s just wasting away and merge at the last moment.

I don’t understand how people wreck going straight on a 4 lane interstate. Blows my mind.