re: Zipper merge. Do you block the cars behind you?

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The zipper merge is only helpful if all the cars are already stopped because they are going to all be stopped once it begins.

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Correct, if traffic is moving at posted speed or close to it, which indicates the one lane hasn't reached maximum capacity. Once it does reach capacity and speeds slow, then zipper becomes more efficient. Some states, not Louisiana, use smart signage to tell drivers which is more efficient given the current conditions of traffic.

The worst though are the ones that are constant and everyone knows about. Like Bluebonnet by the Mall of Louisiana. The third lane is always under utilized causing traffic to back up thru multiple signals. Tough guys in this thread are the reason.

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Zipper merging 15% more efficient. Proven by science. You morons go ahead and continue using one lane.

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For those who do not but the above----

For the life of me I can't imagine how folks arrive at the conclusion that "there is a lane closure ahead for some reason therefore it is reasonable to close that lane for its entire length as soon as any portion of it is closed for any reason". It is beyond stupid but people will do it and will block the lane if given half a chance to do so. Multiple lane highways exist to facilitate passing slower moving traffic AND higher volumes of vehicles. The volume of vehicles is constant, the lanes to accommodate them are constant until one is closed. What is not constant is the miles of open lane leading up to the closed lane IF some a-hole is blocking it to keep people from "cutting the line".

If everyone in a line of traffic at a lane closure would provide one car length of space to allow cars in the second lane to merge traffic would flow at an amazingly efficient rate. Everybody getting in one lane miles from the closure is idiotic. Breaking your neck to prevent someone from "cutting the line" because they are not stupid like you and did not get in the open lane miles from the obstruction is the reason traffic slows down. There are ample studies to prove it....but keep on preventing people from using lanes of traffic because you are too stupid to do so...it works so well

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people will drive down to cross white or double white and try to merge in, in which case frick them

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Only illegal to cross double white.

Thought you'd appreciate that one

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I'm not merging a 1/2 mile before the lane closure,

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If the sign says left or right lane closed ahead, a half mile before, wtf you aren't merging? I've blocked the shoulder a mile ahead because of assholes. Keep traffic moving. You'll zipper merge after I get going.

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but I'm also not the a-hole that uses the full capacity of the roadway like you're supposed to do

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FIFY

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the problem is some assholes start the merge 1'4 mile early making the ones that go ahead to where the merge should take place look like assholes

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This happens before the Mobile Tunnel on I-10E. Alot of frickers merge over at least 1 mile ahead of the merge leaving the right hand lane wide open

I see that the zipper works very well in St Tammany, so there is some ray of hope for the rest of the state.
As to me personally, not battling over a single place in a long line. It really will not affect my arrival time anyway.