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Originally Posted by mdm
In terms of overall traffic throughput, it is a matter of debate whether late merge is much more efficient. But the main advantage is that - when properly exuted, it is less road-rage inducing.
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That's true in the northeast. When I lived in NY and DC, people just did it the right way and only got angry when some idiot tourist who didn't know how to zipper merge stopped halfway down the lane and blocked traffic.
It's not that way in other parts of the country. In the northeast people in the travel lanes realize the people in the acceleration lane are doing what they're supposed to do. In Texas, people see it just like this troll does, that someone who proceeds to the end of the lane is trying to get in front of them, and oh god that just must not happen! His locator says he's in Colorado, but he sounds just like a Houston driver who can't stand the mere thought of "losing" in traffic and ends up contributing to traffic jams.