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Originally Posted by justatroll
"You see 150 cars performing a zipper merge in a place YOU FEEL is inappropriate.
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No, TRAFFIC ENGINEERS tell me it's inapropriate.
Here is another example. We have an interstate here, pretty jammed in early afternoon. I usually take it later, when more lanes open, but sometimes I need to take it early.
It has 4 lanes, later reduced to 3 (right lane ends). For some reason, most drivers flock to left three lanes
three or four miles before lane reduction. Yes, there are two on ramps that merge into that right lane, but they only create limited local backups, usually for most of the distance the right lane flows much faster than the other lanes. Of course I use the right lane, passing probably a hundred of cars before I get to the lane reduction.
Does it make me an asshole too? By your logic, I should merge into the left lanes immediately just because all other drivers feel that it is appropriate for them, right?