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Jun 10, 2019
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Joe Banks
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Nope, I was taught the zipper merge. Jerks merge before the zipper.
If everyone merges at the zipper it is the most fair. It is when some merge early and some late that it gets messed up and people starting out in the merged into lane are toast.
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The biggest ‘butt’ hole move..... if you’ve ever found yourself
kotacoug
6/10/19 2:26pm
..Or if you drive a hummer.
Gerald-DeGroot
6/10/19 2:32pm
What if that merge lane is in bumper to bumper traffic and cars leave regular
fldnstrm
6/10/19 2:33pm
Yeah, I think the leap froggers are the BH's.
cougschwa
6/10/19 2:39pm
Oooh also if you sit in the passing lane to prevent others from speeding.
SandYFan
6/10/19 2:35pm
The merge point? That isn't how I was taught. Exact opposite.
O Gaucho
6/10/19 2:44pm
Interesting. I just looked it up on Google and they are suggesting to do as the
O Gaucho
6/10/19 2:49pm
Whoever taught you was wrong.
WDaddy
6/10/19 2:50pm
The original poster is right.
CHANCHO
6/10/19 2:49pm
To see how something like this works think about it in the extremes
Schultz is back
6/10/19 2:50pm
Depends on how fast traffic is moving before the merge point. I'm just glad I
O Gaucho
6/10/19 2:54pm
Correct. Why not use all the pavement that is still usable. Early merge is dumb.
fulano
6/10/19 3:23pm
That's wrong. The zipper method. You go as long as you can.
Baron
6/10/19 2:51pm
Here is an article that supports both depending on the situation.
O Gaucho
6/10/19 2:52pm
Don't trust any traffic analysis coming from Nebraska
Gustav
6/10/19 2:56pm
I once had someone pull out in front of me from the other lane and block me, eve
BNcoug
6/10/19 2:54pm
Nope, I was taught the zipper merge. Jerks merge before the zipper.
Joe Banks
6/10/19 2:57pm
you were taught wrong but keep doing it that way if you live in Utah
fulano
6/10/19 3:20pm
Some transportation departments are even doing training videos for the public
CHANCHO
6/10/19 2:54pm
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Joe Banks
6/10/19 2:58pm
.....or it means you are driving in New York City
Bonoman
6/10/19 3:14pm
In some recent today construction in my area
webster242
6/10/19 3:24pm
"Merge Like A Zip" - Traffic Signs in New Zealand.
Tiburon
6/10/19 4:58pm
Zipper is where it's at. Common on east coast, not so much out west.
TAMUCoug
6/11/19 5:06am
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