When you go to the designated zipper point, you get dirty looks, the bird, or

Jun 5, 2023
5:59:37pm

Jstak17 Political Junky

simply not allowed to merge. At least that’s my experience in Utah.

Thank you for spreading the gospel truth.

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There are those on CB that need to see this. ⚠️

Ragnar Danneskjold You know...

6/5/23 5:07pm

A merging zipper is now a Utah law.

Malathion

6/5/23 5:12pm

Sounds like an honor code violation...

Ragnar Danneskjold

6/5/23 5:24pm

I think the violation would be an unmerging zipper….

Cougar86

6/5/23 5:27pm

It feels wrong but it’s true. I once argued that only degenerates who have no

Bell of the Ball

6/5/23 5:14pm

RE: It feels wrong but it’s true. I once argued that only degenerates who

Soren Tversky

6/5/23 5:29pm

Also there is no one worse than the ‘merger guardian’ the premature merger who

kotacoug

6/5/23 5:17pm

Had one of those a few cars behind us last week driving back home from AZ. Despicable.

lightmann

6/5/23 5:40pm

Admission. I used to be a merger guardian. It’s embarrassing and I’ll never tell

maxpowers

6/5/23 6:50pm

Props

RUNBYU1

6/5/23 7:00pm

Glad someone POTD'd this!

RUNBYU1

6/5/23 5:18pm

Here is the disconnect (I believe!, Could be wrong). When traffic is flowing

rcbyufan

6/5/23 5:21pm

Agreed. Zipper merge is for when traffic starts backing up, not just normal lane

Spine

6/5/23 5:24pm

Zipper is always best. Sorry.

Ragnar Danneskjold

6/5/23 5:32pm

It is, but if traffic is flowing, it works if both lanes are moving at the same

CougarGeorge

6/5/23 5:49pm

You're definitely not wrong. People religiously doing the zipper merge, when traffic is going at normal speeds,

Breaded Hamster

6/5/23 5:58pm

RE: You're definitely not wrong. People religiously doing the zipper merge, when traffic is going at normal speeds,

Ragnar Danneskjold

6/5/23 6:14pm

The Germans use the zipper merge religiously, and it works like a charm on

Emmett Fitz-Hume

6/5/23 8:09pm

Isn’t this merging early what causes the braking in the first place?

Hyrum in Houston

6/6/23 9:25am

What's the right approach for you take my lane I take yours on/off ramps?

Mike Bolton

6/5/23 5:29pm

This is true but there are cars who go up way ahead after it’s already 1 lane

Scott_Tenorman

6/5/23 5:36pm

Perfect. They should be! Them moving forward to the point of lane closure, and…

SurreyDad

6/5/23 5:42pm

It's okay if they're doing it in a lane that is open. Other's should be doing it too, to turn it into a zipper merge

lightmann

6/5/23 5:43pm

I live when people merge early. I just drive on by and merge at the end, getting

ColonelMustard

6/5/23 5:42pm

Me too, but I yell “zipper merge” as I get in front of 30 cars in the other lane.

Cougar-Duck

6/5/23 5:45pm

True good citizens take the initiative and create their own overflow lane to

Pepe

6/5/23 5:50pm

When you go to the designated zipper point, you get dirty looks, the bird, or

Jstak17

6/5/23 5:59pm

Zipper Gurus- what is your guidance on my dilemma

Ryan M

6/5/23 6:07pm

Yeah...that's not a zipper merge situation...

Jingleheimer

6/5/23 6:23pm

My opinion - once it becomes the small dotted lines (before solid), they should merge. Not after. Up until then, it is

Ragnar Danneskjold

6/5/23 7:04pm

Zipper merge is the Plan B, it's best only because people are too selfish for A

Cougar8Duck

6/5/23 9:38pm

I cannot think of any merge type that is more fair on average. Please elucidate.

Spine

6/5/23 9:43pm

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