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[–] 5 points 4 months ago (4 children)

If everyone zipper merges correctly. More often, half the drivers try to use the lane that's ending to skip to the front of the line and create a bottleneck that brings traffic to a stop for half a mile...

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    That is the zipper merge https://www.acg.aaa.com/connect/blogs/4c/auto/zipper-merge-keeps-traffic-moving and both lanes should be full all the way with every other car giving way.

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  • [–] -2 points 4 months ago

    That's faster for everyone though. While they're using the low-traffic lane, they aren't taking up more space in the backed-up lane. It's the people switching early that are the assholes.

    This does not apply if it's an exit. Then they're just driving in the wrong lane.

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