• jettrscga@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You can’t zipper merge when you’re unable to move forward after waiting until the last second and being pressed up against the road closure.

    Having to turn nearly 90 degrees to get to the other lane tends to slow down the zippering.

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      1 year ago

      … Just go to the end and then merge. It doesn’t mean drive up to the wall and then try to turn 90 degrees. The entirety of Europe does zipper merges and it’s an incredibly easy thing to do. You just need drivers that think of other things rather than just themselves.

      • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 year ago

        And that right there is exactly why it’s not gonna happen here

        We couldn’t get a significant portion of our population to mask up for a pandemic, we ain’t gonna teach zipper merging to enough people that’ll actually use it for it to matter

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        1 year ago

        I’m not saying anyone should drive up to the wall and try to turn 90 degrees. I’m saying that’s what people do, in the US at least. It just happens and it creates traffic.

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      You can’t zipper merge when you’re unable to move forward after waiting until the last second not being allowed to zipper merge by selfish assholes and being pressed up against the road closure.

      ftfy