[AT] Test

[charlie hill]

The problem with being polite and allowing cars to merge is that 100 cars
will rush by you and force their way in in front of the truckers who have
no real choice but to let them in or run over them because they can't 
respond
fast enough for a 1 by 1 merge.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ron Cook
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 2:49 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Test

There just are not enough sensible and accommodating drivers out there
for it to work properly.  No doubt it is a good thing if all would do it
right.  However,:

"The zipper's catch, of course, is that every driver on the road has to
be aware of, and believe in, the style of merging before it reaches
maximum efficiency. So long as enough drivers don't fill both lanes or
intentionally block the soon-to-end lane in the form of vigilante car
justice, the concept still has to contend with confusion, whether from
out-of-town travelers or oblivious commuters."

It gets to be just like the traffic outside the speedway after the
races.  Everyone thinks he is the star of the track.  If you leave the
space for one, invariably 3 will try to get in there.  Won't work that
smoothly as soon as that happens.

I actually prefer to travel two-lane roads.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA


On 8/6/2015 1:29 PM, Carl Gogol wrote:
> New York DOT says the correct thing is to use the full length of the open
> lanes and don't merge until necessary. They believe that is the most
> efficient for traffic flow. A few years ago, NY State police and local 
> cops
> were considering the late merge as aggressive driving and sometimes
> ticketing.  One of the local stations had interviews from both 
> organizations
> - I think DOT prevailed as that is what their signage is designed for.
> Carl
> Central, NY
>

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