[AT] Test

[Dean Vinson]

That's why, as stated below, "the correct thing is to use the full length of
the open lanes and don't merge until necessary."   100 cars only rush by
when there's an open lane for them to be in.  If more people waited until
the end of the open lane to merge, there'd be less opportunity for anyone
else to zip past and less potential for traffic in the two lanes to be
moving at dangerously different speeds.

I therefore try to use as much of the open lane as I can, but only at a very
reasonable speed.   But there's no perfect answer.  People who are crawling
along in the slow lane get upset at those who pass them in the still-open
lane rather than "waiting their turn like the rest of us," and then will
sometimes be very aggressive about NOT letting people merge.  Angry and
aggressive driving, like dramatically different speeds in adjacent lanes, is
inherently dangerous.   Not that I'm above getting angry myself.  Probably a
good thing that none of my cars has ever been equipped with the .50-cal
machines guns that I've occasionally wished for.

Dean Vinson
Saint Paris, Ohio


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2015 5:15 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] Test

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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