[AT] Test

[Mike]

You're expecting this from a motoring public that doesn't know that a 
person turning right at a two way stop has the right of way?

Mike M


On 8/9/2015 12:29 PM, Dean Vinson wrote:
> 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-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [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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