"JNugent" wrote in message
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On 20/04/2021 04:49 pm, tim... wrote:


"Scott" wrote in message
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On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 04:09:03 -0700 (PDT), fred
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Two lanes merging into one. Arrows clearly define which lane merges
into which. At the merge point who has the right of way ?
I only ask because in certain parts of the country if a lane is closing
and prior warning is being given all the sheep immediately abandon the
about to be closed lane. Same sheep take great umbrage if one tries to
merge at the head of the queue as recommended. (i..e) Zip merge as
opposed to a comb merge)
To me the obvious choice should be a one to one merge at the merge
point but lots of pillocks take offence.

I am one of these pillocks. I don't expect you to push past a queue
at the supermarket so why should you do so on the road?

because if I don't do it, some other ******* will do it and push in in
front of me

so the only way to avoid people pushing in, is if everybody does it

obviously it depends upon the length of the Q

if it's just 5 or 6 cars I get on the back

if it's 30 or more, I go down the outside

...thereby making use of the RH lane.

Some seem to think it's just there for decoration.

A single lane can move at maybe 30-40 mph through roadworks or in the
lead-up to an accident (probably go slower past it if necessary. If there
are two lanes of traffic leading up to the lane drop, then both of them will
have to slow to a crawl while each lets the other in. Zip-merging is unsafe
at anything above a few mph if both queues of traffic are more or less
bumper to bumper by the time they get to the drop-dead point where one lane
disappears.

What should happen (but doesn't) is for traffic to keep a couple of
car-lengths from the car ahead to allow space for cars to merge at a higher
speed.