"Use Both Lanes Until Merge Point"
You've seen it. Road construction with a lane closed and traffic needs to merge from two lanes into one. Construction companies are now posting signs for traffic to "Use Both Lanes" up to the merg...
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JIMNLIN wrote:
Most signs I see say xxxx lane closed/merge now with merge now arrow signs every 200 feet which courteous drivers will do so traffic moves along. Its the jerks who ignore the lane closed/merge now and run the closed lane to hogg in stopping the normal flow.
I like what the OTR drivers do and drive beside another OTR rig shutting down discourteous drivers who like to ignore merge now signs and hogg in.
Would think one with as much "road sense" as you wouldn't say this, but then again...
2 differnt scenarios. Open road, yeah don't be the guy who runs the merge lane to the end and then has to cut someone off to get in.
IE "normal flow of traffic" as you put it.
If traffic is bumper to bumper, the 100% most efficient way is for both lanes to fill, maximizing the capacity of the roadway and then a 1 for 1 zipper merge.
So, traffic moving, merge early to keep up flow. Traffic creeping, merge 1 for 1 at the end.
