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Message 162394 - Posted: 3 Sep 2005, 5:43:13 UTC

Method 1: Both lanes stay full and at the merging point the cars alternate back and forth like a zipper coming together.

Method 2: The way it's mostly done in the US now. Cars merge over to one lane long before the other lane closes. Which allows some cars to drive quickly to the merging point and sneak ahead of many cars.

If traffic is flowing quickly then I vote for method 2, but when traffic slows down to less than 30 MPH I vote for method 1.

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Message 162461 - Posted: 3 Sep 2005, 11:47:51 UTC

Method 3: Close both eyes, floor it, swerve & try not to spill beer...
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Message 162466 - Posted: 3 Sep 2005, 12:19:59 UTC - in response to Message 162394.  

If traffic is flowing quickly then I vote for method 2, but when traffic slows down to less than 30 MPH I vote for method 1.


I agree, afaik it's official mandatory in germany to use #1 in case of slow traffic, but but many peoply try to get over way before, and waste a lot of street space.
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