Road Rules and jerks.....

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2 States are promoting the zipper merge and 3 endorse it. Most states in the United States require merging traffic to yield to flowing traffic. I believe it's going to be like the metric system, great idea but a flop in the US.

If it doesn't work, it's because drivers like you feel "no obligation" to let someone over. But studies actually show that the single file line into the bottle neck IS more dangerous and DOES cause more accidents.

Regardless of what you feel about me personally, or what intonations you read into the post, I'm not an angry driver. I also only drive about 45 miles per month on average (excluding family trips) have been t-boned 3 times and have had 1 speeding ticket in the 15 years since my oldest's birth. I also love my cruise control and lane diverge assist. I stated it was a courtesy and that I was usually courteous, but I've been called far worse than a dick by far better, so feel how you like.

The way you talk about other people on the road is genuinely alarming. I believe most people tend to be pretty safe and attentive.

So, yea, the experts agree; zipper merging is what's best for traffic. It's drivers like you who feel they have "no obligation" to let people over that cause accidents.

I can't say I've ever had anyone prevent me from getting over in situations like that; I find most people to be pretty courteous on the road, with drivers like you being the exception. The road is not a race. Drive safe.

Well you're continuing character assassination really makes no difference to me, I just find it quite rude. I don't assume people on the road are considerate, attentive or concerned with safety because observation has proven reliable. I don't feel I have an obligation to move out of another car's way even though I often do for safety sake. That doesn't mean I'm not compassionate and courteous. You are framing this incorrectly that the two are mutually exclusive. I can be a overly cautious (read cynical) defensive driver and courteous, which is exactly the opposite of the characterization you're making of me. Never did I state it's a race, or that I'm prone to speeding. If you're only alarm is that I'm characterizing drivers by not assuming we're all just flowing along the same path safely and attentively to get to our respective destinations, it's accurate, and very naive of you to hold that position.