Re: merging lanes early

["Jason Hagen" <hagen_jason1@xxxxxxx>]

Merging early is great/fine, but just don't cross over a solid painted line 
to merge "early" in front of me, or I will typically run you down (unless 
you are in an Alfa which hasn't happened to me yet!)...

- Jason Hagen
'73 Spider
'95 164Q



> From: "Dan Hagrman" <dan@domain.elided>
> Reply-To: "Dan Hagrman" <dan@domain.elided>
> To: <alfa@domain.elided>
> Subject: merging lanes early
> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 15:40:50 -0500
>
> I don't think "good at merging early" is an ideal trait.  I would think 
> using all lanes up to the obstruction is a much more efficient strategy for 
> traffic as a whole than merging early, assuming folks don't wedge 
> themselves in trying to cut each other off at the "mouth".  More lanes 
> spread the stop & go delay times around as car after car accelerates and 
> decelerates.  Of course I merge early because I'm much more likely to be 
> let in if I get in line quick, and I wonder if that's the reasoning for 
> almost no one using the closed lane.
>
> ---SNIP---
> My impression that Americans are good at merging early when lanes merge 
> doesn't resonate with Joe's observations. Well, let me just add that I saw 
> a sign in PA on US 30 east of York (2 lanes in each direction). They 
> actually encouraged people to use both lanes and merge just before the 
> obstruction. I am still somewhat puzzled by this sign.
>
> Sonny
> '91 164 S
> Baltimore
> ---END SNIP---
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