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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
Drivers in TX, at least the Dallas are, don't zipper merge.
Austin is the only place I know where the zipper merge is common but Austin probably has more foreigners residing there than the rest of the state combined.
There have been numerous awareness campaigns launched recently trying to get people to get on board.
Not zippering is a thing they used to and still do teach in drivers ed even though the state admits that's not the best way and is trying to change attitudes about it.
Stay In Your Lane: Why The Zipper Merge Is Texas' Best Chance To Reduce Traffic | KUT |
All you have to do is not put "this lane ends" out miles in advance.
Then people change lanes to whichever one isn't as back logged natural, when they get to the end you get a natural zipper merge.
Once the lane ending is announced in advanced, what those trucks are doing is highly useful as it keeps traffic from stopping as much and creates a better flow.
The trucks are creating a zipper merge that arrives at the destination.
I know that I am always happy to see the two trucks doing this, as it causes the "zipper merge" to happy from those two trucks back.