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That's a no (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

No, it doesn't. It never would, because NHTSA knows that utilizing all lanes during a lane closure reduces backups. Show me a sign where it tells drivers to merge now that isn't at the actual merge and I will eat a hat

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  • [–] -2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    It does NOT reduce backups. You cannot magically increase throughput by cramming in before the bottleneck. It can reduce how physically long a backup gets, which can keep backups from growing off of the highway. Though you still cannot magically add throughput by cramming in ahead of a bottleneck. Ever. Period.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    You can add throughput by zipper merging predictably all day long instead of every car jockeying for position and feeling entitled to block other road users from legally merging and causing all kinds of road rage based holdups though

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    Yes, if people were able to drive like robots. Though once traffic is already slow in the through-lanes, rushing up to the end of the closed lane and cramming in HURTS THROUGHPUT. Always. For ever. Period.

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