Daily gripe: Here a merge, there a merge, everywhere a merge.

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From: Walt Horning
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 00:00

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I am puzzled, why do some merge 1/2 mile ahead of the merge point,
some 1/4 mile, some 500 feet, some 100 feet, and some at the very end,
when lanes merge (whether the road is built this way or its a
construction zone).

I have seen so much chaos. Perhaps a suitable merge rule should be
formulated and made the law of the land. Today, as I was driving home
I saw 3 lanes merging into 2. There was chaos! Why? Behind the merge
point traffic was backed up and crawling. After the merge point, there
was virtually open road. Only chaos causes this situation to exist.

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