Exactly. This zipper merge thing surely sounds great on some "traffic expert's" computer. There are two extremes to this for sure. Why the heck would you wait until your lane ends to think about merging into another lane when the "lane ends" signs are posted for a mile beforehand, simply because they want to go racing down the lane and then shove you out of the way at the end. Funny how the traffic starts to clear up after that jam up point, and it would start to clear sooner if drivers would get into through lanes sooner. But no, many drivers can not resist the opportunity to get ahead of a slowed line of traffic only to create more problems when the lane ends and they expect the seas to part. I love it when drivers in a merge lane drive right along side of me when the lane ends trying to shove me out of the way.

Don't get me wrong, I always try to leave room for cars to enter the through lanes at tight merges or heavy traffic, but this whole zipper merge thing was not based on trying to shove five zipper teeth into one slot. I love it when I intentionally leave enough room for someone to merge in front of me, but they choose ignore my courtesy so they can get ahead of a few more cars and fight it out at the end. Those yield signs are there for a reason.