Originally Posted By: bradtech
Since someone already mentioned my biggest one. I'd have to say the next biggest is the people that know a lane is closed ahead for road work. Yet will fly all the way to the front where it ends(everyone else moves over before knowing) and turn blinker on after everyone else has waited in the other lane to get up there stuck in traffic.
You're not supposed to merge ahead of time. You should use that lane all the way until it ends and take turns when merging. It's called the zipper merge. If people do this properly, it significantly reduces the traffic backup and also reduces accidents.
Since someone already mentioned my biggest one. I'd have to say the next biggest is the people that know a lane is closed ahead for road work. Yet will fly all the way to the front where it ends(everyone else moves over before knowing) and turn blinker on after everyone else has waited in the other lane to get up there stuck in traffic.
You're not supposed to merge ahead of time. You should use that lane all the way until it ends and take turns when merging. It's called the zipper merge. If people do this properly, it significantly reduces the traffic backup and also reduces accidents.