# Is the resistance to the zipper merge a failure of signage?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-resistance-to-the-zipper-merge-a-failure-of-signage/987005>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 13, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-resistance-to-the-zipper-merge-a-failure-of-signage/987005 "2023-07-13T21:23:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-resistance-to-the-zipper-merge-a-failure-of-signage/987005/81 "2023-08-02T19:41:40Z")

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> [@DesertDog](#):
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> Back when it was truly 11-8, some of the crashes did [stop abruptly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgreeUKQOts).

Glorious.

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-resistance-to-the-zipper-merge-a-failure-of-signage/987005/82 "2023-08-02T23:42:17Z")

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I was driving along I80 just SW of Chicago a couple of weeks ago. The signs did not say “Zipper merge.” I forget exactly what they said but it was along the lines of, **“Merge in 1 mile - stay in your lane until then.”** And 1 mile later, **“Merge now.”** Was the smoothest merge I can ever remember.

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-resistance-to-the-zipper-merge-a-failure-of-signage/987005/83 "2023-08-03T02:44:29Z")

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Although the name is accurate, people don’t view the name as an image. Maybe it confuses the people offended by being passed by someone who arrives later. So I think they should just call it the “both lanes, take turns” merge. Would this solve all the problems? No.

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