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

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**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:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-resistance-to-the-zipper-merge-a-failure-of-signage/987005/6 "2023-07-13T21:49:58Z")

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The Tappet Brothers, Click and Clack, of NPR’s Car Talk fame, argued the problem with the zipper procedure is the engineers hold that efficiency–zippering–is the important issue, while many drivers hold that the moral issue–wait your turn–is more important. The brothers sided with morality. My view depends on which lane I’m in.

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