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Originally Posted by Regorium
What if the merge situation is actually an exit lane or a through lane?
For example, on eastbound memorial drive, there is only one lane that exits on to deerfoot northbound. However, many people will use the through lane next to it, and merge after the traffic light.
https://goo.gl/maps/QxJPEqv1d6w
I think this is a dick move, but it is likely the most efficient way to get throughput on to deerfoot.
Other similar situations I can think of are crowchild southbound before the river, where an exit lane to memorial westbound is used as a merge lane. |
That is a dick move because you are interfering with the through lane. A zipper merge is specifically when a lane ends.
I'd like to see the city put up signs at places like SB Crowchild approaching Glenmore that tells people coming off Mount Royal Gate/50th Avenue to merge at the end of the lane. Everyone does it wrong because everyone does it wrong. That means education is required.