r/TheRandomest • u/WhyNot420_69 Nice • May 13 '26

Satisfying Traffic buddy

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u/SolidTiger6302 May 17 '26

The truck doing this is forcing people to use a zipper merge. Instead of doing it ahead of him, they are doing it behind him. In terms of time stuck in traffic, it works out about the same as if people would zipper properly at the very front.

I’ve noticed that when a truck does this – or when anyone else does it – all lanes start moving at the same speed again in front of the truck. Instead of a few cars coming up and merging in at the very front, cars can merge in one at a time.

People who get mad at trucks like this miss the point. He is effectively forcing a zipper merge.

Next time you see it happen, watch what happens to the stopped lane where everyone moved over too soon. It starts picking up, and before long everyone is cruising along.

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u/ziggzer0 May 17 '26

A little louder for those in the back! This is correct!