No, this isn't any risqu� post -- it's my Seasonal Gift to drivers everywhere -- including Minneapolis, of course!
Use the "zipper merge" when traffic comes down from two (or three) lanes to one (or two) lanes. What that means is that drivers use all the lanes until just before the lanes shrink ... and then take turns at that "merging point." That's different than the "Minnesota Way" which is for some drivers to enter (or stay in) the "surviving lane" way before the merging point and thus inciting "Road Rage" as other drivers drive in the less-used lane to the merging point. The Zipper Merge is now the official approved Minnesota methodology per MN-DOT. While the news release primarily addresses work zone lane closures, the release also states " Mn/DOT also (hopes) motorists will use the zipper approach whether message signs are posted or not in any drop lane situations when traffic is congested." For the full release, see: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/newsrels/04/08/31merge.html And, to see how the zipper method works better, see the video demonstration on this page: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/information/dynamicmerge/factsheet.html Rick Mons Tanglewood neighborhood of Shoreview REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
