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  1. #2621

    yea i just looked it up from the link of the image. Those circles for wheels looks a bit too warped though. Looks pretty cool lit up.

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    the hell happened here?

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    looks like it could be a jean jacket?

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    Why are the rims so flaccid?

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    Half of the slowdown at these bottlenecks is the last 1000 feet of cars choosing to slow down to nearly stopping to let asshole last minute mergers in. If you'd start merging when you see the signs you'd get through about 50% faster because you would keep moving, albeit more slowly.

    This is why I just don't let the motherfuckers merge when they zoom by at 50mph and try to cut in line.

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    There are two practical solutions to the lane merge problem, only one of which is actually practical in real life.

    1) Everyone merges as soon as aware of an impending merge. This should result in a single line moving at a slow but steady pace.

    2) Since #1 will NEVER happen in real life, the next solution is to wait until the cone merge point and merge in an alternating fashion.


    The problem is in real life is that half the people try to do #1 and merge early, which then creates a large straightaway for people to zoom by in, inserting themselves in line, holding up the slow lane, and then repeating. Effectively the single line with all the early mergers will move at a snails pace as people continually cut. Hence #2 is what you should do, just get to the end and take turns, going any sooner only leaves a hole that the guy behind you WILL take as he attempts to gain ground.

    The REAL assholes are the ones in the intended merge lane who don't take turns merging. You let 1 car in then you go, then the guy behind you lets one in, then he goes, repeat. The OTHER kind of asshole is when you're in the right lane, you properly let 1 car in, and then the dick behind that guy shoves the nose of his car in as well making sure you have to let him in lest you trade paint.

    Edit: Oh, I forgot asshole #3 ... the guy who's already merged in that decides to shove 50-75% of his car into the empty lane to act as a barrier. On highways its usually a tractor trailer, but they're not NEARLY as annoying as ones who I've seen do it in a city several blocks prior to a merge, thus forcing people who may have a legitimate use for the lane prior to the merge to have to wait for absolutely no reason other than some asshole who doesn't wanna be cut in line by people who are trying to slink in ahead.

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    #1 happens when i see a merge and take up both lanes, forcing people to merge before they get to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yabby View Post
    #1 happens when i see a merge and take up both lanes, forcing people to merge before they get to me.
    That only makes it like #1 from your point forward, behind you its still going all wrong, its just you're now effectively the cones. Also, if you do it in cities too then you're asshole #3.

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    why would cities make it different?

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    asshole #3 is not an asshole at all, he's awesome. at least no cock gobblers are flying by 50 cars and squeezing in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yabby View Post
    why would cities make it different?
    Read my example. It depends where you do it really. I've seen stuff like the following:

    There's an upcoming merge, the right lane is closed and people are asked to merge into the left lane. On the right there are businesses and even a street or two. Asshole variant #3 is 25% in the left lane, 75% in the right lane acting as a blocker because he got passed by 2-3 people who used the right lane to their advantage to pass him. I'm in the right lane and need to make a right hand turn onto the upcoming street which is BEFORE the merge. I'm forced to sit in line for 20 minutes because the left lane hasn't moved for 20 minutes, yet had asshole variant #3 not been blocking the right lane, me and several other people behind me could have driven past and made our right turns.

    Congratulations, you have now caused an even bigger traffic jam for no good reason.


    Its why everyone should just take turns at the merge point. That way its as fair as you can get.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vagus View Post
    If i have to merge into a lane that is slow moving i will usually do it infront of a semi. They go slow as fuck. As for letting people go ahead of me, i let in 1 person. After that, you're shit out of luck.
    I tend to do the same thing, because yeah they go slower and they also tend to leave more space in between them and the car in front of them.

    Anytime you cut in front of one though (regardless of the speed), try to be considerate of the fact that if you lag on accelerating enough to force them into downshifting it's a HUGE inconvenience. That shit sucks. I've known of it for quite a bit, but learned it first-hand recently... and man it was even worse than I thought it would be.

    I've only tried it once so I lack experience, but accelerating with a semi is a pain. Especially if on a hill. And I've driven a standard all my life.

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    No.

    One thing, that is so rare, using it as the example is just dumb and nitpicking. The taking turns at the merge point will slow traffic down just as much or even more based on basic human understanding of the way we drive. If both lanes went smoothly one after another it would be faster, but we don't. We hesitate because we fear the other person will not do what they should. It's the same reason, when the light turns green, everyone doesn't hit the gas at the same time because they don't know if the person in front will do the same. That 1 to 2 seconds delay almost every time the lanes switch to allow the other will add more overall time. There's a reason it says to merge as soon as you can instead of "Take turns at the end".

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    electronics aren't my area, but iirc that's not actually dangerous for some reason

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dense View Post
    How many other people looked through that ^, and thought "damn chair..."
    Well here's one with no chair

    and one with nothing at all...! (same cosplayer) named lenfried (tends to go to cosplay conventions with the least amount of clothes possible)

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