07-03-2011, 08:02 AM
Here is proof that roundabouts will be a nightmare: "Good God, there are people here who assume other drivers are trying to cut them off when they are trying to zipper merge (see other threads)"
Though the lane is clearly marked "Merge Left," there are those who think the correct and polite thing to do is zipper merge! It doesn't say "zipper merge" or "alternate merge." The road markings clearly indicate to merge to the left, and yet, despite clear postings, people just make up their own rules.
I can imagine in a roundabout there are those who will think it is most polite to stop (it isn't) while they get rear-ended because the person behind them sees no reason for them to stop to let someone enter (there isn't).
If people don't understand the concept of merging (and clearly very many do not), there is no hope for roundabouts. It will be a mess! They can put up a hundred signs and people will just continue to make their own rules.
Though the lane is clearly marked "Merge Left," there are those who think the correct and polite thing to do is zipper merge! It doesn't say "zipper merge" or "alternate merge." The road markings clearly indicate to merge to the left, and yet, despite clear postings, people just make up their own rules.
I can imagine in a roundabout there are those who will think it is most polite to stop (it isn't) while they get rear-ended because the person behind them sees no reason for them to stop to let someone enter (there isn't).
If people don't understand the concept of merging (and clearly very many do not), there is no hope for roundabouts. It will be a mess! They can put up a hundred signs and people will just continue to make their own rules.