01-26-2017, 08:31 AM
I think this is less about safety and more about basic human decency. The cars in the backed up left lane are essentially waiting in line, and you are cutting in front of them.
ETA: I realize the "Zipper Lane" article refutes this, but disagree. Zipper lane behavior only works (as the article notes) in low traffic density and with skilled, aggressive drivers. Both are lacking in rush-hour Puna traffic. To insist that two full lanes of traffic can fit seamlessly into one lane is not realistic, unless all parties involved are NASCAR drivers and nothing unexpected ever happens.
To justify zooming down the right lane as "I'm doing it right and everyone else is doing it wrong" is just rationalizing your bad behavior. Nobody in the cars you are passing is watching your act and saying "GENIUS! Why didn't I think of that???"
ETA: I realize the "Zipper Lane" article refutes this, but disagree. Zipper lane behavior only works (as the article notes) in low traffic density and with skilled, aggressive drivers. Both are lacking in rush-hour Puna traffic. To insist that two full lanes of traffic can fit seamlessly into one lane is not realistic, unless all parties involved are NASCAR drivers and nothing unexpected ever happens.
To justify zooming down the right lane as "I'm doing it right and everyone else is doing it wrong" is just rationalizing your bad behavior. Nobody in the cars you are passing is watching your act and saying "GENIUS! Why didn't I think of that???"