If you are like me, the Zipper Merge can feel like a fairly theatrical moment in your day. People honking, yelling, swerving, cutting fellow drivers off and of course winners and losers. In this episode we talk about who is right and wrong in zipper merges according to data, police and civil engineers as well as what the whole experience can teach about how humans think.
ITRE Studying How Zipper Merges Reduce Congestion: https://itre.ncsu.edu/itre-studying-how-zipper-merges-reduce-congestion-at-sites-across-north-carolina/
The Zipper Merge: The Best Way to Merge in Traffic https://www.acg.aaa.com/connect/blogs/4c/auto/zipper-merge-keeps-traffic-moving