die-jarjar-die t1_itv10sh wrote on October 26, 2022 at 2:50 PM

Reply to comment by AndrewCpgh1 in Why is 28 the most dysfunctional road ever designed? by sudosudoku

It's not a merge, though. Merging is when two lanes merge to one. It's a lane meant to take the bridge. You know it's not just a fast lane to get ahead of the thoughtful people that know ahead of time and have been patiently waiting in the right lane.

AndrewCpgh1 t1_itv4tz8 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 3:16 PM

But my point is those “thoughtful” people waiting in line are actually backing up traffic and causing congestion. If you use both lanes until the exit point traffic moves faster.

guino27 t1_itvgv5u wrote on October 26, 2022 at 4:35 PM

How so? If everyone merges early, then the through lane can maintain speed. If everyone merges at the last point, it will be continuous stopped traffic, with shorter lines.

I'm an engineer and this logic never made sense to me unless the backed up traffic interfered with other junctions.

AndrewCpgh1 t1_itvq1hb wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:34 PM

Why do you choose to prioritize the cars going over the highland park bridge over the cars continuing on 28. They should share the construction backlog evenly. The right lane is not a through lane to the bridge. It is part of a 2 lane infrastructure system that serves both directions.