OK road rules experts.

[Wolf]

"Merge like a zip" - but don't get yer pubes caught in the teeth.

My understanding is "give way to the right".

The lanes immediately to the sides of the centre lane are "the road", anything else is an "add-on" and by default are the ones that "end" when the lanes merge to one - therefore the leftmost lane is "finishing" in such cases and traffic in it must signal and merge, giving way to the "real" lane, as Spudchuka said.

[Blakamin]

There are no passing lanes in cities, merely multiple lanes to articulate a larger volume of traffic.

but it should be considered a passing lane... aren't there signs that say keep left unless passing???


I think the fastest bike wins....

[Lou Girardin]

Usually the right lane continues and the left lane merges with it. The merging vehicle gives way. Just like a motorway on-ramp.
Give way to your right applies to intersections and turns, not merging lanes.

[mouldy]

Two vehicles are side by side in seperate lanes. Straight road. The road merges down into one lane. Who Gives way to who.The situation I am specificly talking about is at a set of traffic lights.
Both vehicles stopped ,both in clearly defined lanes.
30-50m past the lights the lane markings just dissapear and the road gradually narrows to 1 lane. Both vehicles acelerate at the same pace
Does the guy in the left lane give way to the guy in the right lane or vicey vercy. Or is it a case of "might is right?'
for the sake of argument they are both driving kwasudaha DRSEBHY 1500's

just like racing ,whoevers in front has right of way. Given the same advise by my big bro when I first started

[Wolf]

for the sake of argument they are both driving kwasudaha DRSEBHY 1500's

Hah! Wimps! Everyone knows that the Hozumaki SVRXGS7 1500's are far superior!

[outlawtorn]

I reckon the person with the least amount of facial hair has to give way...

[Wolf]

I reckon the person with the least amount of facial hair has to give way...

Kewl, everyone gives way to me!

Oh, he said facial hair.

[outlawtorn]

[scumdog]

I reckon the person with the least amount of facial hair has to give way...

I've seen a few sheilas that would be getting the front spot......

[denill]

Having said that most drivers in a situation similar to yours just do the 'zip' thing i.e. one from the left lane then one from the right then one from the left lane then one from the right then one from the left lane then one from the right then one from the the left lane then one from the right then one from the left lane then one from the right....................... did that kind of explain it?? :unsure:

Yeah, the zipper process is the optimum (and courteous) and I am happy to adopt that process - But, I think the original thread was describing an intersection that I use a lot that is controlled by lights and three marked lanes. One dedicated to a right turn, one straight ahead, the other turn left and straight ahead. The straight ahead lanes merge into one lane on the other side of the intersection and what pisses me off is sitting in the straight ahead lane waiting for the lights to change and the smart arses take the left lane to que jump the straight ahead lane where it is only wide enough for ONE vehicle.

It is a bugger to be competitive............. Courtesy take a back seat then......

[XP@]

If you are on the right and doubt the person riding the bike on your left will giveway to you, just reach over and flick their kill switch as they are moving off.
If you do it at the right time then the only merging will be thier bike with the tarmac.