Zipping (Merging Phenom)

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   I can't decide if zipping is a good thing or not.  Does it contribute to better flow of traffic, less of a backup, or does it increase blood pressure, cause accidents, etc.?

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Sticky Bandaid Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sticky Bandaid Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Zipping (Merging Phenom) Posted: 26 Oct 2006 at 11:31am
	I can't decide if zipping is a good thing or not. Does it contribute to better flow of traffic, less of a backup, or does it increase blood pressure, cause accidents, etc.?

getmehome pweeze Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote getmehome pweeze Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2006 at 12:18pm
	?? GMHP was hea!

phreakingeek Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote phreakingeek Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2006 at 12:40pm
	It's a good thing, but only if the original file benefits from compression. Some files are no smaller after being zipped. all joking aside...not sure what you mean by zipping in relation to driving in traffic...care to elaborate for the more ignorant masses?

sluDgE Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote sluDgE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2006 at 12:48pm
	[:p] and if you don't zip it up, it might fall out! [:p] Same question as 'geek and 'pweeze - what in the world are you talking about?

Sticky Bandaid Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sticky Bandaid Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2006 at 1:08pm
	zipping = merging at the exit instead of everybody lining up in the exit lane. zipping = one coming off interstate, another going on the interstate. Y'all must be from the south whar such a thang's never bin heard of. [:D]

N_or_S_bound Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 20 May 2005 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote N_or_S_bound Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2006 at 1:20pm
	Any one element moving in a system that is only concerned about its own progress sends ripples throughout the system which magnify at the far ends of introduction. Consider the slinky. Most know what I mean when you observe a slinky in action. Now, hows that apply to traffic. One doesn't have to look far. Consider the post-merge environment on I-95 south of mile marker 152 in the afternoon. There can be no incidents at all down to mile marker 130 and you'll have at least 4 slinkies in operation during that stretch of road. Slowdowns for no apparent reason. My hypothesis is that tailgating is a major cause of those slinkies. If folks followed at a reasonable distance and speed throughout the system, the slinkies would be reduced if not eliminated resulting in an overall decrease to everyone's travel time. It's a hypothesis only, but one has to admit it has some measure of merit. NoSb SOV because you can, HOV because you care!

getmehome pweeze Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote getmehome pweeze Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2006 at 1:31pm
	Y'all must be from the south whar such a thang's never bin heard of. [:D] I'ma Yankee..I drive my cah on the pahkway. And I don' stop or slow down ta look at flat tires, or cah accidents!! Zipping doesn't seem like it would make a difference, anyone who rides HOV to the end would know that.

Moody Girl Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 30 Dec 2004 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Moody Girl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2006 at 1:39pm
	Originally posted by sluDgE [br][:p] and if you don't zip it up, it might fall out! [:p] Hee Hee [:I] Thanks for the giggle.

Elemental Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Elemental Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2006 at 2:06pm
	One good thing about California - they know how to do the zipper when merging - and it really helped the flow of traffic. Of course, the on-ramps had alternating lights for the different lanes of traffic to create the zipper, but even without lights, most drivers still zipped and it worked really well. Other than the weather, that might be the only positive I have to say about CA, but that's a different story.

getmehome pweeze Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote getmehome pweeze Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2006 at 2:09pm
	Ah...LI,NY has the the stop-go lights leading onto the HWY also, now that I think of it, they did help a bit. GMHP was hea!