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    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.?
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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?
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[: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?
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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]
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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote getmehome pweeze Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post 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.

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