If following the always in the middle rule, this should follow, but if you don't want to be a perfect driver, at least when merging, follow what is called the "zipper rule".

The zipper rule looks like it sounds: Allow one person to merge in front of you and one person behind you, like a zipper. If you're merging with one car in front of you and one car behind, allow one car already on the freeway to pass between you and the car merging in front of you. The person behind you should do the same for you and any car behind them.

This is something both cars on the freeway and cars merging onto it have to agree to though, as one asshole spoils it. Of course, if someone is tooooo slow (another problem) the zipper rule doesn't work perfectly either.

But the spirit of the zipper rule remains, despite how it is modified. If someone hogs the road, tailgating the car I should be merging behind, I simply follow the zipper rule after that asshat driver. If I were to fight over my true zipper position, I'd cause an even bigger problem than was already present -- and I gain.. what? One car's distance. That's nothing.

Not even 30 cars distance means a damn (a couple seconds?), so there's zero reasons to constantly weave in and out of a congested road, because you risk your vehicle for mere seconds. A terrible bet to make given the odds, no matter how skilled you are, because the lanes slow down at random intervals based on the random number of idiots weaving through traffic causing phantom intersections. Meanwhile, the lane you weaved out of has cleared and the guy being patient passes you by. Just fucking stay in your goddamn lane until you don't need to be there.

I learned this over time, after deciding to be patient and observe the distance traveled by impatient drivers compared to myself staying in one lane. I find that I will often pass the impatient driver by because they're making so many choices and fewer lane choices are ever more optimal than simply waiting for your lane to clear up, so rather than slowly gaining ground, they make a couple gains and then lane change into a briefly cleared lane that then halt once they zoom up to tailgate the person who has no more distance to travel. If I don't end up passing these impatient lane changers, the minimal distance they gained is only seconds, as when they reach their off ramp, they will be waiting idly by, as I catch up and pass them. If they had simply stayed in the same lane the entire way, they often would have arrived at the same time as if they hadn't changed lanes at all.

Im never in a rush so I am usually at the speed limit or a little above if the right lane is very congested. Keep in mind im in fl, so the speed limit is 70.

Slow drivers in the left on i95 isn't usually a problem, what is usually the problem is 1) people who pass but DON'T move to the center lane for people going faster behind them, and 2) impatient fucks who won't let you get more then a cars length in front of the person on the right and will proceed to cut THEM off to pass YOU on the right side.

You have no idea how many times ive had to be the car that plugs up the right lane when a truck has needed to move left and cant move right again because everyone proceeds to pass it on the right.

As much as this video has merit, it doesn't cover that many if not most drivers are shit drivers.

You think its due to terrorism? I would guess it's due to the mess that becomes the front of a terminal when people think its okay to leave their cars parked for some period of time. The congestion that creates is horrible. A loading/unloading zone in front of a terminal is usually crazy busy. Anyone leaving a car parked deserves to be towed as it makes a mess of the dropping off and picking up of airline passengers.

I do however love how quickly that tow truck removes cars. I bet this is much more effective (deterrent and cost) than having hired officers standing around telling you/ or ticketing your car for the violation.

He listed at least one reason, that because they are often single track systems, a single breakdown freezes the entire system.

Once it's assumed that it's not reliable or, worse, that there's a decent chance of being stuck in a suspended/elevated train until the whole system can be evacuated (requiring specialized rescue from every train that didn't stop in a station, then being 'down' until the breakdown is fixed or removed), people won't use it, and it will fail.

That doesn't explain why they don't just make all systems 2 track systems like the German one to solve that issue for a bit more money (but not double the money), but it does explain why some failed. It seems to me that they could still be a decent solution in some congested areas where light rail only adds to congestion, and they look neat.

Those minimum speed laws are only on highways and freeways in most places, not congested city streets.
As was mentioned above, riding on the sidewalk IS illegal in most places.
Sorry, but that is the law, and it's the law for a reason. You should never be held up for more than a block. If it's still too inconvenient, you could petition your local government to create bike lanes to fix the issue. Until then, the roads must be shared with all vehicles allowed to use it. (Where I live, people actually ride bicycles on the freeway!)

Back when my dog was still with me (put to sleep at 17yrs for congestive heart failure, btw) when we went out in my convertible, and had to park somewhere, I brought along a big golf umbrella and left the roof down so he'd have some place out of the sun and still get cool air.

If half the people in the world suddenly left, wouldn't that kind of solve global warming and food shortages and housing shortages and traffic congestion, and hospital wait times and pretty much all our problems ?
Someone should re-cut this as a romcom with bouncy happy music

This started long before 9/11, that attack just "created a threat" where every congressman was willing to hand out every right that people had accumulated to that day. NSA tried to stop 128bit encryption back in the 90s when the first rumors started circulating in tech community. Encryption was seen as a "threat" to national security. Sound familiar? 9/11 gave NSA the money to do what they were after, at the time they wanted it the most. I've known most about their goals for 15 years, just never thought it was going to be this bad so soon...

NSA used the basic principle of internet, which is trust between nodes to route data from A to B in the most efficient manner possible. In the future, this means that the open architecture has to be stripped in favor of trusted, fixed nodes. That means the end of net neutrality. It also means congestions, traffic jams, huge blackouts when regional nodes go out. And it's the end of freedom in the surface web and the absolute end of deep web.

We are screwed unless this system is taken out NOW and made in to the list "crimes against the humanity" at International Courts. A year from now is too late.

This is why when riding a motorcycle it's safer to filter between lanes of slow moving or stationery traffic, rather than to sit stationery on the end of the queue.

That's entirely legal within the UK so long as it's done safely. I think in the US it varies from state to state, or is it just California where that's allowed?

I was riding through Germany early this year where filtering isn't allowed, and although for the most part the standard of driving was very good, the speeds are also very high (unlimited - often anywhere between 100 and 150mph). When hitting congestion I didn't half feel vulnerable without being allowed to filter. Wouldn't like to be hit on my bike like shown in this video.

Andy

Actually, fuck it, while I'm on this soapbox....

I'm usually pro-skater. I firmly believe that skater should be able to use parks, sidewalks etc, and cities actually need to start thinking about incorporating skating as a valid transport mechanism. It's cheap, carbon neutral, provides exercise and creates almost no congestion.

Most skaters I know are awesome people, but these little scumbags give them a bad name.

CA lane-splitting rider here. I'm glad it is legal, and I'm glad I have the opportunity to decide whether and when I want to split lanes. If I feel a section of road will be unsafe, because of an often congested on-ramp for example, I can safely re-enter a lane and be a part of traffic. However in very congested/stand-still traffic, such as rush-hour or stop lights, I will gladly relinquish my spot in a lane and drive at a safe speed between traffic until I wish to or feel the need to reenter. I'm not saying it's safer in all situations, a la this video, but the choice should be there.

Anecdotal evidence from my experiences; I've been nearly cut-off more times while in a lane than between lanes. Of course I ride in a lane more often so it's not really a balanced comparison :]

End of the day; it should be up to the rider. It has to do with self responsibility, awareness of the risks involved and how to handle them.

(btw, I hate that they bring up asia....come of those countries don't even driver license requirements)

I smell traffic nightmare hell coming in the near future. Anything that reduces the traffic lanes is going to cause major headaches and nightmares for commuters everywhere. Worse yet, it'll mean spending extra time on the road way due to the increased traffic congestion.

I see no tailgating here. He has not been following the car long enough for one. It is clear that as the driver pulls up behind him, the guy in front taps his break and it looks like its a fairly congested line of cars. Well no one slams on their break in these, they generally try and adjust their distance by letting off the gas which is what the cam-driver here was doing. It is hard to see but cars infront of him may also have stopped, or maybe he hit something on the road and went to stop?

Not enough information, but I can safely rule talegating as the problem, if this guy stops in the road cause someone is on his bumper for less then 10 seconds then he would have been dead long ago.

I think it's that socialism works in other countries, and works quite well. While in the US capitalism has become very predatory, everyone is out to tie you up in confusing deals and contracts or hit you with hidden fees. There's almost no straight forward business being done when it comes to things that are considered "necessities" by most citizens.

Healthcare, every one says they are doing what they do to keep costs down...overwhelmingly your experience at the doctors office gets shorter and shorter, they order more tests that show nothing and you pay more and more. Most doctors, if you have even the slightest cause for a test, they are off the hook for frivolous tests....you should be able to trust the doctor to have your best interest in mind and not withhold information to earn themselves referral fees and what not.

Banking, just look at all the fees fiascos we've been having recently. Then look at the mortgage situation, they were filling out completely false paperwork in people's names and submitting it. Now they are coming to take your house, whether they have a right to do legally or not. They aren't so helpful with loans anymore either, you'll find it more difficult to get a reasonable loan (than say 7 years ago), despite all the federal aid and such they took in.

Phone, you have so many fees on cell phones and landlines. They used to toy with area codes and have "local long distance" areas that would change randomly over periods of time. I remember a friend of mine could walk across the street and make a no extra fees local call while at his house it was local long distance rates. It's equivalent to roaming on cell phones.

Internet, not only are they trying to pass laws to censor everything they rape you on most plans. You pay the same or more for less every year as they over burden their networks and never expand. Then complain about all the congestion like they weren't adding more people the whole time and it's YOUR fault.

Air travel, you get felt up, treated like a criminal, and you better have a smile on your face while this is all going down. Plus pay extra for your bags, use special containers, etc etc.

The idea of capitalism is great, but only when the companies can't leverage their monopolies or size to quit being competitive and become predatory. And we have predatory capitalism, where instead of offering the best possible services for the lowest possible prices, you get less and less as time goes on for the same money. Or they offer a "standard service" but it becomes more costly as times goes on for unexplainable reasons in many cases that usually end up being "Rising costs" but no one knows where or why they are rising.

Plus there's more and more barriers to entry for small businesses who only make enough to support their employees. New required licensing for a job they've never required licenses for previously, minimum insurance coverage for their work, minority ratio requirements if you are working on something that is receiving public funding.

And then we have outrageous requirements for jobs, such as 4 year degrees for jobs that even 10 years ago probably didn't have those requirements.

Rising education costs which pair up with the above point, making it even costlier to simply function in our capitalist society. Less apprenticeships and similar training programs to receive hands on experience under a working professional.

30 years, it's just become more and more complicated to do anything at all many times with no good reason for it being that way beyond allowing a small group of people to exploit everyone else.

@DrewNumberTwo:

She's not making it up. She's just not citing sources.

Five minutes of internet searching found me this:

"ACUTE TOXICITY

Chlorpropham is moderately toxic by ingestion (2). It may cause irritation of the eyes or skin (2). Symptoms of poisoning in laboratory animals have included listlessness, incoordination, nose bleeds, protruding eyes, bloody tears, difficulty in breathing, prostration, inability to urinate, high fevers, and death. Autopsies of animals have shown inflammation of the stomach and intestinal lining, congestion of the brain, lungs and other organs, and degenerative changes in the kidneys and liver (2)"

Breakdown of Chemical in Soil and Groundwater

Chlorpropham has some potential to contaminate groundwater because it is highly soluble in water and it has only a moderate tendency to adsorb to soil particles (3, 5). Chlorpropham adsorbs strongly to organic matter, so it is unlikely to leach through soils high in organic matter. Chlorpropham does not readily adsorb to montmorillonite or kaolinite clays (4).
Chlorpropham is subject to degradation by soil microbes. Photodegradation and volatilization do not readily occur. Increasing temperatures above 35 degrees C and increasing soil moisture capacity may increase volatilization (4). Soil half-lives from 35 days (3) to 65 days at 15 degrees C or 30 days at 29 degrees C (4) have been reported. Degradation rates are affected by microbial activity and soil moisture levels (4)."


/Pesticide Management Education Program.