Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
The queue in the open lane is only longer because of all of the people merging too early. If everyone merged at one point at the end, and you didn't get people deciding that 600m from the merging point is quite close enough thank you very much, then imposing their will on everyone else then the traffic would flow more efficiently

Sorry but I don't agree and dont think I ever will. The queue in the open lane is longer because of the people in the closed lane generally leave merging until the last second and some do it at speed. If everyone merged at the first sign or shortly after then the problem wouldnt exist. This is clearly illustrated when a vehicle blocks off the lane that is shut some distance before the blockage and the traffic clears much quicker as a result.