One time when I was driving to work, I was stopped waiting for a traffic light behind some other cars, and a guy in the opposite lane was waiting for a gap to turn onto a parking lot.
Traffic started moving, and I was about to go, but decided to stop and let the guy in first.
But from his perspective it looked for a second like I wasn't stopping. And that single hand movement that went from "fuck you" finger to "thank you" wave made my day.
Go towards the end of the zipper and put your turn signal on. I'll let you in.
Don't: go to the end of the zipper with the turn signal on and just follow the shoulder line assuming I'll let you in. You actually have to yield. If you use the shoulder because no one let you in right away and you couldn't be assed to slow down even a little I'll actively block your criminal ass.
I actually understand that one. It feels like going to the end is cheating, cutting they line. I used to do that until I learned it was bad for traffic and against design.
Probably because I've seen enough people get IN the ending lane just to zip ahead or people speed down the shoulder past where it ended.
For most of the world, that's positioned on the corner of the merging vehicle closest to the merge allower (?) vehicle, so... No.
In other words, if you're merging from behind, then you're passing on the right and giving no signal as to your intent. Both are citable offenses and will get your insurance to side with any other drivers you end up colliding with by being a dumbass. 😘