Zipper process
As a zippered or zipper system is called the road a kind of ranking in moving traffic . If two lanes are merged into one, the vehicles must alternate at the narrow point, similar to a zip , in order to keep the traffic flowing on both lanes.
Legal basis
The behavior in bottlenecks is generally regulated in the road traffic regulations of the respective country.
"If it is not possible to drive through one lane continuously on roads with several lanes for one direction or if a lane ends, the vehicles prevented from continuing to drive must be given the opportunity to transition to the adjacent lane in such a way that these vehicles move immediately before the start of the narrowing be able to alternate between a vehicle driving on the continuous lane (zip fastener method). "
"If, on roads with more than one lane for the relevant direction of travel, continuous use of a lane is not possible or not permitted, or a lane ends, the vehicles that are prevented from continuing must be given the opportunity to switch to the lane that remains initially in such a way that these vehicles can alternately follow a vehicle driving on the continuous lane (zipper system). "
Jurisprudence
Whether an obstacle in a lane already activates the zip fastener is disputed in German jurisprudence. In its judgment 12 U 4191/89 it is from the Court of Appeal affirmed Berlin, in the judgment 28675/11 334 C of the Munich District Court denied it.
acceptance
As before, many drivers try to classify themselves before the actual narrowing, which leads to avoidable traffic jams , because in this case the traffic slows down before the bottleneck and the situation can also arise that a road user who is already a vehicle cutting in has let drive into its lane, at the bottleneck (or in the case of further premature lane changes even before it) a vehicle has to leave its lane again. In a figurative sense, he let two (or more) zipper teeth pass. Compared with a real zipper, it becomes clear why this approach does not seem sensible and therefore also harbors a considerable potential for aggression. Increasingly, therefore, one sees traffic signs with a request to get into position only at the bottleneck. In many federal states, a solid line is set up in front of the bottleneck to prevent threading in too early.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Press release ( Memento of the original dated February 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Newspaper article
