The Zipper Rule
For a goodly while now, Germany have had what they call the Zipper Rule (actually, they call it the Reißverschluß, ‘cos they speak German over there).
The basis of this is that when two lanes are merging into one, or even two roads converge at an intersection, the RULE states that right of way alternates. Thus, when two lanes merge into one, they look like a zipper (or “zip” as we say).
Why oh why can’t we adopt this rule? With miscreants being shot if they flout this law?
Guess who got stressed this morning by some idiot pushing through, when it was clearly ‘my turn’ to converge?
May 1st, 2007 17:02
Well yes we do have that rule over here because we Germans love to have rules for everything. BUT - that doesn’t mean it works :-(.