Its pedantic, but I think this is sublty different than what is being dicussed here. All over the US, there are situations where 2 lanes converge to 1 and drivers "take turns" merging. But I think the scenario that is being discussed is a little different, where there is 1 "working" lane and one "closed" lane, the thought process of drivers in the lane that they know is 'closed' up ahead is to merge early.
I wonder if cultures where queueing (like, in the grocery store) is not as common as in the US have this problem? I suspect not.
I wonder if cultures where queueing (like, in the grocery store) is not as common as in the US have this problem? I suspect not.