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3 "I'M NOT THE JERK. I'M NOT JUMPING THE LINE. I'M JUST USING THE ROAD THAT'S AVAILABLE TO ME." 3 3 SUE:..WEST MICHIGAN DRIVERS TAKE NOTE - THIS GUY HAS A MESSAGE FOR YOU... ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE AN EARLY MERGER IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES... 3 3 BRIAN:..HE TURNED TO 24 HOUR NEWS 8 HE TURNED TO 24 HOUR NEWS 8 AFTER AN AGGRESSIVE LANE BLOCKER NEARLY RAN HIM INTO A WALL... TARGET 8 INVESTIGATOR SUSAN SAMPLES HAS THE STORY ALL NEW AT 6. 3 3 "I'M SORRY IF ANYONE THINKS I'M THE JERK FOR USING THE OPEN LANE.."NO DOUBT ANDREW ANGLIN GOT CALLED JERK - OR WORSE - BY THE VIGILANTE LANE BLOCKERS WHO TRIED TO CUT HIM OFF THIS WEEK WHEN HE FAILED TO GET OVER RIGHT AWAY FOR A LANE CLOSURE ON 131 NEAR GRAND RAPIDS. "THE SEMI HE WAS REALLY GONNA FORCE ME INTO THE WALL.. HE WAS REALLY AGGRESSIVE ABOUT IT."SO - A FRUSTRATED ANGLIN SHOT US A DESPERATE EMAIL... 3 "I DID.. BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW.. MORE PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT WE CAN USE BOTH LANES..." USE BOTH LANES UP TO THE MERGE POINT? WE CAN? WE SHOULD? 3 "CAR DOOR SHUTS" WE TOOK A RIDE WITH MDOT TO FIND OUT. "IT'S NOT MICHIGAN LAW THAT YOU HAVE TO MOVE OVER IMMEDIATELY ONCE A BACKUP STARTS.." NOT MICHIGAN LAW... BUT MDOT CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER NATE VANDRUNEN SAYS DRIVERS HERE áDOá TEND TO GET OVER AS SOON AS THEY CAN - AND GET MAD AT THOSE WHO DON'T. "IT'S DEFINITELY A VERY STRONG MINDSET THAT PEOPLE HAVE AND THE ZIPPER MERGE IS A MAJOR CHANGE IN MINDSET."THE ZIPPER MERGE... IT'S WHAT ANDREW ANGLIN WAS TRYING TO DO.... AND IT'S A TECHNIQUE OTHER STATES ARE PROMOTING HEAVILY "WE'RE GOING TO THE ZIPPER MERGE.. THE CORRECT SAFE AND POLITE WAY TO MERGE WITHIN CONSTRUCTION ZONES." IN A ZIPPER MERGE - DRIVERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO USE BOTH LANES UP TO A SINGLE MERGE POINT AND THEN TAKE TURNS MERGING INTO THE OPEN LANE... LIKE A ZIPPER.. 3 "SO THE NUMBER ONE GOAL IS REDUCING THE QUEUE LENGTH OR THE LENGTH OF THE BACK UP.." IT'S ALSO SAFER - BECAUSE IT HELPS TRAFFIC FLOW AT A MORE CONSISTENT SPEED... "EVERYBODY STAYED MOVING.." MDOT CLEARLY DESIGNATES CERTAIN ZIPPER MERGE SITES - LIKE THIS ONE ON EAST 96 WEST OF LEONARD... BUT THE AGENCY SAYS - IF IT'S NOT A CLEARLY MARKED ZIPPER ZONE - DRIVERS SHOULD MERGE WHEN IT'S SAFEST BASED ON TRAFFIC FLOW. WHAT THEY SHOULD NEVER DO - IS TRY TO TAKE THE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS BY BLOCKING THE OPEN LANE. "I WAS A LITTLE PUT OFF AND I WAS ALSO PUT IN DANGER.. NOT ONLY SLOWED DOWN BUT PUT IN DANGER.." . 3 SUSAN:..FORTUNATELY - HE AVOIDED THE LANE BLOCKERS.MDOT STOPPED SHORT OF ADVISING DRIVERS TO ALWAYS ZIPPER MERGE - IF TRAFFIC IS LIGHT AND FLOWING AND SIGNS DON'T TELL YOU TO USE BOTH LANES - YOU CAN GET OVER RIGHT AWAY.BUT MDOT ALSO SAID - ANGLIN...