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Originally Posted by schamp
I think the more common practice is that most people just kick it on the on ramp and figure there will be room, not really looking until time to move over.
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Best driving tip I ever heard was that a good driver never causes other people to speed up, slow down, or alter their course. That covers about 90% of situations that pi$$ me off.
I'll give people some leeway when they're trying to merge, especially when traffic is heavy and slow.
But it does really bug me when someone comes barrelling up the on-ramp completely oblivious, and at the end of the merge section suddenly realizes they have to contend with other cars. The idea of a merge lane is to get up to highway speed so you can enter traffic smoothly, not to get up to the highway at 70km/hr (40mph) and then decide what to do once the merge section ends. That causes accidents.
I'll move over if I have the room, but I'll do it in such a way that they realize I'm doing it because they're squeezing me out, and I'll try to make eye contact then go up ahead and move back into the lane. I don't get into aggressive stuff, but I want them to see they are forcing people out of their way.
However, if I am towing a trailer, you are on your own. I don't move over, I don't accelerate, and I sure as hell don't brake. I have pissed some people off when I'm towing, but ultimately it's their bad driving that is causing the problem and I'm not willing to start altering course with a truck & trailer because THEY can't be bothered to pay attention to what they're doing.