Pro tip for merging onto a highway

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is polite to move over or make space if possible, but PP is right, the merging car must yield. But I would not teach my teen to get up to highway speed on the on ramp. It’s often not possible to see oncoming traffic until you’re nearly at the merge point. Make sure there’s an opening, and then get up to speed as quickly as possible.

OP here. I also taught my teen driver to pick a spot to merge into and to accelerate (or decelerate, if need be) accordingly. This skill is also in short supply.

This is what you should do and it's a skill most drivers don't have. I know when I get to an on ramp where I'm going to merge in. Of course if a car moves, speeds up or slows down I have to adjust but I generally know where I'm going to enter the highway.

[Anonymous]

Valid point, OP, but in heavy traffic sometimes it's not possible.