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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In DC only suckers lineup early for the merge.[/quote]

[b]This works until you get a ticket[/b] (they have stings sometimes there) or shot. [/quote]

The Park Police does this frequently at the GW Parkway exit onto the inner loop.  I've often wondered what the infraction is since it is not actually illegal to cross a solid white line.  If I am able to move into a gap just before the exit, what law have I broken?
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could be considered an unsafe lane change.  you'd have to fight it in court  with the word of a trained police officer,( who is a disinterestd 3rd party) who watched you do something possibly unsafe.  which could have caused an accident behind you.

remember the safe following distance is 2 seconds, or about 1 car length for every 10 MPH  so if the merglane is plugging along at 10mph and a gap of two car lengths opens and and you dive in,  you've now create an unsafe gap between you and the car in front and behind.  if you had to stop short and the car behind hit you,  you'd be at fault since you basically took away the rear cars safe stopping area by diving into the open gap.[/quote]

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