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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

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. [/quote]

The fact that no one here seems to know this drives me crazy. Look over your shoulder and pick an open spot, then accelerate and move into it.

Its even more important with a short ramp with no merge lane. I used to merge from the GW Parkway onto Memorial Bridge every day, and soooo many people would run up to the front of the ramp and then slam on their brakes, leaving themselves no room to accelerate when an open spot does come. Look back, and if there’s no opening, stop at the back of the ramp, find a spot, and then accelerate into it. You don’t need as big of an opening if you’re at speed when you get there. People used to honk at me if I didn’t go all the way to the front to stop or slow.  :roll: [/quote]

Some crazy advice from pp. Don’t do it if you are merging onto 495 at that place. You have about quarter of a mile to merge. Stopping at the back of a ramp is insane. [/quote]

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