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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree it’s dangerous.

People in the right lane should [b]slow down[/b]... [/quote]

No, no, no!  If you are on the main road, please don't slow down to let someone in.  You have the right of way; take it.  If I am merging in, I want you moving at the highway speed so that I can time my own entrance.  slowing down to let me in is a major hazard to everyone in the road.[/quote]

This only works if speeding up gets you safely past the car merging and leaves some room behind you for the merging car. If speeding up just gets you closer to the guy in front of you and makes the person behind you speed up, too, then you haven’t shared the responsibility for a safe merge. This is 90% of what I see around NoVa / DC.

Slowing down a bit—while the merger speeds up—leaves space in front of you for the merger to come in safely. In 90% of situations in the rest of VA—except maybe Hampton Roads, this is what people do to safely share merging responsibilities.

Or better yet, if you’re nowhere close to needing to exit / turn, stay in the middle lane![/quote]

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