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My specific example is when two lanes are CREEPING up to the on ramp at a walking pace.
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Same here. I thought more of a permanent merge area which I encounter on my way home, not a construction zone, but at 6:15 pm on I-395S express lanes near the Pentagon traffic rarely exceeds 5 mph.
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There is ZERO benefit in forcing yourself right up to the barrier in this case.
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The benefits have been explained to you more than once
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It does not make the operation smoother, it increases the chance of a fuck up.
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Not in my experience, not in opinion of various people from Minnesota traffic engineers to German lawmakers.
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And my example #3 above is EXACTLY what happens every day on the road out of Boulder CO towards denver.
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OK, I'll remember not to try to drive there and stick to civilized areas.
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Either the driver of the semi was a d*ck and purposefuly blocked the merge, or, more likely, the driver of the white car, ignored the fact that the vehicle in the though lane was a semi and misjduged which gap he or she should have gone for.
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This is complete nonsense. Assuming that traffic is moving slowly, the car that seems to be doing it right, is the white sedan that merged where the traffic barrel began, though he/she still did it a bit early. This would be especially true in an urban area, where reducing backup length is extremely valuable.
Anyway, I think each of us has presented their his views clearly enough, I see no point in repeating myself or in responding to repeated arguments from anyone else, so I am not going to comment any more on this topic in this thread, unless someone says something really new.