From: alangbaker@telus.net   
      
   On 2013-12-16 16:51:18 +0000, Sancho Panza said:   
      
   > On 12/16/2013 10:03 AM, Daniel W. Rouse Jr. wrote:   
   >> "Arif Khokar"  wrote in message   
   >> news:eOYou.430003$B22.130265@fx01.iad...   
   >>> On 12/06/2013 01:50 AM, Dave Head wrote:   
   >>>> On Wed, 4 Dec 2013 17:06:27 +0000 (UTC), Brent   
   >>>>  wrote:   
   >>>>>> Keeping totally to the right, this stuff happens:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> 1) Everyone else that merges into traffic when entering such a roadway   
   >>>>>> does so at 45 mph.  You either have to brake, or move left anyway.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> They shouldn't be doing that. Fix this problem instead of creating   
   >>>>> another.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Yep.  But the only thing I have the power to do is to not get killed   
   >>>> by it.   The way to do that is to not be there - IOW, be a lane   
   >>>> over...   
   >>>   
   >>> You're not going to get killed by it.  IME, impaired mergers will not   
   >>> ram your vehicle when trying to merge.  They usually either fall in   
   >>> behind you or actually accelerate and merge properly if you remain in   
   >>> the right hand lane.   
   >>   
   >> Tell that to the thru traffic that SPEEDS UP to time it so they will   
   >> collide with the merger--forcing the merger to speed up themselves or   
   >> slow down and brake. If they were going faster than merging traffic,   
   >> they could have changed one lane to the left (two or more lanes in the   
   >> same direction).   
   >>   
   >> NO, I don't think forcing the merger to stop on the onramp is safe   
   >> driving on the thru traffic driver's part.   
   >   
   > Then you must have quite a time with the interval signals on the access   
   ramps.   
      
   Are they at the TOP of the ramp....?   
      
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