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   Sancho Panza to Alan Baker   
   Re: Slower traffic: keep one lane left o   
   20 Dec 13 17:02:40   
   
   From: otterpower@xhotmail.com   
      
   On 12/20/2013 2:12 PM, Alan Baker wrote:   
   > On 2013-12-17 02:23:57 +0000, Sancho Panza said:   
   >   
   >>>>>> 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....?   
   >>   
   >> That lack of knowledge explains your comment.   
   >   
   > The fact that I made my point in the form of a question doesn't indicate   
   > a lack of knowledge.   
      
   The disingenuousness is not appreciated.   
      
      
      
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