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LackingUtility t1_iwetlei wrote

Reply to comment by EthicalBribes in Curious about drivers merging onto the highway by EthicalBribes

One potential reason you encounter it more here than than in the Midwest is that our on-ramps may be shorter due to lack of room, so stupid drivers may not have enough time to figure out where to slide into in traffic and lack the courage to just flour it.

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gerkin123 t1_iwf07qq wrote

The BRRRR sound of maybe hitting the rumble strips because you can't merge is loud so it's better to be rear-ended by the car behind you trying to merge, too.

Can't say how many times I've been a couple car lengths behind someone getting on the highway, turn to look at the flow of traffic and then had to slam the breaks because the car ahead stopped.

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