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A for me, although I'm already going the speed of traffic prior to merging. When I first started driving on the highway I use to do B, but it just seems too dangerous, at least here it is.
A for me, although I'm already going the speed of traffic prior to merging. When I first started driving on the highway I use to do B, but it just seems too dangerous, at least here it is.
Wouldn't B be the choice for Long Island and NYC parkways? But why would you ride the brakes on the entrance ramp? You're entering at a slow speed, right?
I do both depending on the highway. BQE merging: entrance and highway move at or below 20 mph no acceleration needed...
Doing anything besides A is completely moronic. I don't get the logic of merging onto a highway going 40 mph slower than the flow of traffic. Seems like people think "speeding" is the only threat, and think going slower than a ****ing snail is "safe".
I can understand doing B if the terrain is difficult or hilly/mountainous. But in a state as flat as FL it's stupid to do that.
The logic is the entrance ramp is short and the traffic congested. If you try to merge at speed on some highways you may have to slam on the brakes because there's nowhere to merge. A highway near my parents has a light at the end of the ramp, it's only red at certain high traffic times
You're merging onto a highway with a speed limit of 55mph. Do you:
A) Gradually accelerate and try to merge at around the speed limit
or
B) Ride the brakes for the entire entrance ramp, merge going 20mph slower than the oncoming traffic, then suddenly floor it once the highway
If you answered B, you'll feel right at home in Lexington.
A. Definitely.
I'm normally doing 90mph coming on to the motorway if it's quiet anyway! I love the acceleration and noise(unless I'm in my diesel) when flooring it. So addictive.
The logic is the entrance ramp is short and the traffic congested. If you try to merge at speed on some highways you may have to slam on the brakes because there's nowhere to merge. A highway near my parents has a light at the end of the ramp, it's only red at certain high traffic times
If traffic is congested, then the flow of the highway is slower to begin with. I thought we were talking about a scenario with free-flowing traffic. Even if the entrance ramp is short, with free flowing traffic I will accelerate quickly to the flow of traffic so I don't have a difficult time merging and become a pain in the ass to the people driving on the highway. Here in South FL, entrance ramps tend to be long so there's no excuse to not speed up to the flow of traffic.
I'm normally doing 90mph coming on to the motorway if it's quiet anyway! I love the acceleration and noise(unless I'm in my diesel) when flooring it. So addictive.
I drive about 90 mph if it's quiet also. Hell, I'll hit 100 a couple of times if I don't pay attention to how fast I'm going lol. I'd rather pay attention to the road than the speedometer though.
If traffic is congested, then the flow of the highway is slower to begin with. I thought we were talking about a scenario with free-flowing traffic. Even if the entrance ramp is short, with free flowing traffic I will accelerate quickly to the flow of traffic so I don't have a difficult time merging and become a pain in the ass to the people driving on the highway. Here in South FL, entrance ramps tend to be long so there's no excuse to not speed up to the flow of traffic.
You can have traffic that is congested but moving almost at the speed limit. I sometimes stop and wait and the end of the ramp if I can't see an opening. Some of those have stop signs.
I drive about 90 mph if it's quiet also. Hell, I'll hit 100 a couple of times if I don't pay attention to how fast I'm going lol. I'd rather pay attention to the road than the speedometer though.
I very rarely risk going over 100 mph. If you're caught, it's an automatic ban.
I've sat at 180 mph in Germany though whilst following another car! It was surprisigly smooth! The autobahns are great, and the standard of driving seems a bit better in Germany too.
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