The correct way to merge in a construction zone?

Yeah, I think so too.

 

On a side note. I watched them yank 3 drivers today for not staying in thier lane going threw construction.
I hear it from my police officer nephew that there are lots of complaints. It works like this. They get complaints, they make thier presence known and start handing out those fines.

 

That's true. If just one person decides to not cooperate they screw it up for everybody on the road.

 

Following the law does not negate the fact that someone is acting entitled, rude, and dangerously.

It is entitled to obstruct the flow of traffic.

If you enter an intersection that you know you cannot clear then you are acting entitled regardless of what the color the lights are.

Likewise if you obstruct the flow of traffic in the through lane by cutting in right at the merge point when traffic has already merged into the through lane.

 

If everyone was taught from the start how to merge right when they got their license and make it part of the test we'd have a lot less backups but that will never happen.

 

wouldn't matter
People were taught
Don't drink and drive
Don't speed
Don't tailgate
Use turn signals

And we all see the results every day

 

If merging at the merge point is entitled, then when an extra lane is added like on an uphill section that allows traffic to flow when we are going slow. Anyone who uses that lane shouldn’t because it will end at the top and staying in it till the sign says lane ends in “ x amount of feet, merge right” would be entitled
The merge point is not the very last point where you hit the barrels. It is in fact the stretch of road leading to that point. This also brings to light the fact that many states are not using proper signs. As I pointed out before when they added signs that said use both lanes to merge point they also put up signs that said merge here with plenty of room for us to safely merge before the lane ended along with signs saying lane ends in x amount of feet.
You don’t ride along the highway and take the exit ramp right at the end barely missing guard rails, trees,dirt embankments or overpasses structures. But you also don’t drop off onto the burm a mile or 2 ahead because your getting off on the next ramp. Somehow we can seem to understand we can merge in a timely manner in a much shorter distance all day long and keep moving at ramps but can’t do it as we approach the construction zone.
If you think the actual point the lane ends and going any farther means hitting the barrels is the merge point I feel there is no hope for you.

 

You're missing my point.

Say you're sitting at a red light. Cross traffic is backed up, but in front of you is clear. As the light changes and you get a green light, cross traffic starts moving. Is it entitled to take your right of way or should you sit and wait?

Using all lanes to the merge point is not dangerous. Cramming into one lane forcing traffic to slow 2 miles before the merge point is. MIT Mathematics | Traffic Modeling

 

Here's something to ponder...

Say you're the guy riding in the lane that ends, pacing the guy next to you, playing traffic cop, holding everyone behind you up. What exactly do you think you're gaining by doing this? You're not getting through the mess any faster whether you let Karen in her minivan ahead of you or not, because you're still only gonna go as fast as the clown in front of you

 

Merging at the point where the lane ends is not entitled if that's what everybody is doing. Using the merge lane to pass a line of slowed or stopped traffic in the through lane is very much entitled.