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[โ€“] Nougat@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you're passing a bunch of people, you are using the open lane to travel. By the time the lane you are in comes to an end, you then modulate your speed to match traffic in the slower lane, and merge. Because cars have brakes.

[โ€“] Fermion@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago

You need to start matching speed at the start of the signage for the merge. At that point it's no longer just a lane, it is a lane with restrictions.

You're not actually increasing total throughput by speeding ahead, you're only changing the order. The total throughput is determined by the flow of traffic after the constriction point. That flow is smoothest when drivers match speed.