In article >, Daniel W. Rouse Jr. wrote:

> Merging means that if the merging car is in front of you, yes, you must
> allow the merging car to merge in front of you. If the merging car is behind
> your car, then of course, the merging car must merge in behind you (and by
> extension, the car behind you must allow the merging car to merge in front
> of it).

Then you won't have trouble citing actual vehicle code. I know the IL
vehicle states nothing of the kind.

> Speeding up to block a merge is unacceptable--if one speeds up to pass, they
> must completely pass before the dashed line of the merge lane ends, and
> preferably before the solid line ends, or their pass was not done in safety.

Speed of those on the road should remain constant near the ramp.

> I've also encountered one idiot that chose to remain in my blind
> spot as the dashed line came to an end--neither passing nor backing off--and
> eventually forced me onto the shoulder or else a collision would have
> occurred. That car needed to pass or back off, not remain in my blind spot
> and outright block me. (Of course, the fact that I use the BGE side mirror
> adjustment meant that I saw that car, even though he was right where a blind
> spot would have been with a non-BGE side mirror adjustment.)

Did it ever occur to you to press your right foot down? He was probably
holding his speed constant so you can merge. I had driver just sit like
that out in front and to my right... then the light bulb went on. He
pushed the go pedal and merged at a higher speed. He then remained at that
speed and his tail lamps got smaller in the distance....