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According to Canadian traffic law, merging traffic and traffic flow have the same right of way. Those in the main traffic flow must attempt to make space, and merging traffic is required to be going the posted speed to make merging easier. You are not allowed to stop in a merge lane except in extreme circumstance. A merge is NOT the same as a yield.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Some traffic will always be through-traffic. A "thru lane" keeps those folks moving at a constant speed, while other lanes handle the craziness of exiting and merging.
Not looking in blind spotAdded: Not matching your merging speed to the speed of the traffic already on the road.
You should accelerate to the same speed as the traffic in the lane you are merging into. Then adjust as needed when you are safely in the travel lane. (Entering from the left may mean you are entering the fastest lane of travel, and you also may not have a clear view of traffic directly alongside you.)
Watch the traffic on the major road and match your speed to be the same. Adjust your speed then to fit in-between vehicles on the road. Enter just the nearest lane until you have accustomed yourself to the traffic and it is clear to overtake in the next lane.
A short lane at the end of an entrance ramp that allows entering traffic to build up speed, before merging in to into main travel lanes.
Get your vehicle up to traffic speed, before attempting to merge. Look over your shoulder and in your mirrors, to make sure that you aren't going to hit anyone. Merging is much easier when you are going the same speed as the traffic that you are trying to merge into.
The first thing that is necessary to enter an expressway is to get on the on ramp. At this time, you should speed up the car so that you can enter traffic at their current speed. Then put on the blinker and move into a lane when able.
You should use the acceleration lane of the free way to come up to matching speed of the traffic flow on the highways. If traffic is flowing steadily at 65-70 mph, you should merge at that speed. You never want to reduce your speed on the highway unless circumstances require you too (emergency vehicles, disabled vehicles, construction zones, etc_.
As close to the posted speed limit as possible.
Merging situations involve maneuvers in which one driver must adjust his or her speed and position.