In article >, Nate Nagel wrote:

> I've found that often these slow mergers also merge early, which offers
> an easy solution to the whole problem - just stick your foot in it and
> use the acceleration lane to pass the slowpoke. Sure, they'll think
> you're a jerk but there's no safer place to be than in *front* of them,
> and it's less frustrating for you as well.

Around here they stay in the acceleration lane to the very end of it.

Had to merge early and then make it double moving into the middle lane
because of one today. He wanted to merge into 70-80mph traffic at 40mph.