People Are Afraid To Merge On The Freeways In Los Angeles

I've been saying this for about 10 years:

Davis says in the absence of metering systems, simple politeness would go a long way toward thinning the sludgy traffic near on-ramps. But, letting people merge is helpful only if you don't slow down too much to do so.

"If you can do it without slowing down very much, that allows the driver who's entering to enter at a higher speed," Davis said. "If they have to crawl along waiting for an opening, they slow down the other vehicles on the freeway."

If you can safely move over a lane and allow a vehicle merge, that is even better, he adds.

They need to put merging on the driver's test. People literally don't know how to do it. I've spent years of my life at on-ramps just because some moron didn't decide to get in the other lane until his ended. It kills me.

I've been screaming about this to nobody in particular inside my car for years, and it's good to see your ideas validated, though it kind of doesn't matter at all.

UPDATE: Bonus points if you get the reference in the post title.