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WHITBY 668-8759 160 Wentworth St. E. OSHAWA 725-8709 j Great athietes, great business leaders, great politicians and others who have achieved a high lavaI of success in their endeavours ail have two things in common. One is the ability to observe trends and patterns and anticipate future events. The second is the ability to foster a team environment. Only lottery winners succeed without these two skills. Anticipation and teamwork - are also essentiai ta, being a great - accident firee - driver. Merging onte a highway or transfarring between the core and collecter lanes of Highway 401 provides an ideal exaniple of howv these two sills, anticipation and teamwork, work together te reduce the risk of an accident. In Ontario marge areas are clearly identified by "Lane Ends" and "Merge" signs as well as extra wide lana limes painted on the, road. Motorists in the through lane of the highway and thosa in the niarge lana both know that these two lanas are about te becoma ona, yet it is now uncommon te see motoristsf in the through lana block a merging maneuver. Somatimes this block is unintentional. Tha through motorist may not be paying anough attention to, what's ahead or assume that it is the entire responsibility of the merging vehicle te find an adequate gap. Frequently though, it seems the block is deliberate. Motorist accalerate te prevent the mergfing vahicle RANDY MCLEAN IS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WHO SPECIALIZES IN TRAFFIO SAFETY. tub. MoLean has reviewed thousands of individuai motor vehicle'accident reports and his close worklng relationships with police agencies, governments, safety associations, industry and the public, have given hlm a true overview of trafflo safety Ise, problems and solutions in Canada. from cutting inte "the r"' lana. Faced with a "Lana Ends" sign, the marging vehicle really doesn't have any choice in this matter. We should also remember that the geometry of the merga lame' generaily requires niergimg vehicles to travel at a slower spaad than traffic in the through lane. Consequently, mergimg vehiclesimust accelerate onte the- highway. Blocing a merge means forcing a merging vahicla ta sl1ow down abruptly and then attempt ta enter- the highway 'from a much reducad speed with very littla of the marge lana laft! This increased speed difféentiai significantly increases the potential for an accident. IT TAKES TWO TO :MERGE! Drivers in both lanes should adjust their speed to facilitate a safe merge. ýThe mïotorist in the through lane should attempt to create a gap. The driver in the merging lane should attempt to accelerate into an available. gap. On multilane highways motorists, in the through lane may aven maya into the passing.lana when safie to do so, this will'giva traffic entering the highway a free lane te merge into. A less common -but more dangerous merging error occurs when a driver in the passing lane movas into the curb lane just before or within the marge area.Th resuit is a 3 lana merge. This is particularly dangerous sinca tha merging motorist will be concentrating on traffic alraady in the through-curb lane and may not see the third vehile approaching from the far aide. THREE'S A - CROWD! There is generally no nead for a vehicle in the passing lane te move into the curb lane within tha merga area. ighway antrance and ait ranips are usually spaced far anough apart to allow this manauver te b. mada aftar the merge area without fear ofniissing your eit. The naxjt tima you'ra out driving'on a'highway watch how marges take place. 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