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[bigben]

Got to confess, on a 4 lane road (2 lanes in both directions) I stay in the right lane. If there is a 6 lane road (2 lanes both directions), I drive at the posted speed limit in the center lane. While some may complain about this and after 60k+ miles of driving in all lower 48 states, I find it the safest place to drive (at the posted speed limit). Takes the mergers out of the equation at on ramps and junctions. However, I also understand I will be passed on the right. On occasion, I've gotten the 1 fingered high sign. That high sign rolls off me like water off a duck.

PS: in a merge lane about 53k miles ago, I had an elderly gentleman drive down the side of our first coach. I had done everything right and the other driver was cited for fairly to yield in a merge zone. Didn't matter at that point the damage to both our coach and toad was done. To this day, I try to decrease the odds of a repeat by staying away from merge lanes as much as possible. And before anyone starts, DW and I both are 70ish - in other words approach elderly ourselves.