The "merge when you can" mentality that has predominated in the US is the major cause of this. If people would just go down to the merge point and then merge t

The "merge when you can" mentality that has predominated in the US is the major cause of this. If people would just go down to the merge point and then merge there wouldn't be an issue. It only leads to the perception of "cutting" when more idiots merge well before the natural merge point then logically where the lanes pinch back down.