>cooperation with other drivers is always the right thing to do Correct, including when the other driver may not have the strictly interpreted legal right of w

>cooperation with other drivers is always the right thing to do Correct, including when the other driver may not have the strictly interpreted legal right of way. You don't know if their vehicle is malfunctioning, or if the driver is malfunctioning, or if they are being overly aggressive or distracted on their phone. But most of the time, on an onramp to a highway, people on the highway in the lane that is being merged into need to be taking into account the potential conflicts due to people merging in from the acceleration lane. Acceleration lanes can be too short, other cars may not have the capability to accelerate quickly, other drivers may not be as confident, etc. So while technically, the onus is on people merging in, a more realistic rule is to take turns whenever congestion appears, even if you have right of way.