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I totally agree m'Lord.From a moral perspective, we all have a duty of care to one another on the road.
If I'm on the inside lane of the carriageway and see someone joining, I'll move to the middle lane.
If I can't because that lane is occupied, I'll try to accommodate him before he runs out of sliproad.
What I won't do is ignore his presence and leave it to the decency of the driver behind me to accommodate him at the very last second.
Sadly however, there are some who - either through incompetence or mean-spiritedness - do not share this approach.
The point I've been trying to make is that it's invariably not necessary for the driver on the inside lane to make any adjustments. For instance, let's say you're driving along on the inside lane at 65mph with nothing close in front or behind you, but the next lane is occupied by faster vehicles. As you approach the slip road you see a car on there travelling at about the same speed as you. You can see that it would be unwise to both maintain the same speed. Are you suggesting that you should slow to accommodate the driver entering the motorway? My understanding of ALL driving advice and guidance is that the driver on the slip road should adjust his speed to merge onto the motorway either in front or behind you, thereby causing the least inconvenience to other road users. Do you disagree with this?