Sometimes on a road, two lanes will merge into one lane. The lanes merge where the broken lane lines stop. It's important to make sure that all vehicles from both lanes have plenty of space in which to merge safely. The instructions in this section show you how.
The best way to merge is like a zip – where a vehicle from the left lane goes and then a vehicle from the right lane goes, and so on. As you merge, let one vehicle from the other lane go first, and then go.
Some roads have a merge lane to help vehicles that have turned onto the road join the traffic flow.
If you are in a merge lane at an intersection:
Freeway on-ramps are similar to merge lanes. When using an on-ramp to enter a freeway:
When using an off-ramp to leave a freeway: