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Old 03-07-05, 09:25 PM
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on/off ramps

I have been doing this for about 8 months and still am not sure what the proper approach is...

Every day on the way to work I have to ride over a major interstate overpass. This means crossing one on ramp and one ramp with no stop lights at them. When traffic is heavy it's always very hard to navigate. When the on ramp starts, I'm not sure if I should stay in the middle lane and have cars on both sides of me (all of them indignant, of course) or move all the way to the right, and then try to cross back over when the on-ramp divides from the main road. Both of these approaches feel awfully dangerous to me.

Any tips? Maybe the vehicular cyclists can help me with this one.
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