When a vehicle enters your blind spot and signals to merge, what should you do?

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When a vehicle enters your blind spot and signals to merge, what should you do?

When someone in your blind spot signals to merge, your main responsibility is to stay aware and make room safely. Keep your speed steady and avoid trying to block them. If there’s a safe gap, you can let them in by maintaining your distance or easing off slightly to create space, all while continuing to monitor your mirrors and blind spots. This approach reduces the risk of surprise moves and gives merging traffic a fair chance to enter. Driving actions that aren’t safe here include speeding up to block the merge, making abrupt lane changes to prevent them from entering, or stopping suddenly, as each of these can startle other drivers and lead to a collision. The key is to be predictable and courteous, allowing safe merges whenever possible.

When someone in your blind spot signals to merge, your main responsibility is to stay aware and make room safely. Keep your speed steady and avoid trying to block them. If there’s a safe gap, you can let them in by maintaining your distance or easing off slightly to create space, all while continuing to monitor your mirrors and blind spots. This approach reduces the risk of surprise moves and gives merging traffic a fair chance to enter.

Driving actions that aren’t safe here include speeding up to block the merge, making abrupt lane changes to prevent them from entering, or stopping suddenly, as each of these can startle other drivers and lead to a collision. The key is to be predictable and courteous, allowing safe merges whenever possible.

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