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  1. I don't mean to sound like a know-it-all, but may I suggest a small edit to this guide? As an American Driver and friend of a real-life trucker, merging traffic having the right of way is simply not the case almost every state. Merging traffic does not get the right of way, and is only allowed to merge onto a freeway or limited access highway when safe, that is, the traffic already on the highway does not need to yield. However, on the server, it is advisable to go left a lane if possible to avoid a conflict if both vehicles reach the merge at the same time. Below are applicable traffic laws from California and Nevada, which are in ATS right now, and for Arizona, which is the next DLC state. CA Law-- Entering Onto a Highway Vehicle code 21804 discusses the way drivers must enter onto or cross a highway. If the driver intends to enter onto a highway from a space of public or private property or an alley, the driver must yield the right-of-way to all closely approaching traffic already present on the highway. Arizona Law-- the merging traffic (ie: the traffic in the lane which is ending) must yield to the through traffic (A.R.S. 28-729). It is the merging traffic's responsibility to wait until there is an opening for their car to safely move into. The through traffic is obligated to stop or slow down to let traffic in *only* when they've have a reasonable ability to do so. Failing to allow a reasonable merge to happen is considered aggressive driving. It is the same as where a person purposefully attempts to prevent someone from merging or changing lanes where it would have otherwise been safe and legal (A.R.S. 28-695). Nevada Law--NRS 484B.263  Vehicle entering or exiting controlled-access highway: Duty to yield right-of-way.  The driver of a vehicle about to enter or exit a controlled-access highway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the highway whose proximity constitutes an immediate hazard and shall continue to yield the right-of-way to that traffic until the driver may proceed with reasonable safety. (Added to NRS by 1981, 863; A 1993, 1445; 2003, 350)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.322)
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