Georgia · Speed & Following Distance
You are driving in Georgia and reach a point where your road merges into another lane, and separately a different vehicle wants to merge into your lane from an on-ramp. Which behavior does the manual NOT recommend for handling merging traffic already in your lane?
- Adjusting your speed to allow the traffic to merge
- Changing lanes away from the merging traffic if possible
- Speeding up to close the gap and block the merging vehicle
- Adjusting your vehicle position to allow the traffic to merge safely
Correct answer
Speeding up to close the gap and block the merging vehicle
Why this is correct
The manual recommends changing lanes away from merging traffic if possible, or adjusting speed and position to allow safe merging — not speeding up to block merging vehicles.
Georgia Driver Handbook, p. 19