[jims69camaro]

yeah, from the raritan south it's pretty much anything goes. right around where i live, exit 80, there is always heavy traffic for some reason. i know going southbound it goes from 5 lanes into 2, but people are aware of this and should be prepared to merge - yet they are completely clueless. northbound in that area actually opens up, but you get people trying to merge onto the parkway at 30 mph. i pass them in the right lane until i get the car up to speed, then i merge in front of them.

and those "seemingly" reasonless stops are in fact caused by the domino effect. one person in the middle, or left, lane will tap their brakes. the person behind them taps their brakes a little bit harder. and, you guessed it, the person behind them hits their brakes a little bit harder, until you have people crawling along or coming to a complete stop. and it all started with a little brake tap. it's true.