It's always exciting to a) merge from Delta onto Beltline b) merge from Beltline onto Delta or c) be in the slow lane when other drivers are merging onto either.  If I'm driving "through" I always attempt to get in the left lane to leave room for merging traffic.  If I can't, I try to allow someone into the traffic lane from their "merge" position.  It's easy to do and doesn't cost me even a second in travel time.

Texting, talking, or other distracting actions, combined with lack of courtesy and, pardon by lack of PCness here, stupidity make driving far more adventuresome and dangerous than I'd like.  I am a "defensive driver".that means I'm paranoid.  I NEVER believe a turn signal.I think,  likely, there are a lot of deceased individuals who did.  When coming to a "green light" intersection I still look at the crossing traffic for some yahoo coming at speed.  In sum, I work hard to not crunch anyone else and to not be crunched. 

 The number of body shops in Eugene tells us something