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@walm
Dammit - that is the best use of available road space and it is bad driving NOT to use that empty lane.
When the lights change driving nodders are usually pretty slow on the uptake so big gaps open up between them.
So it is far more efficient to have two lanes before the lights which merge into one after the lights.
You get WAY more cars through each light-cycle that way.
It's not "bullying" back into the main lane, it's called merging.
Why do you think they end the bus lane????