It’s simple really…find a lane that is ending, get in it and floor it.

Perhaps too simple a theory…let me explain. When a lane is ending, most people will preemptively merge into the lane which remains that is n+1 or n-1 lanes with respect to the merging lane. This leaves a void of cars ahead of you in the lane.

Meanwhile, the merge INTO lane is slowing down and getting backed up because the number of people populating it is increasing as drivers allow cars in front of them for the merge.

The net result is that the disappearing lane’s speed increases, whereas the valid lane’s decreases.

At this point you may be asking “well, what if nobody lets me in?” or “won’t the time I save speeding ahead of other people be lost by the time I have to wait to merge when I get to where the lane ends?” or something like that. The fact of the matter is, somebody will let you in, eventually, because stupid people exist to be abused. As for the benefits, I estimate that as long as you pass 5 cars in this process, you will have a 95 percent chance of saving time. Five cars is not alot of cars, so generally speaking, you will almost always save time this way.

Does this make you an asshole? Yes. Probably. Then again, assholes always win in the end, and if you enjoy being an asshole, you can enjoy the frustration that the people who preemptively merged are feeling as you passed them.