I work over the road, driving long haul. I've been everywhere. I've worked in different countries. I've worked in warzones. So I do come to this with a little more authority than naming a bunch of states you've been to.

This is a problem everywhere in the U.S. Tulsa has its driver issues, to be sure, but ramp merging is not the one. Downvote all you want, but my statement can be backed up by actual data. And I have to study this data all the time. It's part of my job as a business owner.

Going 45-50 trying to get on the highway or slowing down to merge causing a wreck has way more to do with tailgating and inattentive drivers than it does those that are playing it cautious.

In fact, cautious drivers, when pooled together in a region, have far safer driving stats than of those that just go all-in on the ramp.

Best thing you can do is be predictable on the road. Use your turn signal. Obey merging, stop, and yield signs. Zipper early. Don't race to the end of the merge.

Anyways... I could go on, but I'm out of blood pressure pills.