When merging onto a freeway, which steps describe a safe merge?

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Merging safely onto a freeway means using the acceleration lane to reach the speed of traffic, signaling your intent, yielding to vehicles already on the freeway, and merging smoothly into an opening without disrupting others. The ramp is there to help you adjust your speed to the flow so you can enter confidently and safely. Stopping on the ramp to wait for a gap is not appropriate because it creates a hazard for following drivers and can block the ramp. Entering at maximum speed without signaling removes the warning other drivers rely on and makes it hard to fit into traffic safely. Weaving between lanes while merging disrupts the flow and increases the risk of a collision. Stay in the acceleration lane, speed up to match traffic, signal, wait for a safe gap, and merge in one smooth, controlled movement.