What does THIS SIGN mean?

Do you know what this sign means? I believe most drivers do not. Or at least, most drivers believe the OPPOSITE of this sign.
This is a MERGE LEFT sign. This means two things:

  • The lane on the right is ending
  • If you are in the right lane, you need to merge into the left lane as soon as it is safe, but preferably before the lane ends.
  • I have driven in many states (Virginia, Maryland, DC{I know, not a state}, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, West Virginia). From my 20 years in driving (and at least 350,000 miles), I have found that, in practice, I have to take this sign to mean: If you are in the left lane, the guy on the right is going to just drive into the side of your car unless you do something
    Recently, near my home, I have witnessed twice, in the same week, people in the LEFT lane merging into the RIGHT lane under a MERGE LEFT sign.
    So I urge all drivers, to please, review your road signs. You aren't going to get those nice translations of what they mean under them anymore since road signs cost a million dollars per square inch to produce.

    Thank you

    I don't mean to relive an old post but WOW I know what you mean here. There is a stretch of highway near me in Ohio that an overpass was recently added to and the highway is two lanes each way with a turn lane in the middle ON THE OVERPASS ONLY, and these signs (albeit the opposite i.e. Left Lane Ends, Merge Right) are at each end where it goes back to single lanes. I have been witness to one accident, saw 6-8 close calls, and was nearly ran clear off the road on my Harley, all within this summer alone. Invariably 90% of the people driving on this section drive on the center line across the overpass apparently thinking they have the right of way because they are on this center line. The Dept. of Transportation then came along and added a second sign which says "Left Lane Ends" and STILL no one got it so signs were then added that say "Do Not Pass" but that only makes everyone race to the merge area to be in front. The sad thing is I occasionally see law enforccement vehicles driving in the wrong lane as well which just adds to the confusion; "Monkey See, Monkey Do."

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    I thought it was a sign to "lookout for the ladies up ahead"!