This is a merge of 2 major east-west freeways, and was designed in the 1960s. It's a real PITA, especially if there are trucks. Not sure what she was thinking, but she wanted to get over to take the next exit. If I need to go downtown in the morning, I hop off at the last exit before the merge and take a large surface street that runs parallel to the freeway. It's actually faster most days.