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This scenario is always tough, doing a blind spot/shoulder check is very important but taking your eyes off of the moving traffic in front of you is always a hazard.
The only solution i have ever come up with is to just let your spidie sense tell you if it is a good idea to take your eyes off of the traffic in front of you... then listen to it and if you don't think it is a good idea then just have patience and wait for a better opportunity to switch lanes when a shoulder check is safe to execute.
The only two car accidents i have ever caused where in this exact same scenario. Trying to be a safe driver and check my blind spot and then what do you know stop dead traffic for seemingly no reason.
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