Way back when I was learning to drive, the instructor kept a glass milk bottle on the floor. Each time you knocked it over, you lost five points for the day (you needed to pass the course to get your 'full' driver's license early in NYS at the time). This taught smooth driving, turns, starting, stopping, etc. You could go fairly fast, but needed to be smooth about it.
So, with that long preamble, yes, I think that the auto lane change is a bit abrupt. If the roads were snow covered, it probably wouldn't be a good idea, but then, using that in those conditions might not be wise, either.
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