Late Mergers/Lane Changers: Do You Let Them In?

[boyst]

On 7/16/2023 at 10:09 AM, Gugny said:

I spent over six years commuting ~120 miles/day (round trip) to the capital region from the north. 
 

I think the worst drivers are from Vermont because they absolutely REFUSE to use the right lane. They get into the middle lane, pass NO ONE and will not budge. 
 

NJ drivers are aggressive, but they follow the rules of the road. Same with drivers from downstate NY/NYC. 
 

PA drivers are aggressive, but also irresponsible and selfish, I.e. passing on the right. 

 

And anyone driving an Audi, regardless of state, drives like an #######. 100% of them. 

Funny you say this. NC drivers are summed up earlier in the thread in a way.  They're distracted and slow. They drive all lanes at the same speed. They respect the laws and get pissed at.not using blinkers for 5 minutes & driving but drive like old betties. They won't get out of the lane if they're backing up traffic. NY, PA, NJ... Pretty much anyone from the North East owns drivers down here. Texas, Maryland, Michigan are often the fastest drivers I see here. 

 

Driving the Autobahn then coming home to drive here will make you infuriated. You just stay clogged up and the Germans tell me it is so easy to drive here because "you don't have to pay attention.". 🤮

 

I've seen cops pull over people backing up traffic in NY. It's glorious. Wish they would here.

[DrDawkinstein]

I was in a lane that had cars zipper merging into it on I-20 here in Atlanta. Everyone was being good about going every-other car. But when it came time for my turn to let a car in, the merging car in question had a huge Miami Dolphins decal taking up the entire back windshield.

 

I crept up and locked onto the bumper of the car in front of me and didnt let the Dolphins fan in. When I got next to him he had the window down, flipping me off and yelling, I rolled my window down and yelled "GO BILLS!". Dude just started laughing, shook his head, and backed off and got in behind me.

 

Worth it.

[BuffaloBill]

On 2/24/2023 at 11:13 AM, WhoTom said:

In the situation shown above, where the other car is in the wrong lane and wants to quickly get into a turning lane, it depends whether the other driver is being polite or being an a-hole. (I voted "depends on my mood" because that was the closest option. I suppose my mood affects my interpretation of their actions, to an extent.)

 

But when a lane is ending, say in a construction zone, I let the late mergers in because it's better for traffic flow to keep all available lanes occupied for as long as possible.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/us/why-last-second-lane-mergers-are-good-for-traffic.html

 

 

 

 

Exactly all of the above^^^

On 2/24/2023 at 5:48 PM, ExiledInIllinois said:

WTF is that leaking all over highway? It's China, gotta be benzene or something:

 

 

 

That’s a driver who is simply asking to die or to kill someone else.  If you intentionally stop in an active lane of highway traffic you are an idiot.

[Just Jack]

On 7/17/2023 at 3:37 PM, boyst said:

 Texas, Maryland, Michigan are often the fastest drivers I see here. 

 

I was in Houston last summer for work, came to the conclusion there are three types of drivers on the highways there...

1) Those that go 10 MPH under the speed limit

2) Those that stay right at the speed limit

3) Those that are auditioning for NASCAR

 

 

[Fr. Jerk]

Get in where you fit in, ya dig?

[mjd1001]

If someone is driving like a total idiot, won't let them in. In every other case it depends....

 

Big truck or SUV? Nope, not letting them in.  Car? probably letting them in.  Its not that I'm someone who hates Trucks and Suv's.....just if I'm going to let someone cut in front of me, its not going to be someone driving a 6 foot tall wall that blocks my visibility of what is going on 2-3 or more cars in front of me.  A car I can see above, around, or through much better than a huge truck/suv.

Edited July 25, 2023 by mjd1001

[ExiledInIllinois]

5 hours ago, mjd1001 said:

If someone is driving like a total idiot, won't let them in. In every other case it depenes....

 

Big truck or SUV? Nope, not letting them in.  Car? probably letting them in.  Its not that I'm someone who hates Trucks and Suv's.....just if I'm going to let someone cut in front of me, its not going to be someone driving a 6 foot tall wall that blocks my visibility of what is going on 2-3 or more cars in front of me.  A car I can see above, around, or through much better than a huge truck/suv.

Same with semis or big trucks.  Last thing I need is a stone on the windshield!

[Nextmanup]

On 7/24/2023 at 4:54 PM, mjd1001 said:

If someone is driving like a total idiot, won't let them in. In every other case it depends....

 

Big truck or SUV? Nope, not letting them in.  Car? probably letting them in.  Its not that I'm someone who hates Trucks and Suv's.....just if I'm going to let someone cut in front of me, its not going to be someone driving a 6 foot tall wall that blocks my visibility of what is going on 2-3 or more cars in front of me.  A car I can see above, around, or through much better than a huge truck/suv.

It's getting to the point where most vehicles on the street are moving walls.  

 

It's completely absurd.  Cars should be getting smaller, lighter, and more economical.

Instead, we are right back to the 1950s with these land barges that weigh ungodly amounts of weight....create huge mismatch problems in vehicle on vehicle accidents (if they hit a smaller vehicle) and they are often huge blockers of vision.

 

All, MOST OF THE TIME, to get 1 person from here to there only.

 

Only in America....literally.