- Feb 19, 2001
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Example: I hate it when someone merges (from 2 lanes over) to the lane next to you and you're clearly going faster. When they first merge, you're a distance away, but since you're going faster, by the time they end up in the lane next to you, you're in their blind. If they continue merging (some people want to merge as far left as they can ASAP), and since you're still at passing speed, they'll smack right into your side, or their rear half will smack your front half.
Well this happens sometimes and it usually results in a honk from my side. I admit I've done it maybe once too where I forget to check my blind (again) before merging the 2nd time. I always check my blind the first merge, but sometimes people don't pay attention to the car 2 lanes over. But I try my best to watch out for those situations because I know it happens.
Well 99% of the time this happens, the guy merging into the lane on my right is usually a more aggressive driver who's not signaling to begin with (and obviously not checking their blind spots). So I HATE it and my alert light turns on anytime someone merges to my right in a hasty fashion w/o blinkers where my car is within striking distance. It's sometimes a scare when they merge right NEXT to you and in your peripheral vision you just see a car get closer and closer (of course it hasn't happened where they slam right into you, but I've witnessed this on the highway once and I had to dodge flying tires and glass when 2 cars slammed into each other merging high speed).
Well this morning I saw the blind spot thing again. Some idiotic lady merges in front of me and I figure at my speed I'll pass her quickly. Instead she continues merging into my lane. I was watching her car to begin with since she looked sloppy, beater car, no signal. I honked but she forced me into the HOV lane.
Now when this happens, 99% of the time, the offender slips back into their own lane. Instead she looks around as I'm waving my hands like "dude watch where you're going" and stays in what was MY lane and essentially MY spot. What a douche. So I had to violate the HOV for a 1/2 mile stretch before I could find an opening to slip back into.
So please, use your blinkers when you merge and please check your blind spots. It helps everyone be more alert and it shows you care about others when you're merging and you're not just blindly going into a lane.
Well this happens sometimes and it usually results in a honk from my side. I admit I've done it maybe once too where I forget to check my blind (again) before merging the 2nd time. I always check my blind the first merge, but sometimes people don't pay attention to the car 2 lanes over. But I try my best to watch out for those situations because I know it happens.
Well 99% of the time this happens, the guy merging into the lane on my right is usually a more aggressive driver who's not signaling to begin with (and obviously not checking their blind spots). So I HATE it and my alert light turns on anytime someone merges to my right in a hasty fashion w/o blinkers where my car is within striking distance. It's sometimes a scare when they merge right NEXT to you and in your peripheral vision you just see a car get closer and closer (of course it hasn't happened where they slam right into you, but I've witnessed this on the highway once and I had to dodge flying tires and glass when 2 cars slammed into each other merging high speed).
Well this morning I saw the blind spot thing again. Some idiotic lady merges in front of me and I figure at my speed I'll pass her quickly. Instead she continues merging into my lane. I was watching her car to begin with since she looked sloppy, beater car, no signal. I honked but she forced me into the HOV lane.
Now when this happens, 99% of the time, the offender slips back into their own lane. Instead she looks around as I'm waving my hands like "dude watch where you're going" and stays in what was MY lane and essentially MY spot. What a douche. So I had to violate the HOV for a 1/2 mile stretch before I could find an opening to slip back into.
So please, use your blinkers when you merge and please check your blind spots. It helps everyone be more alert and it shows you care about others when you're merging and you're not just blindly going into a lane.