Does anyone else refuse to move over for morons that don't know how to merge?

[dionx]

if they dont signal, i try to box them in. they are too lazy to acknowledge they want to merge so i make it so they cant. if they signal from the beginning, ill make an effort to slow down, speed up, or move to the other lane to better accomodate them.

 

[StageLeft]

I've little patience for them. I will slow down a bit or change lanes to let somebody in, but if they're at the end of their lane and they are still right beside me expecting me to move, I'm only going to if the alternative is an accident. i'd rather see them mash their brakes.

I also hate people who stop at the beginning of the merge lane if they can't get in, oblivious to the fact that they have a hundred yards of their own lane in which to match speed with the traffic. There is never ever a need to stop in a merging lane unless it's gridlock.

 

[Amused]

It is considered polite to move over or make room for traffic merging from an on ramp if at all possible.

episodic, it is people like you that cause people to slam on their brakes on on-ramps and cause accidents.

 

[oniq]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: oniq
I'll be the guy that crashes into your piece, takes you out of the car, and beats the fvck out of you for not being considerate to other drivers. How hard would it be for you to speed up or slow down so someone can merge on? You're supposed to share the road; they have no where else to go but onto the highway.

The person on the ramp is legally required to yield to people on the freeway. Persons already on the freeway have the right of way. Whether he is being "nice" or not is beside the point, he has the right of way from a legal standpoint and if someone merges and hits him it is the merging person's fault. Persons already on the freeway have no legal obligation to accomodate people who never learned how to guage speed and distance.

ZV

I could care less about legal obligation. What happened to being NICE? Yeesh. Sometimes its tough to get on because the onramp is like 50 feet and the highway starts. So instead of merging onto the highway at a decent speed, you'd rather have someone STOP, then go onto the highway starting at 0. Lovely.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: oniq

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: oniq
I'll be the guy that crashes into your piece, takes you out of the car, and beats the fvck out of you for not being considerate to other drivers. How hard would it be for you to speed up or slow down so someone can merge on? You're supposed to share the road; they have no where else to go but onto the highway.

The person on the ramp is legally required to yield to people on the freeway. Persons already on the freeway have the right of way. Whether he is being "nice" or not is beside the point, he has the right of way from a legal standpoint and if someone merges and hits him it is the merging person's fault. Persons already on the freeway have no legal obligation to accomodate people who never learned how to guage speed and distance.

ZV

I could care less about legal obligation. What happened to being NICE? Yeesh. Sometimes its tough to get on because the onramp is like 50 feet and the highway starts. So instead of merging onto the highway at a decent speed, you'd rather have someone STOP, then go onto the highway starting at 0. Lovely.

Exactly. And people wonder why road rage exists.

If you have room to move over and you see someone trying to merge, why not move? It's the polite thing to do and it keeps traffic moving smoothly.

Think about someone other than yourself, OK?

 

[OutHouse]

my dumbass neighbors wife was bitching about this last summer. she moved here from california and was griping that people in colorado dont know how to drive.

I asked her why and she said, "when when i get on the freeway, the cars wont merge to let me in" :Q

I tried to explain to her that YOU are the one that has to slow down and MERGE into the traffic. she didnt belive me and i had to print out the driving code from the Dept of Transportation drivers handbook and show her.

I agree with you. i get pissed when a car that is coming on the freeway automatically thinks they have the right of way and bull their way into traffic and causing me to lock my brakes. :| Dont people know what the word YIELD means?

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Citrix
my dumbass neighbors wife was bitching about this last summer. she moved here from california and was griping that people in colorado dont know how to drive.

I asked her why and she said, "when when i get on the freeway, the cars wont merge to let me in" :Q

I tried to explain to her that YOU are the one that has to slow down and MERGE into the traffic. she didnt belive me and i had to print out the driving code from the Dept of Transportation drivers handbook and show her.

I agree with you. i get pissed when a car that is coming on the freeway automatically thinks they have the right of way and bull their way into traffic and causing me to lock my brakes. :|

Californians have been taught through freeway shootings and other wild acts of road rage that it is better to be polite and let people merge than to be an @sshole and get shot.

As has been said before, who cares what the law says. This is a matter of being polite. If you have room to move over or the ability to change speeds a bit, why not do it and be nice? Not only is it polite, but you help keep traffic moving and stop pile-ups on on ramps.

No law says you must wait for everyone to get off an elevator before you enter, but it is known to be the POLITE thing to do.

 

[boyRacer]

i move over most of the time... but when i can't... them going 35-40mph at on ramp doesn't exactly make it easy for any of us.

 

[allisolm]

The ones I like even less are those who, after you have moved over to let them merge, then proceed to exactly match your speed so you can't get back to the right without either speeding or braking to fall in behind. Grrrr...

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: dionx
if they dont signal, i try to box them in. they are too lazy to acknowledge they want to merge so i make it so they cant. if they signal from the beginning, ill make an effort to slow down, speed up, or move to the other lane to better accomodate them.

Yeah you really show them. You're what, 21?

It is much easier for someone already on the freeway to judge speed and position of someone merging because they're in front of you. I would rather avoid an accident than be "right" and have $5k damage done to my car.

 

[dionx]

Originally posted by: Yossarian

Originally posted by: dionx
if they dont signal, i try to box them in. they are too lazy to acknowledge they want to merge so i make it so they cant. if they signal from the beginning, ill make an effort to slow down, speed up, or move to the other lane to better accomodate them.

Yeah you really show them. You're what, 21?

It is much easier for someone already on the freeway to judge speed and position of someone merging because they're in front of you. I would rather avoid an accident than be "right" and have $5k damage done to my car.

close i'm 22. perfect driving record.

anyways, by not signaling, i can always take the assumption that they were just using the onramp to get off on the next freeway exit (most california onramps are the same lane as the offramp). by them signalling, they take away any assumptions i had about what they wanted to do thus i adjust accordingly.

 

[Spamela]

i'll move over or speed up/slow down - it's just driving, not
some "loser gets killed" aztec game.

 

[Ryan]

No need to be a dick - I usually move over to the left lane so the right lane is clear for anyone to merge - it doesn't slow down traffic as much and saves alot of headache for the parties involved.

 

[johnjbruin]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: oniq

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: oniq
I'll be the guy that crashes into your piece, takes you out of the car, and beats the fvck out of you for not being considerate to other drivers. How hard would it be for you to speed up or slow down so someone can merge on? You're supposed to share the road; they have no where else to go but onto the highway.

The person on the ramp is legally required to yield to people on the freeway. Persons already on the freeway have the right of way. Whether he is being "nice" or not is beside the point, he has the right of way from a legal standpoint and if someone merges and hits him it is the merging person's fault. Persons already on the freeway have no legal obligation to accomodate people who never learned how to guage speed and distance.

ZV

I could care less about legal obligation. What happened to being NICE? Yeesh. Sometimes its tough to get on because the onramp is like 50 feet and the highway starts. So instead of merging onto the highway at a decent speed, you'd rather have someone STOP, then go onto the highway starting at 0. Lovely.

Exactly. And people wonder why road rage exists.

If you have room to move over and you see someone trying to merge, why not move? It's the polite thing to do and it keeps traffic moving smoothly.

Think about someone other than yourself, OK?

I totally agree wtih you. And peope wonder and ask WhyTF you need cars with 500 hp - simply because there are too many @ssholes that wont let you merge and expect you to go 0-65 in like 3 seconds and 80ft of space - i mean jeez - will you like die or something or lose a million bucks if you driving in the slowest fvcking lane slow down to 50mph from 65mph. If you want to drive at or above 65mph - move over to the fvking second or third lane from the left.

Plus when you have traffic like it is in LA - there is no way in hell you can merge onto a freeway at or above 65 with 20 other cars on the on-ramp.

You guys ever heard of the word - defensive driving techniques. Hell you guys not letting the other drivers merge is almost like OFFENSIVE driving.

 

[stev0]

Originally posted by: episodic
Can't stand morons that come down the exit ramp expecting you to move over and not merging. I hold fast - I've been nearly hit several times - but I refuse to freaking back down. Maybe these stupid ppl need a freaking wake up call. . .

I have the same additude, and because I'm in a truck I've got a bit more weight to shove around if need be

 

[Ness]

Maybe instead of being an overly offensive driver and a prick, you should get over in the middle lane if it is open and just let them over, because while it is their job to yield, being as asswipe doesn't help prevent wrecks. Driving isn't a fvcking game man.. there aren't enemies, it isn't "let's see who we can piss off", it's not a race, you don't get points for "holding your ground".

Why the fxck can't people just try and be courteous to others so that everyone gets to their destination just fine?'

Love people... love.

 

[cchen]

Originally posted by: episodic
Can't stand morons that come down the exit ramp expecting you to move over and not merging. I hold fast - I've been nearly hit several times - but I refuse to freaking back down. Maybe these stupid ppl need a freaking wake up call. . .

this is called road rage

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Ness
Maybe instead of being an overly offensive driver and a prick, you should get over in the middle lane if it is open and just let them over, because while it is their job to yield, being as asswipe doesn't help prevent wrecks. Driving isn't a fvcking game man.. there aren't enemies, it isn't "let's see who we can piss off", it's not a race, you don't get points for "holding your ground".

Why the fxck can't people just try and be courteous to others so that everyone gets to their destination just fine?'

Love people... love.

It encourages bad habits.

 

[Shawn]

That is why I always get out of the right lane when approaching an onramp.

 

[stev0]

Originally posted by: Ness
Maybe instead of being an overly offensive driver and a prick, you should get over in the middle lane if it is open and just let them over, because while it is their job to yield, being as asswipe doesn't help prevent wrecks. Driving isn't a fvcking game man.. there aren't enemies, it isn't "let's see who we can piss off", it's not a race, you don't get points for "holding your ground".

Why the fxck can't people just try and be courteous to others so that everyone gets to their destination just fine?'

Love people... love.

obviously, your one of the dumbfvcks that dosen't know how to merge

 

[CtK]

if they have there blinker on and just not tryin to cut me off ill them let in

the wierd thing is i see ppl drive on the shoulder just to merge but then drive the speed limit??
what is up with that??

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: oniq
I'll be the guy that crashes into your piece, takes you out of the car, and beats the fvck out of you for not being considerate to other drivers. How hard would it be for you to speed up or slow down so someone can merge on? You're supposed to share the road; they have no where else to go but onto the highway.

The person on the ramp is legally required to yield to people on the freeway. Persons already on the freeway have the right of way. Whether he is being "nice" or not is beside the point, he has the right of way from a legal standpoint and if someone merges and hits him it is the merging person's fault. Persons already on the freeway have no legal obligation to accomodate people who never learned how to guage speed and distance.

ZV

That won't keep him from "beating the fvck out of you for not being considerate."

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: iloveme2
That is why I always get out of the right lane when approaching an onramp.

No kidding.

Some of you guys here sound like complete dicks behind the wheel.


Lethal

 

[Ness]

Originally posted by: stev0

Originally posted by: Ness
Maybe instead of being an overly offensive driver and a prick, you should get over in the middle lane if it is open and just let them over, because while it is their job to yield, being as asswipe doesn't help prevent wrecks. Driving isn't a fvcking game man.. there aren't enemies, it isn't "let's see who we can piss off", it's not a race, you don't get points for "holding your ground".

Why the fxck can't people just try and be courteous to others so that everyone gets to their destination just fine?'

Love people... love.

obviously, your one of the dumbfvcks that dosen't know how to merge

... or one of the guys nice enough to get over or let other people over...

 

[NesuD]

Originally posted by: episodic
Can't stand morons that come down the exit ramp expecting you to move over and not merging. I hold fast - I've been nearly hit several times - but I refuse to freaking back down. Maybe these stupid ppl need a freaking wake up call. . .

Your an ass. It certainly is a lot easier for you to judge the situation that the poor slob on the ramp who has most times a limited view and is trying to accelerate making it difficult to correctly guage the speed of the vehicles on the e-way. There is a ramp that I use every day to merge into a frickin 3 lane road. The merge lane is shorter than my driveway and every few days there is always some idiot like you who makes a point of pacing the merging traffic and runs some poor slob into the shoulder. No soft grass here either just a concrete barrier. I make a point of staying out of the right lane whenever I am near an on ramp if at all possible and if I must be there I certainly have no problem adjusting my speed to accomodate a merging vehicle. People like you are a hazard. Keep on with what you are doing and you will end up a road rage poster boy. You forget that we all need to use the road so why do you have to be an annoying ass and intentionally try to put people into the grass?