- Feb 19, 2001
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I know a lot of us are lazy and we merge without using turn signals. Hell I do it a lot, but wasn't the purpose of blinkers to indicate that you desire to merge? So many people just hit their blinker the second they are merging. I always thought that you signal so people understand that you want to merge. Then you proceed to check your blind spots and what not before actually going into another lane.
Well this guy merged right in front of me today on I-80 where the traffic was fluid flowing from Sacramento to Oakland and it was a bit annoying that I had to tap my brakes from getting a bit too close. Not only did he not signal, I bet he didn't check his blind spot because clearly there wasn't all that much room between me and the next car. Then he decides to merge out because the left lane is not as fast as he likes it and there seems to be just a tad bit of room in the middle lane for some weaving.
Of course he doesn't realize that there's just not too much room to weave and his best bet would be to stay in the left lane. By then I was beginning to pass him, and I got to his blind spot or so when he decided to merge back in with no turn signal. Seeing this I depressed my horn for the longest time while inching to the left shoulder to prevent a collision.
And guess what? He keeps MERGING IN while speeding up. Usually when you realize you made a bad merge where someone's in your blind spot, you GTFO and get back in your lane. Instead he keeps coming at me so I have to brake and ride on the line of the left shoulder for him to squeeze in front of me. Then he sticks his hand out of the window to apologize.
What a jerk. Somehow the middle lane decided to clear up right then (I guess everyone merged into the left lane) and I sped through to pass him while giving him the finger.
Well this guy merged right in front of me today on I-80 where the traffic was fluid flowing from Sacramento to Oakland and it was a bit annoying that I had to tap my brakes from getting a bit too close. Not only did he not signal, I bet he didn't check his blind spot because clearly there wasn't all that much room between me and the next car. Then he decides to merge out because the left lane is not as fast as he likes it and there seems to be just a tad bit of room in the middle lane for some weaving.
Of course he doesn't realize that there's just not too much room to weave and his best bet would be to stay in the left lane. By then I was beginning to pass him, and I got to his blind spot or so when he decided to merge back in with no turn signal. Seeing this I depressed my horn for the longest time while inching to the left shoulder to prevent a collision.
And guess what? He keeps MERGING IN while speeding up. Usually when you realize you made a bad merge where someone's in your blind spot, you GTFO and get back in your lane. Instead he keeps coming at me so I have to brake and ride on the line of the left shoulder for him to squeeze in front of me. Then he sticks his hand out of the window to apologize.
What a jerk. Somehow the middle lane decided to clear up right then (I guess everyone merged into the left lane) and I sped through to pass him while giving him the finger.