Try this next time your merging lanes..

[platinumike]

Next time you are merging lanes be it in the city or on the highway. Try merging into the other lane without your tires running over any of the imbeded reflectors on the road. I think I've done it maybe 1/10 times or so.

 

[chibichanman]

That's a pretty good way to make other drivers wary of your driving abilities....

 

[jdini76]

uh is this a game? I don't think I will be playing.

 

[2Xtreme21]

That's also a pretty good way of getting yourself killed. I think the last thing I'm worrying about when changing lanes, especially when there are a bunch of cars around you, is whether or not I'm going to hit the reflector on the road.

 

[Baked]

Fvck the dividers.

 

[Canai]

Originally posted by: chibichanman
That's a pretty good way to make other drivers wary of your driving abilities....

:laugh:

 

[mundane]

I thought you were going to suggest actually matching speed with the lane you wanted to enter. That'd be a novel idea. Oh and add turn signals to the equation and you have a real challenge!

 

[SonnyDaze]

I've tried it while changing lanes on the interstate at 80mph....brrrrrppppp. Didn't make it.

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: jdini76
uh is this a game? I don't think I will be playing.

QFT, some dumbarse almost sideswiped me trying to change lanes last night.

PSA: Check your blindspots people.

 

[2Xtreme21]

Originally posted by: diegoalcatraz
I thought you were going to suggest actually matching speed with the lane you wanted to enter. That'd be a novel idea. Oh and add turn signals to the equation and you have a real challenge!

QFFT!

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: Ktulu

Originally posted by: jdini76
uh is this a game? I don't think I will be playing.

QFT, some dumbarse almost sideswiped me trying to change lanes last night.

PSA: Check your blindspots people.

PSA: Dont drive in peoples blindspots.

 

[platinumike]

its not like you are going to crash the car in the process of doing this. It may look a lil awkward from the other drivers view though.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Real men don't change lanes. They conquer them!

 

[Jack Ryan]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21

Originally posted by: diegoalcatraz
I thought you were going to suggest actually matching speed with the lane you wanted to enter. That'd be a novel idea. Oh and add turn signals to the equation and you have a real challenge!

QFFT!

For bonus points, yield properly!

 

[Jack Ryan]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: Ktulu

Originally posted by: jdini76
uh is this a game? I don't think I will be playing.

QFT, some dumbarse almost sideswiped me trying to change lanes last night.

PSA: Check your blindspots people.

PSA: Dont drive in peoples blindspots.

PSA: Check your blindspot. You want to move into someone else's lane. Just freakin check already.

 

[DaShen]

I don't want to drive anywhere near you dude.

Too many young people whose parents bought them sports car who think that they are God's gift to the road and that they have better driving abilities than the "average" person. Guess what, unless you are Mario Andretti, you aren't likey to be all that good at driving even if you think you are.

I have a good friend who thinks he is a great driver, and he used to speed and do crazy turns and stupid stuff on the road. He has had more accidents and problems than the average driver. I, on the other hand, have never had an accident and I am a decent driver, but I have no pretense that I am some awesome driver just because I play Grand Turismo every once in a while.

 

[Kirby]

If you spread it out between several dividers, I don't think it'd be a problem.

 

[mundane]

Originally posted by: DaShen
... I, on the other hand, have never had an accident and I am a decent driver, but I have no pretense that I am some awesome driver just because I play Grand Turismo every once in a while.

I have yet to get the Mushroom Start to work with my CRV :frown:

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: diegoalcatraz
I thought you were going to suggest actually matching speed with the lane you wanted to enter. That'd be a novel idea. Oh and add turn signals to the equation and you have a real challenge!

Signalling is for newbies - 15.5 year olds on their learners permit! Actually, from the number of BMWs around here that never use them, I almost think they might be an option on the car...

 

[cyclistca]

Real life is not a video game.

 

[d3n]

Popular here is merging with brake lights on. Fun for all.

 

[MaxDepth]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
I've tried it while changing lanes on the interstate at 80mph....brrrrrppppp. Didn't make it.

No, I saw you from the other lane. You made it.

That sound must have been the result of the three chili cheese burrito combo dinner from Taco Bell.

 

[spidey07]

It's pretty easy. I Do it every day for fun.

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: platinumike
Next time you are merging lanes be it in the city or on the highway. Try merging into the other lane without your tires running over any of the imbeded reflectors on the road. I think I've done it maybe 1/10 times or so.

I do that all the time when I switch lanes on trips from Chicago to Rapid City. I almost never miss. Maybe they're spaced farther apart out here.

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
That's also a pretty good way of getting yourself killed. I think the last thing I'm worrying about when changing lanes, especially when there are a bunch of cars around you, is whether or not I'm going to hit the reflector on the road.

When you and the car you're about to pass are the only ones on the road it isn't exactly dangerous. The only difference between that and "normal" lane changing is when you decide to move over. You don't have to do it any faster/slower. It's exactly the same.

 

[randay]

i dont live my life 10 seconds at a time.