New law I missed??? Merging traffic?

[Industrial Toys]

Not sure how my Boyscout comment ended up on this thread.

Kills me that the modern way of thinking is all about "Educating" the masses. I believe that THINKING is a learned and practiced undertaking. If people could do that, so much "simple" Education would not be necessary. I really wonder how so many people make it through life. Sure, as long as they are mindless consumers and pay their taxes, maybe that's all that matters.

 

[Jstpssng]

I agree on need for reeducation of clueless mergers.

You and I will never agree on the rest, but that's OK. The day that we aren't free to express our viewpoints on a subject is the day that I leave.

 

[Jstpssng]

Not sure how my Boyscout comment ended up on this thread.

Kills me that the modern way of thinking is all about "Educating" the masses. I believe that THINKING is a learned and practiced undertaking. If people could do that, so much "simple" Education would not be necessary. I really wonder how so many people make it through life. Sure, as long as they are mindless consumers and pay their taxes, maybe that's all that matters.

I think that "autosave" does that sometimes.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Maybe boyscouts will soon have a merging merit badge?? Lol

I'm glad they are replacing "merge" signs with "take turns" signs, but people still dont follow them.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Maybe Transgender Lanes. Would not surprise me in this Province!

 

[paulfun9]

I do not see why it needs to be complicated if everyone does what they should be doing. I'm in right hand lane, car, truck, bus, plane wants to merge, they can do it AFTER I pass, IF there is room and time to get into the right hand lane. If there isn't time, HP, or skill set to merge, stay home.

The make everyone move left is ridiculous, and isn't about courtesy. People don't know how to drive to begin with - everyone moving a lane left so a on ramp vehicle can enter traffic is unnecessary and just plain dumb. Each lane holds their lane, merging traffic merges as an opening allows. If there is no opening wait until there is one. End of story, case closed. Problem solved. Next case!:confused3:

I can see a point buried in there, I think!

Often I see people cruising in the right lane at a snails pace all of a sudden jump into the left lane and force all the traffic to hit the brakes because they themselves don't know how to adjust for the traffics pace. Probably why they think there is a need to let those merging onto the road have nan empty lane.

How many have had to Hit the brakes on the highway because some dummy cut into the left lane at 15 to 20 MPH below the traffics pace just to let someone merge onto the highway, then the two dingbats ( merging car driver and the lane shifter) run side by side for miles on end because they aren't smart enough to separate and let the lane shifter back into the right.

Please remember if the traffic in the lane beside you is traveling faster, then you need to MERGE into it at the speed they are traveling. Not just jump in and slow everything down because you want to be nice.

 

[Dftodd]

I can see a point buried in there, I think!

Often I see people cruising in the right lane at a snails pace all of a sudden jump into the left lane and force all the traffic to hit the brakes because they themselves don't know how to adjust for the traffics pace. Probably why they think there is a need to let those merging onto the road have nan empty lane.

How many have had to Hit the brakes on the highway because some dummy cut into the left lane at 15 to 20 MPH below the traffics pace just to let someone merge onto the highway, then the two dingbats ( merging car driver and the lane shifter) run side by side for miles on end because they aren't smart enough to separate and let the lane shifter back into the right.

Please remember if the traffic in the lane beside you is traveling faster, then you need to MERGE into it at the speed they are traveling. Not just jump in and slow everything down because you want to be nice.

That side by side crap is common on the four lane (non interstate) roads around here. Then when someone starts honking at the idiots to quit lollygagging, they act surprised and start pointing at a speed limit sign.

I have people match speed with me when I'm in my service truck. When I slow down, they slow down, when I speed up, they speed up. Usually the truck hugging the yellow line will crowd them enough to where they get a clue and move on.

 

[Jstpssng]

That side by side crap is common on the four lane (non interstate) roads around here. Then when someone starts honking at the idiots to quit lollygagging, they act surprised and start pointing at a speed limit sign.

I have people match speed with me when I'm in my service truck. When I slow down, they slow down, when I speed up, they speed up. Usually the truck hugging the yellow line will crowd them enough to where they get a clue and move on.

We have several truck lanes on my way home, with "slower traffic keep right" signs to instruct people how to use them. Too often people think it means "speed up 20 mph so that nobody can get by you; then resume poking along at your casual, 10 below the speed limit pace once the lane ends. Sometimes I feel like I'm the last car in line as the green flag goes down, watching people take off as they approach those hills.

 

[Dftodd]

We have several truck lanes on my way home, with "slower traffic keep right" signs to instruct people how to use them. Too often people think it means "speed up 20 mph so that nobody can get by you; then resume poking along at your casual, 10 below the speed limit pace once the lane ends. Sometimes I feel like I'm the last car in line as the green flag goes down, watching people take off as they approach those hills.

Had someone do that the other day to me as well. Was in the shops f250 diesel which is a rocket though. Couple were sleeping in the hammer lane so I went to go around. As soon as I got even with them, they decided they needed to race.

So I let them go by. Then they proceeded to sleep on the hammer lane again. Cruise was set at 73. They would pass me then I would slowly gain on them again. The second time I went to go by them they sped up. I put the peddle to the floor and went around them. Then proceeded to get stuck behind some slow moving tractor trailers for about 10 miles. As soon as they had an opening, they would try to pass, and I would step on it again and get "stuck" behind a slow moving tractor trailer.

They must have gotten the point. After about 10 miles I let them go by me, and never saw them again on that trip.

 

[paulfun9]

Simply said at this point in time I think it would take an act of god to teach people to understand that the left lane isn't thier personal roadway and they need to let traffic past them by moving over. I see it all the time at all speeds the car leading thinks because they are moving slightly faster than those in the right that they are fine when in reality they are holding 100 vehicles at bay that all want past them but cant find the room but are simply not aggressive enough to tighten up on the slow poke enough to scare them, or the person is simply having a wonder full conversation on their phone while they waddle along totally oblivious to the fact they are the one who knows nothing about how to drive when everyone in the back finally gets an opening long enough to get around them I the right lane they look astonished and upset that anyone would dare pass them on the right especially when as it usually is its a tight pass.

Its really simple folks if cars are pilling up behind you and the traffic in front of you is pulling away get out of the left lane and let everyone pass!