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EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON ON LEGAL CONDITION THEY SIGNAL FIRST, IN ADVANCE.
Nobody is required to get permisssion from anyone else to make a lane change. Nobody has any authority whatsoever to GIVE permission to anyone else to make a lane change.
BY LAW, THE LANE-CHANGE SIGNAL IS A WARNING: RESPECT IT, AND GET OFF THE GAS, DON'T "BLOCK" OTHER PEOPLE'S LANE CHANGES.
And relax. You're not losing anything except your risk of a collision.
Let the other driver change lanes! It's their right to change lanes, and not your right to maintain your speed when it conflicts with another driver's direction!
Can't stand to let others change lanes, as they are legally entitled to do so? Seek psychiatric help. But go easy on the meds, ok?
You are following driver A. Driver B wants to change lanes in front of you. Do you want to talk about it? You must keep your foot off the gas until there are two proper following distances. How does this make you feel?
Everyone has the right to make a lane change, whenever they feel it is necessary. Of course, some people abuse that right, but if you have to make a left turn, what lane do you have to be in? The left lane, of course! And you don't have all day to make the lane change! That means now, buddy!
Look at the illustration above: Here you are, grumbling about how slow traffic is, and driver B wants to change lanes in front of you. By law, all driver B must do is signal, to tell you what is going to happen. THE SIGNAL IS NOT A REQUEST. IT IS A WARNING. If you don't heed the warning, driver B will be forced to squeeze in, because driver B has no choice, and all three cars will be close together. If someone brakes, all three cars will crash. (Happens every day.)
Now it seems that drivers A and B are getting something that you're not getting. But that's just an illusion. Everyone is still traveling down the road at approximately the same speed, going from point A to point B faster than the bus, fool.
A line of traffic is not the same as a line-up at a cashier.
Cutting into line at a cashier, grocery store or movie theatre or where ever, is significantly rude. But there is no such thing as 'cutting in' to a line of traffic, as everyone is going to different destinations. Although it appears that the other driver is 'cutting in', that is only your misperception, something you must learn to change. The only 'cutting off' is when a driver forces you to hit the brake to avoid a side-swipe collision. That's "cutting off." Making a lane change is not "cutting off," and is not "cutting in." It's just a lane change, for God's sake. Get over it!
The mad lottery. Nothing to win, nothing to lose.
What are the chances driver A will brake, causing driver B and you to crash? Go to a casino if you want to take chances. Play roulette. It's fun. Bring lots of cash.
Driver B has no choice, you do. Driver B must turn left, you don't need to keep your foot on the gas! Therefore, driver B has the right.
Remember, you expect the same from other people when you must change lanes. But that doesn't mean you should only let one other driver change lanes. You must let all drivers change lanes. An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.
Waah! I have to slow down because someone else is changing lanes!
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The merger has the right of way?
Contrary to popular belief, the person on the highway does not have the right-of-way in a merge zone. It is either equal or given to the merger depending on the sign placement.
What this means is that you'll have to get your foot off the gas or you'll be following close to the merger.
Typically, the cars should alternate, one from one side, then one from the other side. To do this, everyone must double the space in front of each car, whether on the highway or merging (4 seconds instead of 2)
What many people don't realize, because they've never done the simple math, is that when two lanes of traffic merge together, the spaces in between the cars will be cut in half. Therefore, all drivers must double their following distances. Double. Twice as much as usual.
As a result of the merge, all traffic in the freeway lane must slow down slightly. Can't handle it? See a shrink.
Each merger however, must wait for the merger in front to speed up first, and then push the gas pedal. HARD!
Some people are afraid to merge properly, but there's nothing you can do about it if you're behind one. You must wait your turn! No pushing, no shoving!
Wait your turn. Driver B is doing it wrong.
Unfortunately, if you must wait for a slow merger, you must then increase your speed quickly to match the speed of traffic. SO WHAT? TAKE A PILL!
BUT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, NO MATTER HOW SLOW THE MERGE AREA GETS, NEVER GET CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU!
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