I can’t stand when people drive their entire merging lane and then just expect to be let in…blinker often NOT on at all. Common people!! Just because your lane ends, does not mean I know this, I care and it certainly does not mean I will let you in.
Put your blinker on, wait your turn and play nice. —Angry morning driver
This article appears in Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2015.
Put a little crown on top of your car so that we know it’s you, Princess.
And a nice little sign next to the crown that reads: ‘Entitled Just Because’.
Get a horse.
Jesus Christ people you are fucking stupid. This bitcher is completely right!! Drivers are constantly inattentive and then expect everyone else to deal with it. YOUR lane ending is YOUR problem. No one else’s. So the smart thing to do would be to throw on your blinker BEFORE the lane ends and try to merge WITHOUT inconveniencing everybody else, but noooo…. You wait until the absolute LAST second and then expect me and everyone behind me to slam on the brakes so you can get in. This is not only inconsiderate as fuck but also dangerous and just stupid. IF your lane ends and you just cannot seem to be able to merge, then you WAIT. You just fucking wait until there is an opening ffs!!! Don’t inconvenience (and endanger) everybody else because of your laziness and inattention.
The problem here is one of perception.
Are the merging drivers negligent (no blinker/inattentive) and do they have a sense of entitlement (expect to be let in)?
The reality is that it’s unlikely that the drivers in question are intentionally waiting until the last minute to merge. Most likely they simply don’t see a gap in the traffic that they feel comfortable with so they get stuck in the merge lane. And they may get a bit flustered and forget to signal because they are so intently looking for a break in traffic so they can merge.
But still, while they may be hoping someone will slow down a bit to create a gap in traffic, there is no evidence that they “expect” anyone to slow or stop to let them in. That’s purely speculation.
I like the ones that creep up along the line of cars waiting at a construction zone and then expect to be let in at the last minute. Most drivers I’ve watched normally don’t let pricks like this in and it is fun to watch them stewing in their own juices.
I’d rather that than the asshats that stop dead on the merge ramp with a good couple hundred meters left to go. Nothing like merging with highway traffic from a dead stop because you don’t understand the basic fucking rules of driving.
pretty much sums it up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQSRPMFDTS…
Not know when the lane next to you is coming to an end, is NOT an excuse.
Your lane will have a dotted line painted on the right hand side. You are expected to be alert when it is.
Furthermore, you are expect to be competent enough to drive the roads when they are snow covered ( no painted lines)
OP, I suggest that you throw away your keys and start taking the bus.
I agree with some of the comments here about merging, assuming WE all know how to drive.
1. The PRICKS who see everyone else merge to one lane at construction sites yet continue as far as they can go in their lane because they are more important than the rest of us. FUCK THEM!
2. You IDIOTS who merge too early only to encourage more pricks to go around you. SMARTEN THE FUCK UP!
3. And to you ASSHOLES who speed up to prevent drivers from merging on to a highway even when they’re at highway speed is dangerous. Your not even courteous enough to move to the other lane and go around them. What the fuck is the matter with you? FUCK YOU!
…and don’t get me started about the ones who come to a complete stop in a merge lane for no reason other than stupidity!
^^^ reminds me of a joke:
There was this grandfather who was a bit crusty but always made a special effort every Saturday morning to take his 7-year-old granddaughter out for a drive in the car – for some quality time – just him and his granddaughter.
One particular Saturday, however, he had a bad cold and really didn’t feel like being up at all. He knew his granddaughter always looked forward to their drives and would be disappointed. Luckily, his wife came to the rescue and said that she’d take their granddaughter for the drive.
When they returned, the little girl ran upstairs to see her grandfather who was still in bed. “Well, did you enjoy your ride with grandma?” he asked.
“Oh, yes, Grandpa, it was really wonderful. But we must have gone a different way…. because Grandma didn’t have to yell at a single asshole, blind bastard, dipshit or son of a bitch driver anywhere we went!”
Um, last I checked, the proper way to merge is to zipper at the end or near the end of the lane… fuck, there are some places here in the city where people try to merge before the broken line even begins in their lane (103 / 102 Inbound for instance). The solid white line is even worn off where people are merging across a no drive zone… As mentioned, the problem is perception: everyone merges as early as possible, causing traffic delays and not maximizing traffic space (that is already nearly maxed out), and then when someone does it properly, drives to the end of the line and tries to zipper, they are shunned. There is a reason everyone here thinks the other is a stupid driver – because most of us/you are.