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View Poll Results: When do you merge into the thru lane, when your lane closes?
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As late as possible, without running into cones or curbs
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A short distance before the dotted line stops (or cones begin)
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As soon as you see the merge signs, cones or signals up ahead
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If you see a line of cars next to an empty lane, move over in case there's a merge up ahead.
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06-14-2007, 11:09 PM
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Stupid traffic question ...
I was driving to lunch today and the right lane was blocked off with cones. Meanwhile the left lane was backed up through a traffic light, leaving the right lane empty for half a mile before the cones started.
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06-14-2007, 11:19 PM
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Re: Stupid traffic question ...
slalom course maybe
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06-14-2007, 11:27 PM
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Re: Stupid traffic question ...
I hate to see a stretch of perfectly good lane go to waste, so I always merge a short distance before the lane actually ends. It earned me (and a few other drivers) plenty of dirty looks tho. Two drivers wouldn't even let me in.
Why can't people use all the space available and then take turns. Didn't they learn anything in kindergarten?
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06-15-2007, 12:44 AM
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Re: Stupid traffic question ...
So you are one of those pricks.   
You merge when you see there will be one so there will be no "taking turns" and everything goes through smoothly.
The only reason there is waiting and confusion is because we have to stick close to avoid cut-ins because we are the good ones and then finally hault to unwillingly let one of you pricks in.  |
06-15-2007, 01:25 AM
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Re: Stupid traffic question ...
If traffic was moving smoothly, I would have merged as soon as I saw the cones up ahead. But in this case, traffic was at a snail's pace because of the stoplight at the end.
Three open intersections and one other stoplight were blocked by this line of cars. If everyone had only filled both lanes and taken turns merging, it would have opened the light plus at least one intersection to cross-traffic.
I think it's easy for people to get grumpy and jealous when they sit in line next to an empty lane, even though they could have been sharing the other lane too. It's fair when you share. Don't blame me if you choose not to 
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06-15-2007, 01:31 AM
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Re: Stupid traffic question ...
But nobody takes turns.
I like it when the on the highway there's a merge and the big rigs block the merging lane so the "four wheelers" can't run up and cut in.
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06-15-2007, 05:49 PM
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Re: Stupid traffic question ...
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Originally Posted by h2co-pilot
So you are one of those pricks.
You merge when you see there will be one so there will be no "taking turns" and everything goes through smoothly.
The only reason there is waiting and confusion is because we have to stick close to avoid cut-ins because we are the good ones and then finally hault to unwillingly let one of you pricks in. |
Yea, what she said!
<can I say woosh just once?>
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06-16-2007, 01:10 AM
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Re: Stupid traffic question ...
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Yea, what she said!
<can I say woosh just once?>
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Yes, but just this once.  |
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