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Thanks for letting me in, CC
Actually, what slows the traffic is the asshat pulling the last minute merge. I have a ty, paintpeeling 94 Grand Cherokee, and won't let you in, at the cost of paint, a fender, or the entire front clip, if necessary. You see the need for a merge, so what you're really saying is "my time is more important than yours, so I'll run up and cut in", in which case I say " you, ". However, if you stop, put on your blinker, and block the ending lane to a stop or a slow crawl, you're in like Flynn.
Thanks for letting me in, CC
So Spuminator is one of those aholes that feels en led to cut in front of the dutiful megers?
What I hate is the mergers who merge from behind you and won't let you over to merge.
Merging is a fine art and far too many Americans(and especially Dallasites) don't get it...
you call the point at where the cones start closing in "organized merging"?
no, that's just the last possible distance you have left before you HAVE to merge.
people that drive up past everyone that is already merged and expect to be let in at the very front is what slows everything down. and once someone does it, some other idiots think they should do it too so those cars "waiting" to merge pile up, thus making it even slower because some of the people that actually merged in time don't let them through.
I'm not saying you have to merge WAAAY early on, if there are openings up a little bit farther up then by all means go up in there. but don't wait until you're actually at the very front and you have to wait to cut your way in.
Me too.
Line cutting of any kind is the most anti-social of behaviour. Respect for lines is the last bastion that separates social society from chaos. Cutting a line says " you" to everyone you cut. It is the most basic disrespect of strangers. If you believe in civilisation, you have to believe in the sanc y of lines.
If I ever end up on death row it will be for killing a line cutter.
Indeed.
If the Spurs make the Finals and I come back to town in June, would you like to have a drink?
Spurminator, you suck big hairy balls.
No but really who in the taught you how to drive?
If you guys want to merge a mile before the cones and wait an extra 5 minutes to get to the cones, go for it. Traffic slows down when you have two lanes worth of traffic driving in one lane. You guys are WAY overstating the amount of people who end up stopped at the cones hoping to pull in. The "flow of traffic" before the merge is usually 5-10 mph, so it's not that difficult to merge closer to the cones. If an even amount of traffic would utilize all open lanes as long as possible, and not let being passed affect their pride so damn much, traffic would get through faster.
Me too.
Line cutting of any kind is the most anti-social of behaviour. Respect for lines is the last bastion that separates social society from chaos. Cutting a line says " you" to everyone you cut. It is the most basic disrespect of strangers. If you believe in civilisation, you have to believe in the sanc y of lines.
If I ever end up on death row it will be for killing a line cutter.
It's not line cutting if you haven't reached the point where the line is supposed to form.
Do you get mad at an amusement park if you're approaching the line for a roller coaster and another group of people passes you and reaches the line first?
I feel en led to drive on open lanes.So Spuminator is one of those aholes that feels en led to cut in front of the dutiful megers?
I don't know how many times I've approached a merge where you have cars basically at a standstill for two miles back, and they all have an open lane to the side of them. If I'm driving towards a line of stopped cars in one lane, why should I stop behind them?
Exactly.
If you guys want to merge a mile before the cones and wait an extra 5 minutes to get to the cones, go for it. Traffic slows down when you have two lanes worth of traffic driving in one lane. You guys are WAY overstating the amount of people who end up stopped at the cones hoping to pull in. The "flow of traffic" before the merge is usually 5-10 mph, so it's not that difficult to merge closer to the cones. If an even amount of traffic would utilize all open lanes as long as possible, and not let being passed affect their pride so damn much, traffic would get through faster.
If you see a big Frito truck in both lanes preventing idiots like Spurminator from running up to the front and cutting in, honk and wave because it's probably ME!
I merge as soon as possible and use my big ass truck to block the lane as soon as possible. Funny how the line all of a sudden starts moving when I do so.
And if I am feeling benevolent and decide to let a moron in front of me, I'm only letting ONE moron. I hate it when you try to merge correctly by letting one car in and the 5 dip s behind that one car think they have the green light too.
My husband would so agree with you. He says it is open and that means people can drive on it. He doesn't wait til the very last minute but he will drive on it for awhile before merging. For those of you familiar with Blanco road north of 1604 he is one of the ones on the right hand lane passing everyone. You have my persmission not to let him in.
It is not the mile that I am talking about.......it is waiting until about 10 feet to do what you were warned about 1-2 miles before.
When I see a lane ending sign I at least start thinking ahead so I don't get caught at the last minute.
And then after doing that, you feel en led to cut in front of the dutiful mergers...
It's not cutting if you're not in line yet. I have no obligation to abide by your arbitrary merging.
i have a sneaking su ion he's listening to van haggar while cruising to the front of the line to cut. prick.
If you see a big Frito truck in both lanes preventing idiots like Spurminator from running up to the front and cutting in, honk and wave because it's probably ME!
I merge as soon as possible and use my big ass truck to block the lane as soon as possible. Funny how the line all of a sudden starts moving when I do so.
And if I am feeling benevolent and decide to let a moron in front of me, I'm only letting ONE moron. I hate it when you try to merge correctly by letting one car in and the 5 dip s behind that one car think they have the green light too.
Ain't it great to shut that lane down? If you see traffic getting lighter, it's usually because a trucker is in the merge lane. And if you're the guy behind and to his right, pace him.
Problem solved.
Worse, Van Cherone.i have a sneaking su ion he's listening to van haggar while cruising to the front of the line to cut. prick.
"There's a Fiiiiyaaaa in the hole...."
This isn't the same thing, but one time I was on the loop in Houston and it was at a standstill. Some people were driving by on the shoulder so finally a truck pulls out to block people from getting past. A few cars line up behind him, then an ambulance drives up behind them. It took a long ass time for everybody to merge back onto the driving lane to let the ambulance by.
Just something to think about when you're being the hero.
Why not think about that when trying to merge in the last 50 feet? Wouldn't that also apply? Why not just keep that lane clear in case an ambulance comes by?
Just something to think about when you're being the impatient driver.
Because there's usually a shoulder. No need to keep a whole lane open.
I absolutely hate drivers that run up the closing lane to get ahead and then bog down everyone else while cutting in. No consideration. You bog down the traffic because of all the cars merging at the last moment. The traffic always flows smoother once the lane is merged --if you took the time to notice. Thanks to truck drivers that feel like they have to help direct the idiots that have no common sense or courtesy.
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