When I signal to change lanes, it’s very much a SIGNAL, not a REQUEST. If you want to request eating the inside of the median because you won’t let me over, that’s your choice.
this is also why i try to leave at least a trailer’s length, two if traffic’s good, between me and the next car. If a transport truck can get in front of me, do their elephant race, and get out from in front of me, without either of us breaking a sweat, that’s a good interaction on the road.
my wife has at times accused me of driving like an old man. and… my nickname has been grandpa since i was in my 20s and maybe that’s because i had some really cool grandpas. but like, i swear karma exists on the roads out here. if i make room for you, there will be room for me. it’s called karma.
lucky so and so. i got hit last year while taking a nap in the passenger seat while my wife was in the library. to be perfectly clear we were parked. she teases me that i cannot even be left alone in the car that was number 11 for me (and only one was maybe 30% my fault dammit). You know how some people weird things just happen to?
Some people feel like this, “why didn’t others make way, I had my blinker on!”. But it’s the responsibility of the one joining the lane to actually make sure there’s room. Some just fucking smash into the lane and I dunno hope for the best, but they’re the one’s who would have to pay for the damages
Where I live sometimes if you don’t just jump in the lane and push people out of the way they won’t let you. They see a turn signal as a challenge to their authority
You are sorta responsible for finding the room to safely join a lane, blinker or no blinker. It’s a risk to do it otherwise because if you hit the other car you’re of course responsible, unless there’s some specific rule in effect in that part
I get why people do it but expecting others to make room for you might end up costing a lot
Are you insinuating that they should just change lanes regardless of if its safe? Two lanes going different speeds, cant match the speed the lane next to you because theres too much traffic, just fuck go for it?
“I had my turn SIGNAL on. Told you I was coming! Wasnt asking!”
The car changing lanes is at fault for any accident or damage, and can even be cited for an unsafe change even if they dont cause an accident.
Please drive safe and not like an entitled asshole.
it’s a turn SIGNAL not a turn REQUEST
I drive a transport truck for a living.
When I signal to change lanes, it’s very much a SIGNAL, not a REQUEST. If you want to request eating the inside of the median because you won’t let me over, that’s your choice.
this is also why i try to leave at least a trailer’s length, two if traffic’s good, between me and the next car. If a transport truck can get in front of me, do their elephant race, and get out from in front of me, without either of us breaking a sweat, that’s a good interaction on the road.
my wife has at times accused me of driving like an old man. and… my nickname has been grandpa since i was in my 20s and maybe that’s because i had some really cool grandpas. but like, i swear karma exists on the roads out here. if i make room for you, there will be room for me. it’s called karma.
In my 30 years of driving, I’ve never been involved in an accident. People like you are why. Keep on doing what you do!
lucky so and so. i got hit last year while taking a nap in the passenger seat while my wife was in the library. to be perfectly clear we were parked. she teases me that i cannot even be left alone in the car that was number 11 for me (and only one was maybe 30% my fault dammit). You know how some people weird things just happen to?
Some people feel like this, “why didn’t others make way, I had my blinker on!”. But it’s the responsibility of the one joining the lane to actually make sure there’s room. Some just fucking smash into the lane and I dunno hope for the best, but they’re the one’s who would have to pay for the damages
Where I live sometimes if you don’t just jump in the lane and push people out of the way they won’t let you. They see a turn signal as a challenge to their authority
You are sorta responsible for finding the room to safely join a lane, blinker or no blinker. It’s a risk to do it otherwise because if you hit the other car you’re of course responsible, unless there’s some specific rule in effect in that part
I get why people do it but expecting others to make room for you might end up costing a lot
Are you insinuating that they should just change lanes regardless of if its safe? Two lanes going different speeds, cant match the speed the lane next to you because theres too much traffic, just fuck go for it?
“I had my turn SIGNAL on. Told you I was coming! Wasnt asking!”
The car changing lanes is at fault for any accident or damage, and can even be cited for an unsafe change even if they dont cause an accident.
Please drive safe and not like an entitled asshole.