Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[Ryujin]

More than once I have the turn signal and awaiting for an opening on the other lane and just when I find it, the car behind me rushes into the lane forcing me to not move or to turn back into the lane.

I don't even know who would be considered at fault if we collide so I always let it go, but really? I am telegraphing my intention to move and you couldn't wait other five seconds?

Get that all the time, usually from someone who crosses a solid line to preempt my move. Main character syndrome. I bet the same people walk straight down the middle of hallways.

 

[The Firebird]

That is...not how a histogram works. (This error by a tenured science professor).

 

[Thomas Shey]

Someone really leaned into their horn on me once when- on a rainy day- I used my left turn signal a bit early to indicate I was turning left at the next signal. As in, they triggered the horn as soon as I turned my signal on, and held it down as I hit my brakes, merged into the left turn lane, and continued as they passed through the intersection to my right.

Sometimes some people's horn usage seems really, really random.

 

[Thomas Shey]

More than once I have the turn signal and awaiting for an opening on the other lane and just when I find it, the car behind me rushes into the lane forcing me to not move or to turn back into the lane.

I don't even know who would be considered at fault if we collide so I always let it go, but really? I am telegraphing my intention to move and you couldn't wait other five seconds?

My personal take is that some people are simply histile to letting anyone merge in front of them. Doesn't matter when or what the situation is.

 

[prabe]

My personal take is that some people are simply histile to letting anyone merge in front of them. Doesn't matter when or what the situation is.

This is part of how my wife got our EV up to 106 MPH unintentionally. In ECO Mode. Someone just didn't want to let her merge ...

 

[The Firebird]

My personal take is that some people are simply histile to letting anyone merge in front of them. Doesn't matter when or what the situation is.

It seems to me to vary by location. In LA, most everyone realized the roads are poorly designed and that sometimes you need to get 5 lanes over in the next mile, and would let you through. On the East Coast, and in Chicago, if you put on a signal then people will speed up to block you.

 

[Ryujin]

It seems to me to vary by location. In LA, most everyone realized the roads are poorly designed and that sometimes you need to get 5 lanes over in the next mile, and would let you through. On the East Coast, and in Chicago, if you put on a signal then people will speed up to block you.

Most common here is when you want to move to the passing lane and some left lane bandit doesn't want you to screw up their infinite sightline, so they speed up to block you. "MUST. HAVE. MY. OWN. LANE!"

 

[Mad_Jack]

On the East Coast, and in Chicago, if you put on a signal then people will speed up to block you.

The best part is when there's construction going on, and you're required to merge into a single lane. Connecticut's license plates say, "The Constitution State", but the local joke is that they misspelled "The Construction State"...
About half the people here, when they see the signs ahead, peacefully and cooperatively merge into a single lane way ahead of where they need to.
But then you always get a couple of folks who will aggressively defend their place in line to the point of endangering the safety of others. And others will drive almost a mile down the now-empty lane, or even down the breakdown lane, right up to the point where they have to merge and then start hitting their horns when folks won't let them in... And some of them will actively try to force the corner of their vehicle into any amount of space they can find to try to wedge open a slot.

One of the most awesome things I've seen on the road was the time that, with traffic backed up over a mile and a half, a tractor trailer got annoyed by nearly half a dozen people passing them on the right side (the lane that was closing)...and pulled out so that their truck was dead in the middle of the road straddling the white lines and nobody else could pass them. You could hear people cheering in cars all around. That guy was a freakin' hero that day...

 

[CleverNickName]

Most common here is when you want to move to the passing lane and some left lane bandit doesn't want you to screw up their infinite sightline, so they speed up to block you. "MUST. HAVE. MY. OWN. LANE!"

I usually just let the Precious Pretty Princess go first, since being first is so very important to them (and to their mood, and apparently their whole personal identity.) Or at least, one's lane position is so much more important to them than it will ever be to me. So I will usually just roll my eyes, yield, and let them and their so-very-shiny SPV (Special Person Vehicle) go ahead of me.

I'll be in their rearview mirror, boppin' to Creedence Clearwater Revival and enjoying my day.

 

[Ryujin]

The best part is when there's construction going on, and you're required to merge into a single lane. Connecticut's license plates say, "The Constitution State", but the local joke is that they misspelled "The Construction State"...
About half the people here, when they see the signs ahead, peacefully and cooperatively merge into a single lane way ahead of where they need to.
But then you always get a couple of folks who will aggressively defend their place in line to the point of endangering the safety of others. And others will drive almost a mile down the now-empty lane, or even down the breakdown lane, right up to the point where they have to merge and then start hitting their horns when folks won't let them in... And some of them will actively try to force the corner of their vehicle into any amount of space they can find to try to wedge open a slot.

One of the most awesome things I've seen on the road was the time that, with traffic backed up over a mile and a half, a tractor trailer got annoyed by nearly half a dozen people passing them on the right side (the lane that was closing)...and pulled out so that their truck was dead in the middle of the road straddling the white lines and nobody else could pass them. You could hear people cheering in cars all around. That guy was a freakin' hero that day...

Truckers partially blocking the breakdown lane because of those entitled twits is quite common around here.

I miss my old rusty Dodge Dakota. When those morons would drive down the breakdown lane, past where their lane ended, I would cozy up to the car in front of me and dare them to hit me with their (almost exclusively luxury Euro) car.