PSA: Drivers Pro-Tip

[Tim]

On my way home from work everyday, there is one particular intersection where people love to do this. If you do not almost ride the bumper of the car in front of you, about 3 of these a-holes will almost run you off the road trying to get over.

 

[DesiPower]

:$

 

[Modular]

Nuke them from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

 

[geno]

A guy parked in the fire lane at Dunkin Donuts this morning because I got a parking spot before he did (the parking lot was empty, btw). I hate people.

 

[Garet Jax]

That is one nice diagram - right down to the blinking light.

The rant is not energetic enough though.

 

[BoomerD]

OP, that's a skillset that takes time to learn how to do properly, and takes a special feeling of self-importance to master.

"I'm TOO FUCKING IMPORTANT to wait in that line. LET ME IN!!"

 

[ISAslot]

I'm just glad i don't live in your world where everyone drives a white station wagon

 

[MotF Bane]

Go ahead, sideswipe me. I wanted a new paint job and a new door anyways. :awe:

 

[Via]

Finally - a post I can believe in.

I experience the same thing daily on my drive home from work.

These assholes think they're gaming the system; in reality the rest of us are just too nice.

 

[spidey07]

OP, that's a skillset that takes time to learn how to do properly, and takes a special feeling of self-importance to master.

"I'm TOO FUCKING IMPORTANT to wait in that line. LET ME IN!!"

Yeah, it's not like you're going to hit me. So I'll just nudge right in. It's your choice to go off the road or hit me. You'll do neither. So I'm in, you're pissed and my drive time is less. Me win, you fail.

 

[Tim]

Finally - a post I can believe in.

I experience the same thing daily on my drive home from work.

These assholes think they're gaming the system; in reality the rest of us are just too nice.

You can believe in anything I post, always.

Trust me

 

[JulesMaximus]

Yeah, it's not like you're going to hit me. So I'll just nudge right in. It's your choice to go off the road or hit me. You'll do neither. So I'm in, you're pissed and my drive time is less. Me douchebag, you hate me.

Fixed that for you.

 

[BoomerD]

Yeah, it's not like you're going to hit me. So I'll just nudge right in. It's your choice to go off the road or hit me. You'll do neither. So I'm in, you're pissed and my drive time is less. Me win, you fail.

The defensive trick is to not leave enough room for you to get started in the first place. Unfortunately, far too many people do as you describe...let you in to avoid the accident...then post and whine about it..

 

[caspur]

What is on the corner that you can't cut through? That is the better way to avoid an intersection.

Another is the taxi cab maneuver. Stay in the far left lane (maybe pull off the side if you don't time the lights correctly). Once the light turns red, pull across all lanes of traffic to make a right turn. This is how you can transverse multiple lanes of traffic that won't let you in..works great in rush hour.

When I drove for deliveries, I was taught the only people that waited in line were either people that had no where to go or tourists, so I didn't feel bad about cutting them off.

 

[PingSpike]

The reason this occurs is because it works. Sure, you and me block them and close the gap...but the moron behind you will let them in, leaving them STILL ahead of the game. If everyone worked together and blocked these assholes the behavior would cease.

 

[geno]

Yeah, it's not like you're going to hit me. So I'll just nudge right in. It's your choice to go off the road or hit me. You'll do neither. So I'm in, you're pissed and my drive time is less. Me win, you fail.

Heh I've won more battles as the incumbent than lost. The bold part isn't a slam-dunk like you may think. I'm not an aggressive driver, just lazy, I'm not going to get out of your way just because you couldn't have been bothered to a) be considerate or b) think things out ahead of time.

 

[PingSpike]

Yeah, it's not like you're going to hit me. So I'll just nudge right in. It's your choice to go off the road or hit me. You'll do neither. So I'm in, you're pissed and my drive time is less. Me win, you fail.

I drive a dodge neon.

 

[spidey07]

The defensive trick is to not leave enough room for you to get started in the first place. Unfortunately, far too many people do as you describe...let you in to avoid the accident...then post and whine about it..

But I can still get in. The cars don't line up exactly right behind each other so there is a spot where one car is farther to the left then the other. THAT is what you call an opening. Stick the nose of your car right up into the rear bumper of the car that is just a few inches more to the right then the one behind him.

The one behind him MUST let you in. They've got no where to go because I've put my car in your path, you can't turn or move to the right or you'll h it me. If you want to effectively block you must be even with the left side of the car in front of you or an inch or two to the right. If you're a little bit to the left, then I'm in.

This is why the diagram has it correct. To properly wedge in there you've got to have a good angle to block somebody and get in. You can't be close, have to make a steep angle of doucheness to be successful.

 

[Gibson486]

I am one of those a-holes.

I do it all the time on the exit of 93 that leads to Storrow Drive.

 

[spidey07]

I am one of those a-holes.

I do it all the time on the exit of 93 that leads to Storrow Drive.

High Five!

We should team up. You go wedge in there and block traffic and I'll come flying up behind you in the left lane and get in front of you while they're honking and you're stopped. Then we'll trade places on the next exit.

Blocking buddies?

 

[hanoverphist]

That is one nice diagram - right down to the blinking light.

The rant is not energetic enough though.

in my experience, the turn signal is a rare occurrence. this happens all over the place here in az, but not so much to me since i marred my drivers side front QP. most people see that and decide i wont mind a bit more damage from bashing the fuck out of their cars.

 

[JulesMaximus]

High Five!

We should team up. You go wedge in there and block traffic and I'll come flying up behind you in the left lane and get in front of you while they're honking and you're stopped. Then we'll trade places on the next exit.

Blocking buddies?

Sounds like a gay thing.

 

[spidey07]

Sounds like a gay thing.

That's docking buddies, not blocking buddies.

 

[hanoverphist]

But I can still get in. The cars don't line up exactly right behind each other so there is a spot where one car is farther to the left then the other. THAT is what you call an opening. Stick the nose of your car right up into the rear bumper of the car that is just a few inches more to the right then the one behind him.

The one behind him MUST let you in. They've got no where to go because I've put my car in your path, you can't turn or move to the right or you'll h it me. If you want to effectively block you must be even with the left side of the car in front of you or an inch or two to the right. If you're a little bit to the left, then I'm in.

This is why the diagram has it correct. To properly wedge in there you've got to have a good angle to block somebody and get in. You can't be close, have to make a steep angle of doucheness to be successful.

i wouldnt really say that. in my 76 impala, a guy in a mid 90s nissan tried that. i kept going and he slid over and my bumper hit him mid-door. fucked up his door, my bumper barely had a scratch. he was pissed, but it was his accident according to the police. he kept yelling "he wouldnt back off and let me in!" while the cop told him "you should have found a safe place to merge that wasnt a block after the white line stops". dumbass.

 

[joesmoke]

A guy parked in the fire lane at Dunkin Donuts this morning because I got a parking spot before he did (the parking lot was empty, btw). I hate people.

My gf saw somebody with a "choice" spot at her job leaving as she arrived, so she waited for her to get to her car... the woman saw this, stopped getting into her car and told my gf "oh im only leaving for a second". When my gf continued to wait, the woman got a look on her face like "oops i forgot something" and pretended to start walking back into the building. So my gf pretented to move on and circled back around just as the woman got into her car and pulled out. Its so odd to me when people feel entitled to things like that.