Do I need to teach people how to merge onto a freeway?

Question

Freeway merging lesson #1 - The vehicle merging has to yield to the vehicles already on the freeway. Therefore, if you are merging onto a freeway, it is you that has to yield and adjust your speed to safely merge into the freeway traffic and NOT the other vehicle....... Understand?

Lesson #2 - Going the same speed as the vehicle you are coming up next to doesn't make for a successful and safe merge. You have to either increase or decrease your speed. Usually merging behind the other guy is considerate rather than cutting the other driver off...... Understand?

Lesson #3 - If you are merging onto a freeway and there is another vehicle in front of you that is also merging. please don't be a dumbass and cross the solid line early and merge into traffic before the vehicle in front of you. It makes for an easy accident.....Understand??

Lesson #4 - You know that $25,000 vehicle you are driving? They have a special feature called "turn signals" Yeah...That's Right. USE THEM!!

Answer 1

I think that this is interesting.  Most of the world lives away from the freeway and only uses it on vacation.  Actually, most of the world doesn't own cars and cares very little about traffic problems.  On my way home tonight I saw deer, bobcats, turkeys, pheasants and quail.  There were a few prairie chickens, and lots of cows.  I did not see another car.  I did not see a house until I was home.  Come on out and join me.  There is still lots of open space out here and no crime.

Answer 2

Finally, I'm not the only one with some common sense!!  Just a few things to add.

#5 - The interstate is designed so that you never have to slow down, not to change lanes, not to merge onto it, not to get off, and especially not when the weather turns bad.  Everyone has had to sit in traffic jams that seem to appear for no reason.  The reason is because someone wasn't paying attention and tapped the brakes once which caused a domino effect.  Everyone accordians and can't go anywhere.  When you're on the interstate, you don't slow down for any reason.  If there's something in your lane, you should be paying enough attention enough to merge over in time to not have to slow down at all.  If you feel the need to slow down because of the weather, you shouldn't be on the interstate at all.  Slowing down because of the weather will cause more accidents as everyone either accordians together, or someone loses control trying to avoid you.  

#6 - The fast lane is for faster moving cars only, no matter what the speed limit is.  If you are in the fast lane and see a line of cars behind you or someone flashes their high beams at you, move over, even if you're already doing 10 miles over the speed limit.  If you see one car come flying up behind you, get out of his way, you might think he's just some punk kid, but it just might be an EMT, police officer, or firefighter getting to an accident or emergency.  

#7 - Quit tailgating.  This goes back to #1, 2, and 5.  There should be enough space in front of you for another car to merge in at all times so that you won't have to touch the brakes when someone does.  If you are following too close, you'll have to ride the brakes as well, which both wears out your breaks and causes traffic jams.

#8 - Don't ride next to big trucks.  Pass them.  You don't know how many hours that driver's been on the road and one gust of wind or a moment's loss of concentration and he's on top of you.  And that's not the kind of wreck you walk away from.

Answer 3

You need therapy. Lots of it. Were you abused as a child? Why do you harbor such rage against others? Relax. Think happy thoughts. Go to your happy place. If none of that works, get the f*ck over yourself.

Answer 4

i totaly agree with u pony,as for paul ur the person pony is talking about, paul will be the person who either gets hit by a truck or causw somebody to wreck

Answer 5

Get over it, brother. You cannot educate the entire world. Few people care about what makes you mad.

Just cruise along to your destination and forget about all the incompetent drivers you have to avoid. It saves your nerves.

Also, where I live, (Ca), if traffic is slow to where there ARE no gaps for a car to merge into, YOU (the guy already on the freeway) are REQUIRED to slow and create an opening for the merging car. UNDERSTAND??????

Answer 6

I wish you could post a giant sign on the interstate saying all of this haha