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Listen to this guy lecturing me on how "yielding to the through drivers" means to speed up. LMAO
When they talk of "yielding the right-of-way," they specifically mean "stay out of the way." A yield sign is neither telling you to slow down nor speed up; it is telling you to figure out whatever you need to do so you don't get in the way of others. That might mean you need to slow down; it might mean you need to stop; and yes, there are times when stepping on the gas and accelerating out of the way is your safest bet. At a freeway on-ramp, speeding up is most often the safest option, but it always depends on the situation around you, and the yield sign is reminding you to take the time to figure out what that safest option is.
I have to agree with the general premise due to the clueless drivers in Houston that really should not be on the roads IMO. People pull out in front of you or "merge" into your lane, but then they do not speed up. So we have to slow down to accommodate these drivers. It does irk me too. I for one will not get in front of another driver 99% of the time unless I know I can speed up to at least the speed that the person is going before they get on my tail. It is just common courtesy IMO to not inconvenience others around me. Now there are some entrance ramps where you may not have a choice and you just pick the best opening you can find and hope the person behind you understands. The I-45 S entrance from Allen Parkway is one of them. The entrance ramp curves around and throws you into the left lane of the 60mph freeway with about 150 feet to merge. And there is often a stopped car at the end of the ramp! AAAKKKK!!
Oh well Dennis, I guess we need to take some valium on our drives everyday, huh?
When they talk of "yielding the right-of-way," they specifically mean "stay out of the way." A yield sign is neither telling you to slow down nor speed up; it is telling you to figure out whatever you need to do so you don't get in the way of others. That might mean you need to slow down; it might mean you need to stop; and yes, there are times when stepping on the gas and accelerating out of the way is your safest bet. At a freeway on-ramp, speeding up is most often the safest option, but it always depends on the situation around you, and the yield sign is reminding you to take the time to figure out what that safest option is.
I hate to break to this to you, but "yield" never means "to speed up."
I hate to break to this to you, but "yield" never means "to speed up."
Hate to break this to you, but the accelerator pedal is NOT your goddamn enemy. Why are you so scared of it???? How ****ing hard is it to simply speed up to the flow of traffic before trying to merge? You already don't know what a suggested speed is, and you don't get the concept of merge lanes, AND you really don't know the laws. And you're the on chiding others for not knowing how to drive? What a ****ing laugh that is.
Hate to break this to you, but the accelerator pedal is NOT your goddamn enemy. Why are you so scared of it???? How ****ing hard is it to simply speed up to the flow of traffic before trying to merge? You already don't know what a suggested speed is, and you don't get the concept of merge lanes, AND you really don't know the laws. And you're the on chiding others for not knowing how to drive? What a ****ing laugh that is.
Uh oh, it's one of the guys who says that driving at the posted speeds is endangering people and that a yield sign means speed up.
I hate to break to this to you, but "yield" never means "to speed up."
A yield sign never means anything more than "stay out of the way." Use your own judgment on the best way to comply with that.
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Is one of the things you're required to do "speed up faster than 60 mph?" This guy is great.
