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but honestly, if you yield properly (unless the road is just poorly designed, which is the case in some places), you shouldn't need to stop. you slow down, proceed with caution, and look for an opportunity to merge. if you maintain speed, it shouldn't be a huge issue.
the problem is the people who think it's just a lane that ends in 500 feet and that they can move over without looking or trying to match the speed of the lane they are merging to...
There's sort of two parts to yielding though....
When you're in the right lane, and you see a lane coming on, it's wise to ease off the gas a bit so people can merge in without having to come to a full stop...
When you're in the right lane, and you see a lane coming on, it's wise to ease off the gas a bit so people can merge in without having to come to a full stop...
Unless the left lane is blocked you move into the left lane and maintain your speed then pull back into the right lane. This what most experienced drivers do especially if a tractor trailer is merging.
Unless the left lane is blocked you move into the left lane and maintain your speed then pull back into the right lane. This what most experienced drivers do especially if a tractor trailer is merging.
Right, right.
I guess I was thinking more when the traffic is too heavy for a lane change and then how some people step ON the gas when people are trying to merge. I know sometimes it's better to do that to get out of the way too, but I'm talking about the aggressive type, where it's a deliberate block.
i think nj drivers are mostly good. you are always going to have some idiots out there. im pretty happy to drive with the commuters because they tend to be the best drivers. the ones leaving the city friday evening and weekenders arent as good. but you adjust.
i think nj drivers are mostly good. you are always going to have some idiots out there. im pretty happy to drive with the commuters because they tend to be the best drivers. the ones leaving the city friday evening and weekenders arent as good. but you adjust.
They're good? What's good?
I do agree on the commuters, things seem to flow better on the weekdays than the weekends.
When you're in the right lane, and you see a lane coming on, it's wise to ease off the gas a bit so people can merge in without having to come to a full stop...
oh i ABSOLUTELY agree, and i do this. the driver in the lane has to guage whether they should get in front of the merge or stay behind it. but the person merging has to look at what the driver is doing, and has the responsibility to adjust themselves....that's why they have the Yield sign and not people in the right lane.
the best thing is, moving over to the left to allow vehicles to merge. except in NJ, you have the guy cruising in the left lane, blocking your ability to move over. lol
the vast majority of NJ is like I-76 in Philly - especially where you commute!
not even remotely true tahiti. I-76 is a 2 lane road, that the lanes are too narrow to begin with. add to that it is very windy, with extremely short on and off ramps.
many NJ highways have 2 comfortable lanes, often 3. sometimes 4. they don't circle a city, and are not severely limited in the ability to make on and off ramps adequate. I-76 honestly can't be changed. it's just stuck in a tight space, and it is what it is. it's like some roads around NYC. there's no room to add to the ramps or widen the lanes.
there's very few areas in NJ that i've driven on that have the same constraints or issues that I-76 has. maybe the area around Newark.
I do agree on the commuters, things seem to flow better on the weekdays than the weekends.
while it may be partially due to less experienced drivers on weekends, i think it's mostly just a question of volume. weekdays have far less volume on the road than weekends, when everyone is on the road, including the people who take public transit to work typically...
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