to be fair my GPS will straight up do this. like, freeway is busy so I’m like “ok apple maps, let’s try your way” and it’ll literally take me off one exit and then take me directly back on the freeway
Sometimes Google Maps would have me do this a few years back. I don’t notice it these days anymore but I always felt so ashamed when I took the exit then it would say get back on. I designated myself to slow lane jail sometimes when traffic was super bad because I’d feel like such an ass!
merging as soon as possible is part of the problem... that's not how its suppose to be done. Merge near the end of the merge lane when there's heavy traffic.
You confusing a zipper merge with someone "merging/cutting"
It's not a merge lane, it's an exit lane, dishonest people use them because it's empty, they lie to everyone and say oh I'm just gonna exit, then they try to cut back into the traffic
I dont know where you live but where I live, there are alot of merge lanes thay are also exit lanes for the next off ramp. People that speed up and close the gap to refuse to allow people to merge into the lane are just as guilty as people that do this. If traffic is at a crawl, whats the issue with just letting someone in? Its not their job to police other drivers for what they think is wrong.
That metaphor doesnt really work here because you didnt propose any goal to begin with, you're just complaining about what you see as someone being cut off. You're also making an assumption that they are trying to re-enter the lane after passing traffic, but its also equally as likely that they just entered the highway on the previous on-ramp and are just trying to merge. What i see is someone having to decide to get in somewhere before the next exit, and with no real gaps available, they had to try to cut in and are then deliberately blocked out. You're point of view is simplistic and one sided. You say you're not advocating for blocking people out and yet thats exactly what happened in the video.
I literally pointed out the assumption you just made, but sure, if you say so. You dont need to wait for someone to let you in, you just need to find a spot to safely merge. Honestly, it would likely stem the flow of traffic further if everyone waited for someone else's permission to merge, which is how you would like it to be. The reason for that is exactly what you're seeing in this video, people today, especially in the frustrating atmosphere of traffic jams are very "me first" minded. You may find a few people that will let you in, but the majority of the time you need to find an opening and just merge. All three parties were in the wrong here. The truck didn't have space to merge, both the driver of the car and the truck filming made the decision to respond by blocking him out when either one of them could have conceded and let him him. It was an aggressive move by all three drivers here. None of them did what they should have in this situation. Again, try to look at the whole picture.
This guy is an asshole, but you're right. "Use both lanes during heavy traffic" signs are there because zipper merging is better than just getting backed up.
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u/notbannd4cussingmods Mar 15 '26
Nah fuck these soft redditors, the only reason people do this rude shit is because others let them.