You're an asshole, not a genius

[navane]

Originally Posted by starang21

asshole or genius, he gets to make the turn before you do.

LMAO.

Not if I have anything to say about it. I usually ride the bumper of the person in front of me so close that the "merger" doesn't get a chance to get in. Otherwise, like Kevin, I'll actually pull over a bit so that they can't get around the lane to the outside of me.

.....Kelly

[starang21]

Originally Posted by navane

Not if I have anything to say about it. I usually ride the bumper of the person in front of me so close that the "merger" doesn't get a chance to get in. Otherwise, like Kevin, I'll actually pull over a bit so that they can't get around the lane to the outside of me.

.....Kelly

and you'll watch them sneak in front of someone ahead of you. and while you're half in the lane, they'll still go around you.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by starang21

and you'll watch them sneak in front of someone ahead of you. and while you're half in the lane, they'll still go around you.

That's true.

[navane]

Originally Posted by starang21

and you'll watch them sneak in front of someone ahead of you. and while you're half in the lane, they'll still go around you.

I don't think we're thinking about the same type of scenario. This is what I mean. No love for I-won't-merge-like-I'm-supposed-to guy:



.....Kelly

[starang21]

Originally Posted by navane

I don't think we're thinking about the same type of scenario. This is what I mean. No love for I-won't-merge-like-I'm-supposed-to guy:



.....Kelly

ahh, from a merging lane into a driving lane. not from a driving lane into a driving lane. either way, unless there's a concrete median.....they might drive on the shoulder to get around you.

[LucyKKG]

Ugh, I hate it when people do this when pulling into a school parking lot!!! Jerks used to do this at my high school, and I've gotten to see it again a few times from subbing. It was totally deliberate.

[bostongreek]

ngl, i'm totally that asshole. luckily for everyone, i only drive two weeks out of the year

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I think almost everyone has been that asshole for whatever reason. This includes speeding up so you can get past everyone else when you have to merge into one lane. None of that has anything to do with "genius," though.

But, I swear this thread has interesting GC timing. LOL.

There are always going to be times when you end up "that guy" because you didn't know the lane was ending or didn't pay attention, but I think we all see those people who purposefully pull out of the right lane traffic to cut around with signs clearly showing that the lane is merging, ending or not turning. I used to get this every morning on 295 South just outside Baltimore, and I saw the same cars do it every single day.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

That annoys me because traffic will go a lot more quickly if they stayed where they are, everyone else merged early, and we DROVE.

I often wonder how hard it is for some people to DRIVE. Are you texting or doing something else instead of paying attention? Are you rubber necking and being nosy? Get out of my way, dammit!

You sound like me after driving at least an hour to work everyday for the past 3 years!

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Jen

In Spokane last summer a group of us were driving across town and the traffic was backed up. The left highway lane was empty. We couldn't figure out what was up, no one was in the left lane, yet it wasn't blocked off ahead of us that we could see. So our driver got into the lane and proceeded to drive for TWO MILES until the lane was finally blocked and we had to get back in the right lane.

We still can't figure out why everyone hadn't just waited to merge at the block. Saved us time though lol.

You can usually tell the difference between asshole drivers and the legitimately lost.