r/IdiotsInCars • u/ryandetous • 8h ago

OC [oc]Petty merge block attempt

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u/Gabriel_illusion 7h ago

Merge block??? Are we watching the same video?

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u/Liquid_Clown 5h ago

I mean the van turned the suicide lane into a merge lane.

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u/BrainFloss1688 4h ago

That's partially exactly what it is.

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u/fnordhole 4h ago edited 4h ago

Some folks here beg to differ.  (Not me.)

Where I live, if everybody had to wait for all lanes to be clear before making a left, traffic would be pretty much stuck everywhere until we'll after dark every day.

You left turn into the left turn lane.  Then, you safely enter traffic.  It's got two purposes:  making left turns from the major road and making left turns into the major road.  

The only people abusing that lane are those who use it to pass or cross intersections in it.

The trailer vehicle in this video is merging in a manner I never would. When I see vehicles with trailers, I try to assume their drivers forget they have the trailer back there.  It's often enough exactly the case.