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Originally Posted by WesternCanadaKing
I'm learning how to drive right now (still have my learners  ) and the only person I can drive with on a consistent basis is my dear mom, and its funny that you say this because she just SCREAMS at me if I don't do this. No matter how much I try to explain that if it turns yellow before I have enough time to stop that means I can make it through the light, or that yielding when making a right turn on a green light is pointless, she just loses her head.
All this info on the proper way to merge is pretty helpful. It still scares the hell out of me because I haven't got a clue how to time it correctly and I'm pretty clueless what to do in certain situations. Like it seems that slowing down in a merge lane or entering traffic before going the correct speed is a big faux pas. What about in situations like when merging from 14th St. onto Memorial when its busy, its tough to see the cars that are coming (theres a huge support for the bridge that blocks the view significantly) and the merge lane is very short? My mom makes me stop completely... I'm pretty sure this is not the right course of action (it never seems like I get into this stupid situations with anyone else but her). I'll be taking a drivers course later this summer, but still, it's good to get as much info as possible. |
Keep going, whatever you do... DO NOT STOP! People that stop or go VERY slowly are the ones that cause accidents. Keep going, signal early and someone will let you in or force your way in. It's short, but not that short.
Once somebody comes to a complete halt, it causes everyone behind to do the exact same thing and so people can't gain the necessary speed to merge into the other lane in a safe manor thus causing the huge back ups.