Yield means YIELD.
Merge means MERGE.
Yield does not mean MERGE.
Merge does not mean YIELD.
If one more friggin ###### comes rippin through a yield sign into the exit lane while I'm trying to turn off... I'm going to Eric Estrada them.
This is a picture of northbound 52St @ 16Ave NE:
Notice how it's a shared entry/exit lane, with people entering onto 52St from 16Ave and people exiting 52St onto 16Ave? See that yield sign telling the people entering to yield the right of way to the people exiting, who are turning into the same lane you're coming in on?
What do you think happens when you rip through that sign, and treat it like a merge lane while someone next to you (with the right of way) is trying to exit at the same time?