I wever will understand the hostility towards people just trying to change lanes. If I see somebody with their signals on, I already think higher of them than 90% of the other jerks on the road and don't mind letting them in. Of course there are conditions - if traffic is slow, okay; if I am already braking, okay; if there is a gap in front of me and I just have to take my foot of the gas to let you in, okay. But, if I see a huge gap behind me, no; if I have to hit the brakes just for you, no; if I observed you texting or allowing massive gaps in traffic to form in front of you, because you keep coming to a complete stop and playing with your phone constantly, then no you're not going in front of me.
But yeah, the biggest pain in the ass are those drivers that are turning but don't let you know in advance. I'll occasionally move over to the left-lane at a traffic light if nobody is signalling a left-turn so I can get by all of the traffic making right turns where pedestrians are crossing. Then one of those guys in the left lane, decides only when he approaches the light that it is time to signal.
In conclusion - 17th Ave should be made into an EB one-way street.
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