Not a driving law, but an annoyance that i have.
Let me preface by stating im a right lane driver. i will move into the left lane to pass but i immediately move back over (not cutting off though). What i hate is on longer stretches of highway when i do come up to someone and pass them. They dont immediately pass me back, but 5-10 minutes later they do, only for me to have to pass them again 5-10 minutes later.
what is with the giant and constant fluctuation in speed? i realize not everyone has cruise control, but cant drivers find a good speed and stick to it.
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Not a driving law, but an annoyance that i have.
Let me preface by stating im a right lane driver. i will move into the left lane to pass but i immediately move back over (not cutting off though). What i hate is on longer stretches of highway when i do come up to someone and pass them. They dont immediately pass me back, but 5-10 minutes later they do, only for me to have to pass them again 5-10 minutes later.
what is with the giant and constant fluctuation in speed? i realize not everyone has cruise control, but cant drivers find a good speed and stick to it.
do they even make cars anymore that don't have CC? the '88 Chrysler Dynasty that i had when i first moved out to Calgary had it, and i haven't seen a car made in the past 15 years that doesn't have it
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?
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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? One of these days, I'm going to let one of you ######s hit me and buy me a new car. You'll figure out how things work then.
What's even worse is when I'm using this on ramp, and some guy stops at the yeild sign to take a picture with his iphone.
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I'm pretty sure it is like that almost anywhere in North America at least, unless otherwise stated.
Broken Line - Safe passing area
Single Line - Pass with caution
Double Line - Do not pass or turn
Really? I always thought (even in single line roads) that you had to wait until it became a broken line to pass and it was illegal to pass over a single/double line.
I use to think that Alberta had a lot of bad drivers. I am just finishing up my trip here in Europe where I have been driving in France and Italy for the last 2 weeks. I have to say that Canadian drivers are saints compared to these yahoos. People over here are just seeking a way to kill themselves.
It's the way they drive. That's how they've always driven and that's likely how they'll continue to drive.
It's not that they're BAD drivers, it's that they're used to it. It'll be almost the same thing when you go to a lot of places in Asia as well.
It's not as easy to get a driver's license in Europe and Asia as it is here, they're taught much more thoroughly and the testing is much more intense.
The North American way of driving is very defensive, then you throw a regular North American driver to Europe/Asia, they will be scared sh**less because they drive much aggressively. Then all the locals there will be thinking this guy is a bad driver because they don't know how to drive properly (properly being the way they do things). Which is why when those drivers come here, we peg them as bad drivers because we're not used to their aggressive driving style.
A lot of drivers should learn adaptive driving. Driving differently depending on situation and location.
I think the signage there is the problem. Why yield when you have your own lane? Usually at yields, there is a broken white line indicating your "yield line". Here, it is just clear road ahead. The people wanting to exit need to change lanes, which means signalling, looking, finding a gap, and getting into it, just like everywhere else on the road.
Why should traffic entering have to yield there anyway? Would it not be more efficient for everyone to allow those entering to get a little speed before entering a major roadway?
I think that a merge or a "new lane" (sorry - don't know the terminology) sign would be more appropriate there.
Edit: Here is an example of what I am talking about with the "new lane":
Coincidentally, at that location in Crowfoot, it is fashionable to slam on your brakes and come to a complete stop even though you have your own lane and there is nothing like merging or yielding to think about. I think that a sign like this would be far more appropriate for the example at 52nd and 16th.
Last edited by Jimmy Stang; 07-28-2010 at 08:10 AM.
The problem people seem to be having with that yield sign (man, you can tell who is a NE'er and who isn't ... the one onto NB 36th St is the same as that one) is that it's not really an "own lane". It's a shared entry/exit lane. People are travelling NB on 52 St in that picture. If they want to exit onto WB 16 Ave, they exit from that 'yield' lane (where that taxi is) about 150m further north, after which, that lane is gone.
The right lane shouldn't have priority over the left lane to use the left lane. The right lane's "own lane" simply exists, so if they blow through the yield sign and drive straight, they exit the highway.
Right lane must yield as they're actually trying to get into the left lane, whereas the left lane can't be tied up with cars backed up trying to exit while cars entering the highway get priority.
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The problem people seem to be having with that yield sign (man, you can tell who is a NE'er and who isn't ... the one onto NB 36th St is the same as that one) is that it's not really an "own lane". It's a shared entry/exit lane. People are travelling NB on 52 St in that picture. If they want to exit onto WB 16 Ave, they exit from that 'yield' lane (where that taxi is) about 150m further north, after which, that lane is gone.
That lane drives me insane, largely due to the mass number of people who refuse to enter into the right lane, preferring to stop and wait until they can jump all the way to the left lane and then head up towards the mall. It doesn't help that I'm only in Calgary over the holidays when mall traffic is at its peak.
Really? I always thought (even in single line roads) that you had to wait until it became a broken line to pass and it was illegal to pass over a single/double line.
Glorious news.
Thats what I thought as well.
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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?
Until you have to travel the "merge of death" (bow trail west to crowchild south then try to get on memorial east) you havent experienced a bad merge.
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The problem people seem to be having with that yield sign (man, you can tell who is a NE'er and who isn't ... the one onto NB 36th St is the same as that one) is that it's not really an "own lane". It's a shared entry/exit lane. People are travelling NB on 52 St in that picture. If they want to exit onto WB 16 Ave, they exit from that 'yield' lane (where that taxi is) about 150m further north, after which, that lane is gone.
I am in agreement with this so long as the grey car in the picture has his/her signal light on - I wont yeild to a car on the left if they dont have a signal light.
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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?
Yeah, I break that rule every day, although I make sure that I'm cutting into the lane between traffic. If I've got half a car length on you, and have some speed, I can nip in and you can nip out. It works fine. I don't care if it's illegal.
Also, props for using an Erick Estrada reference in this thread.
