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TRAFFIC KARMA is real!
VanDerGroot
I always try to make traffic flow as easily as possible when I'm on the road, even if that means missing an opportunity to get ahead.
NiNinchBloodNinja
I do this whenever I can
SPKSmithy
Here in the UK we have green filter lights but people still don't understand that some of us could be turning off if they'd just move a bit
HenryHolmes101
I also have noticed no one uses blinkers anymore
jkwgn
Use blinkers for everything!
redtruck
That is me.. no apology. I'm considerate.
Kristofurious
I do that for people when there's enough room and no pedestrians or bicycles
TheMostHumbleManInTheWorld
I do this whenever it's an option, and it drives me insane when people don't.
Friendo2
Always do this
mity0k23
Yup. That’s me. Just put your turn signal on. If you use your horn instead though, you shall not pass!
JacaByte
If you use the horn I'm waiting for the light to turn green. And then I'm waiting a little extra.
mity0k23
I’ll allow it
Kaysmira
How about when you pull up to turn right, and the guy in the straight or left turn lane inches forward so you can't see past him? Assholes.
jcblack3
Once had a car specifically stop so I couldn't make the right. Fucksticks exists, and their lives are petty, and sad.
OtterlyMagnificent
I've been caught by those fucktards. So if there's no pedestrians, I squeeze my huge truck past them. If I have to climb the curb, I do.
SargeIsSarge
That's what we get cause some dick stole his sammiches in 5th grade.
brainstrain
Once had a jacked-up truck all but run me over because I didn't have room to pull forward and let him into the turn lane.
TheMightyJoe
or they are hilarious assholes
TedZancha
I feel personally attacked
IntentiomalTypo
There's a particularly busy intersection with a left turn lane and half a shoulder. I purposely block people squeezing through.
TheArrestingAbhorrentArrantAbominableAlliterator
About every morning, I come to a grid-locked right turn only lane that someone is sitting perpendicular in it, trying to get into the center
TheArrestingAbhorrentArrantAbominableAlliterator
So yeah, i feel ya. +1 for you.
DustyMcKnuckles
Or when you turn your blinker on and someone who wasnt previously in the way speeds up to not let you change lanes...
LarvaLamp
Those are the people I want to sit down in a chair and have a real talk with. Like, seriously, figure out why they do that.
DpsGoblin
I do that because over the years I’ve been cut off because there was barely enough room for the person to switch lanes then break hard.
LarvaLamp
That's why you slow down and give them room when they put on the blinker.
BipolarsaurusRx
I should not have to adjust my speed for you when you are merging/ changing lanes.
DustyMcKnuckles
No joke. I try not to judge without knowing a person or their situation. But there is no reason i can come up with that would warrant that..
lordofthelanterns
I once had a car start from the left hand turn lane turn all the way across 3 lanes to the right hand lane and cut me off fuck you person!
bigbootybigfoot
The worst is when the vehicle in the left hand lane keeps inching forward.... Sorry you couldn't see over my festiva in your semi.
Downvote4Love
THAT DAMN UNSPECIFIED FUCKPERSON
lordofthelanterns
Goddamn person!!!! Who’s name I do not know but I’m pretty sure is a female!
chastidy
Well in a lot of places it is breaking the law to do so...
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nickragano10
Its not their responsibility to move over for someone trying to break the law. Also, Im not gonna give someone the chance to scratch my car.
jcblack3
...maybe I wasn't in one of those places. Which I wasn't. Nice try though.
chastidy
Where?
jcblack3
An intersection with a turnoff lane. Aka I didn't even have to stop. Good enough?
chastidy
Yeah, but I was talking about countries not letting people take rights from the same lane during a red light. Like the meme.
almightystef
I used to drive a mini cooper and I swear people in trucks/SUV's would pull forward to block my view of on coming traffic when I turn right.
DustyMcKnuckles
I was returning from tx to az in an audi. Was in cruise control, passed a king ranch and you'd think i insulted his heritage. >>
DustyMcKnuckles
>>he rolled coal to try and retake me but i just kept going and lost him in the rear view. Some people's kids...
Xedi22
Yeah...sometimes I'm willing to risk a ticket with the "escaping the situation" excuse. Also slowing increasing your speed 1mph at a time
Xedi22
via cruise control to see how fast the leaches will go can be a amusing. (Assuming it's a true leech and not someone taking turns leading.)
DustyMcKnuckles
Haha for sure. Convoy of 4 strangers and I ended up going 100+ on those bfe desert roads from Ut to Az cuz of that gradual speed increase...
Xedi22
*slowly increasing
AbbsMcDabbs
OMG yesterday I was at a light behind 4 or 5 cars. The light turned green but the car in front of me didn’t go. Sat there for like a 1/?
AbbsMcDabbs
Whole minute before being like what’s going on? Honked, Looked left, went into the other lane, stupid bitch was texting and had sat ⅓?
AbbsMcDabbs
Through the entire light. Got in front of her and as soon as the light turns green she honked at me. I had no choice but to scoot 1/4
AbbsMcDabbs
Very slowly through the left turn as slow as I possibly could to piss her off
timmaaaayyyy2000
Just did this the other day, no wave or acknowledgement whatsoever. No good deed I guess...
SolidRD
I do that a lot
twfeline
All the time.
DpsGoblin
Also don’t forget the people that only look in one direction when they want to turn into a lane from a side street and ignore traffic 1/2
DpsGoblin
From coming from the opposite direction and pull out and nearly cause crashes. Traffic flows both directions people. 2/2
SurfHill
We so need better drivers ed on basic courtesies such as this one.
HibiscuitsTea
No, people just need to follow the rules. Being "courteous" can be very dangerous.
gernjer
If I have poll position at a light, I try to move to the left lane in case a right-turner comes up.
NoHomoRomo
Now I have a use for the term “pole position” instead of just for Formula 1
GrizzlyAdams024
THIS. I really wish more people would.
Masteryota00
You sir and/or madam, are a good person. And don't forget, be kind and rewind!
gernjer
I always rewind my DVDs.
ThisIsPelicanECHO419isAnybodyReadinMe
Did this for a truck to turn onto an on ramp. Guy had a tiny trailer full of tree parts sticking out every which way. Scratched the living 1
ThisIsPelicanECHO419isAnybodyReadinMe
Fuck out of my passenger side. Got on the freeway and gone. I now no longer do this 2
Woodworker68
I do the same. It's just road courtesy
twinrider1
I do it if someone is coming up behind me and they have their turn signal on. No signal, no move.
Corrodias
If it's a 3-lane-sized road/driveway with no markings, I always occupy the center when going left or straight. It's kind of surprising how »
Corrodias
people will see me doing this and still line up on the far right side for no fucking reason. Brain is disengaged for driving, I suppose.
Corrodias
(Or maybe they know something I don't. But I doubt that.)
FabulousBadass
"pole
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gernjer
Dang it. I thought about looking it up and decided to chance it.
neatoburritobandito
I thought I was alone in doing this! So glad to know others do it too! Hi friend!
snoochslayer
Yes, literally the only one
LucynEthelWoolf
Wrong.
LucynEthelWoolf
There's three of us!
BodyofaGodBuddha
Also great when people use their fucking turn signals
AdmJota
Honestly, if there's only one lane at a stop sign where I want to go left, I'll intentionally stay in the middle of it, because cars 1/2
myusernameisreallyreallylong
Amen to this, brother. It's illegal to have 2 cars next to each other in a lane. I'd rather not do illegal things thanks.
MrBinns
Its not illegal to turn right on red if there is room on the right
AdmJota
pulling around me on the right will often block my view of oncoming traffic, making it unsafe for me. 2/2
DefinitelyHateYou
This. I have a little Honda Fit, and there is nothing worse than another car pulling up beside me and blocking my view on either side.
Cheesemeplease
I have a car if similar size. I purposefully put my car in the way of someone trying to get next to me so I can actually see.
Nostradamuswaswrong
You're welcome.
LeeroyTheBird
I do the same. Unless the person behind me isn't using a blinker, even if they clearly want to turn.
ScrippyChan
Came up on a two lane stop sign the other day, turning right. A guy turning left was there first, so I didn't pull right up to... (1)
ScrippyChan
...the line so he could see. He leaves, and I pull up. Then this motherfucker in a giant-ass F-250 pulled all the way up to turn... (2)
ScrippyChan
...left, completely obscuring my goddamn view. I hope honked and flipped the bird big time to that dick weasel. Some people... (3)
ScrippyChan
...can be such utter cunts on the road. : / (4)
TheCarolingian
I still can't understand this "turning right on red" in the USA. In England, red is stop. Just stop.
PhailRaptor
It's one of those things you have to experience to really understand fully. It's a huge help for congestion where safe to perform.
AccountCreatedToUpdogVotes
This will make you flip your lid: If it's a one-way onto a one-way you can make a left on red unless otherwise marked.
W0lfMan26
Americans rebel, it's kinda their thing. That's why they want to turn right on red.
UnknownSquid
It somewhat stems from cities being designed in grid blocks there. Here in the UK you still get turn left on red, but only when there's a...
UnknownSquid
2) dedicated marking or slip road for it. You never ever pass a red light itself. In a tight grid, there's no room for such slip roads.
Xedi22
Yeah...if you're turning from a side lane to a side lane its "yield". No reason to sit and wait if its clear and good viz. Left on red...
Xedi22
...usually is legal too, from a one-way to a another one-way street. (Or flip that for other side driving, of course.)
Xyzair
I'm pretty certain you need to stop for a few seconds otherwise you're running a red light.
Xedi22
Well, yes. "Yield after stopping" would be a more correct description.
UnderwearThief
This is illegal. Only allowed 1 vehicle per lane.
RayLiottaLaughsAtIdiots
Downvote if you must, but slidding up the right side of a lane to turn right is dangerous AND illegal because pedestrians cannot see you 1/2
governmentgavemeagun
I'm fairly sure OP said "ON THE ROAD" not "ON THE SIDEWALK"
RayLiottaLaughsAtIdiots
They mention "squeezing by" so I assume they're talking about driving partially up the shoulder to take a right turn.
JacaByte
I won't let people pass me in the bike lane when I'm turning left because the bike lane is for bicycles
iburnstuff
California makes it legal for 100 feet before the turn.
RayLiottaLaughsAtIdiots
Because California is such a bastion of reasonable laws and skilled, patient drivers, clearly.
iburnstuff
Compared to New England? Yes.
iburnstuff
http://www.santacruzlive.com/streetsmarts/2013/04/28/road-rules-the-411-on-driving-along-the-shoulder-to-make-a-right-turns/
RayLiottaLaughsAtIdiots
Coming and vice versa.
TheFriendliestGiant
Legality very much depends on jurisdiction. Lot of places are okay with right on red, as long as you don't have to cross an opposing lane.
RayLiottaLaughsAtIdiots
This post is talking about driving up the shoulder to turn right at a stop sign or a stop light. Which in most places is illegal.
Hammertulski
I didn't read anything about a shoulder. Lanes here split off at red lights and someone not pulling forward can block access to the split.
AdmJota
Some lanes do; some don't. If the lane had split, the other car wouldn't have needed to do what OP said, so presumably isn't one that does.
TheBestTonic
A friend of mine, father of three, most thoughtful family you could meet. When i asked why he didn't let cars in.. he said fuck em. OMG.
Xiphuro
Absolute savage
wadenelson1
Woman I began to date... low beams broken on her car. I offered to fix. Said same thing. Maverick here BAILED OUT immediately.
AccountCreatedToUpdogVotes
So she always rode with her brights on?
wadenelson1
Yep. She said "fuck the other drivers." I bailed. Out.
AccountCreatedToUpdogVotes
Good decision. You should have disabled her brights on your way out.
LarvaLamp
No, that would cause an accident and hurt another innocent person. She'll get pulled over eventually for the brights.
tlamstrike
How did that pass inspection?
wadenelson1
No inspection where I live in SW Colorado. No emissions either. So cars with a cat code all end up here on used car lots.
JacaByte
Hahaha welcome to the US
DefinitelyHateYou
Not every state has inspection.
thewarinvietfuckingnam
Where I live we don't have any inspection whatsoever.
realmdweller
Just had some douche not do this for me today. Then to top it off he sat at the light when it turned green for a good 4-5 seconds. Monster.
SashimiRollin
Or as my roommate likes to say, ‘what a Twat-waffle!’
YesThisIsPhteven
People like that make me want to install an air compressor and a train horn onto my vehicle
AngurProne
Or a clear marble launcher for tailgaters...
ChilledMonkeyBrains
Now that is a fucking good idea. I’m stealing it.
YesThisIsPhteven
Post the results
creechville
My younger brother has a train horn on his truck. It does help sometimes but not always. Also helps having a huge ass truck tho.
YesThisIsPhteven
No kidding. When I I drive my buddy's Cummins with an over built steel bumper, people automatically move the fuck out of the way
creechville
Yessss i love it haha. I drive some nice big trucks for work and people are like "let me move out of your way" Go big trucks!! Fuck ya
Varimothras
My dad wanted to install a paintball gun in his grill at some point
anarkhiya
Your dad is apparently the more PG version of James Bond.
Varimothras
He was insane, not crazy
BlackwitchWizard
nothing like that, or watching a good zipper merge to restore a little faith in humanity
LucynEthelWoolf
I would upvote you but you're at 420.
normalizetherapy
Im in india right now... it’s chaos
NukeItFromOrbitMan
Tis an urban legend
Ruhig
After a long, stressful drive to an unfamiliar city in the rain, I missed getting into the left-turn lane. Car let me in, and it made my day
Ruhig
I'll never forget you, rain-blurred black sedan. <3
Hippehpanda
There’s this road I take everyday, and it comes to an intersection that backs up in all directions during rush hour. There is one stop ...
Hippehpanda
Sign for the road I am on, but otherwise no other traffic is required to stop and no one is required to allow those turning from this road..
Hippehpanda
To turn, however there is an unspoken rule amongst those that take this route everyday that we take turns and everyone treats it like a...
Hippehpanda
Threeway stop. It is beautiful to behold, what could otherwise be a heinous wait and traffic nightmare flows seamlessly because everyone...
Hippehpanda
It’s agrees to not be assholes. I love it. Everyday it makes me happy. My fiancé was flabbergasted the first time he saw it
redbikemaster
As a truck driver, a true zip is seldom found, but absolutely beautiful when it is
LyraTheLycan
Zipper merges are so nice to watch! We don't do that in the UK, maybe because we have less traffic, but we should.
FrozenAM
So true, doesn't happen often; oh but when it does!
BrianGrady413
I live in Massachusetts, is that where you see a stopped line of traffic and speed ahead to find the weakest link in the line?
DefinitelyHateYou
Pretty much.
WaneTendo
every fucking day on 128, the most selfish FYGM drivers. just let people merge IT WON'T KILL YOU AND IT'S FASTER FOR EVERYONE
MJRocky
lol same here don't get me starting on driving in this state 0.o
FlareonTheProphet
It should be where cars fill both lanes until the merge point in which one car from each lane goes in an alternating fashion
beeeeeeerkaaaaa
Yea the passive aggressive people here in Minnesota take the zipper merge as an offense.
jazzhandpanda
amen for zipper merging.
garfunkle4U
who ever thought of the zipper merge. had way to much faith in other people or just want to watch the world burn
Corona688
The alternative is a turning light on a freeway, so...
Sutashi
Agreed. Alternating merges makes sense but waiting til the last minute? Nope. I say merge when there's an opening.
DefinitelyHateYou
That would work except for the people that will stop in the lane that needs to merge in to wait for the other lane to give them an opening.
Sutashi
Happens anyway when you wait til the last minute.
NotAGirl
I freaking love zipper merges
2007yaris
I get so pissed off at people who don't understand the zipper merge. It's easy! 1 and 1.
ellavator
There's a street I take to work every day. Right lane closed for construction so you have to merge left. Every god damn day there are
ellavator
Multiple people speeding past on the right to get in front of everyone and slowing down the merging. Pisses me off to no end.
Bugleisthebomb
Ikr? They use a zipper every god damn morning and fail as soon as they hop behind the wheel they turn into lobotomised numbskulls
LivingDecomposition
"THAT GAP IS BIG ENOUGH FOR ME TOO SO I SHOULD TAKE IT" -Mongoloids
HotPocketMemes
No im gonna tailgate you so that guy in the merging lane can't get in front of me for a proper zipper because im an asshole
FreelanceSpermDonor
↑ for self awareness.
But fuck you for being a self-centered inconsiderate jerk.
HotPocketMemes
Just being sarcastic, kill me if i ever actually do what i said above
FreelanceSpermDonor
OK, good on you. But fuck that guy, and we've all met him too many times to count.
FreelanceSpermDonor
I used to think that (being from the South) that people from other regions wouldn't be as polite. I was wrong. Traveling extensively →
FreelanceSpermDonor
← around the country I am pleasantly surprised. Except in one place. I'm talking about you, Florida. You have the worst road manners, the →
FreelanceSpermDonor
← worst drivers, and your roads around most major cities (Miami wins the top prize) are war zones. Fuck you, Florida.
Prowler2142
You have not known true rage until you go to the double line McDonald's drive-throughs here in Florida.
srslydude
My personal favorite is when people see that you’re going to pull in front of them, so they speed up so there’s no room.
FreelanceSpermDonor
This is where my 20 year old, paid for, fullsize Chevy 4WD truck with nerf bars comes in handy. BMWs hate me.
ADisturbinglyAttractiveCactus
I do that (not with zipper merges, just regular ones) when you don't signal.
jj999124
If you try to.race ahead of me bet your fucking ass im matching your fucking speed till you slam on your brakes
isayzoop
Fair
srslydude
Same here. I’m a bit petty, I know, but not using a signal can be very dangerous.
vonkeswick
I let a lot of things slide, but not using your turn signal paints you as a grade A cunt in my opinion