Re: On Topic? Cars, anyway: 55 MPH speed limit...

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Hachiroku ハチロク" <Trueno@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:47:32 -0700, Jeff Strickland wrote:
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>>> If you're in the merge lane doing 80, and somebody wants to merge,
then 
>>> it
>>> is your obligation to let them in if they are in front of you and 
>>> running
>>> out of room.
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>> BULL!!!! There is an implied YIELD at the end of the ramp, some states
DO
>> put yield signs there. The person on the ramp needs to slow or stop!
>> Even if the person on the highway is being a dickhead and won't pull
over
>> with no other traffic on the road (yes, people are ignorant.)
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>> Highway traffic NEVER EVER YIELDS to ramp traffic!!!
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>> If people where you are drive like that, please remind me to bypass
your
>> state!
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> When the option is to move over a lane, or lift off the gas to let 
> somebody in that has arrived at the end of the ramp, or force another 
> driver to stop, I'll argue that pulling over is always the better
choice.
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> You should NEVER force a car to stop on the onramp.
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Sorry Jeff, but you're completely wrong on this one.  Merging traffic must

ALWAYS YIELD to oncoming traffic in EVERY situation.  A car approaching a 
merging car on an on ramp should NEVER EVER SLOW DOWN to allow that car to

enter.  This impedes and potentially creates a hazardous situation for the

general flow of traffic.

As the "merging vehicle" it is YOUR job to be completely UP TO SPEED when 
you MERGE in an available space.  If no space is available, you MUST
YIELD, 
including coming to a complete stop.

Agreed it is common courtesy for a driver to move to the left lane if
that's 
available to open up the merge lane, but it is NOT required nor is it law
in 
any state.

Willy