Question

[Heresathought1]

Has anyone else noticed that there are a lot of drivers here that do not seem to understand the concept of merging into traffic? For instance at the corner of Rte 4 and 235, there always seems to be someone sitting at the right turn and not merging into traffic.

[libertytyranny]

Originally Posted by Heresathought1

Has anyone else noticed that there are a lot of drivers here that do not seem to understand the concept of merging into traffic? For instance at the corner of Rte 4 and 235, there always seems to be someone sitting at the right turn and not merging into traffic.

Oh man I was coming out of walmart last night..taking a right onto 235..and some van was sitting there....there is about a MILE of merge lane...USE IT. people behind me were honking and everything..the idiot had no clue..sat there until there were NO cars in sight...and then drove up the merge lane.I was so annoyed.

[Dye Tied (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Heresathought1

Has anyone else noticed that there are a lot of drivers here that do not seem to understand the concept of merging into traffic? For instance at the corner of Rte 4 and 235, there always seems to be someone sitting at the right turn and not merging into traffic.

Does the sign say YIELD?

[kwillia]

Originally Posted by Heresathought1

Has anyone else noticed that there are a lot of drivers here that do not seem to understand the concept of merging into traffic? For instance at the corner of Rte 4 and 235, there always seems to be someone sitting at the right turn and not merging into traffic.

The problem with that particular spot is that when you come off of route 4 you are supposed to yield to oncoming traffic and those coming straight thru the light wanting to turn into Wawa's are going faster than you and will overtake that lane before you can fully take it thus leading to boom, bang, whamo in the blink of an eye. I will only take that lane if I see a gap in the oncoming traffic that will allow me to fully enter the lane before the next oncoming car has time to fill the gap. That way if he/she hits me I will be the care completely in the lane rather than two cars each being partially in the lane and my car being the one that was supposed to yield. Make sense?

[Dye Tied (Premo)]

Originally Posted by kwillia

The problem with that particular spot is that when you come off of route 4 you are supposed to yield to oncoming traffic and those coming straight thru the light wanting to turn into Wawa's are going faster than you and will overtake that lane before you can fully take it thus leading to boom, bang, whamo in the blink of an eye. I will only take that lane if I see a gap in the oncoming traffic that will allow me to fully enter the lane before the next oncoming car has time to fill the gap. That way if he/she hits me I will be the care completely in the lane rather than two cars each being partially in the lane and my car being the one that was supposed to yield. Make sense?

Yes because the signs say yield and that's a turning lane not a merge lane. Then again, you have people use the turning lane for a travel lane...Take your chances

[Heresathought1]

Originally Posted by Dye Tied

Does the sign say YIELD?

Yes it says yield; not stop.

[FaP]

Can't always just merge into traffic bro, some people speed up and just don't let you. Also isn't there a yield sign at that area? I Don't frequent it very often but I thought there was.

[libertytyranny]

Yes you have to watch out for people coming over to go into wawa..but I have never had one bit of trouble looking..and then getting in to the lane to merge into traffic...I have never held anyone up..and have managed to do it safely hundreds of times..I see no reason for someone to sit there with their thumb up their ass.

[ewashkow]

Originally Posted by Heresathought1

Yes it says yield; not stop.

I had to laugh at this one. It made me think of something my grandfather used to say-"The sign says yield, not surrender!"

[kwillia]

Originally Posted by libertytyranny

Yes you have to watch out for people coming over to go into wawa..but I have never had one bit of trouble looking..and then getting in to the lane to merge into traffic...I have never held anyone up..and have managed to do it safely hundreds of times..I see no reason for someone to sit there with their thumb up their ass.

GFY!