Glad I bought Fiberglass, not Aluminum siding
Some nut pulled onto the expressway right in front of me, and I had to swerve to miss him (or her). Unfortunately, as a result my trailer had a small altercation with the pickup that was coming up on...
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fla-gypsy wrote:2012Coleman wrote:
People merging on to the expressway have the right of way - unless they have a yield sign. However, they are supposed to speed up and match the speed of the vechiles they are merging with. This is the reason is called a on-ramp. If I'm in the right lane comming up to an on-ramp and see that the merging traffic is not gaining speed, I and others have no choice that to either slow down or get into the next lane to the left. So the OP is correct - if he had hit this person, it would have been his fault, even though the idiot didn't know how to correctly merge on to aab expressway. Glad yo got it fixed.
I have never seen an on ramp to any expressway system that didn't have a yield sign. I hold my ground if I cannot move over and the idiot in the on ramp will have to hope for the best when my 8 tons of rolling stock hits him if he does something stupid like not yielding!
My drivers training was in another state, and I explicitly remember this being the training given because of a particular circumstance. It never occurred to me that in Florida it may be different, and even though I do not see Yield signs on the multiple on-ramps I use and observe in my daily commute, I checked.
Entering and Leaving Expressways
Vehicles can enter and leave expressways only at certain points. Because expressway traffic is usually moving at or close to the maximum speed allowed, you need to know how to enter and exit safely.
All expressway entrances have three basic parts: an entrance ramp, an acceleration lane, and a merging area. Follow these guidelines to enter an expressway safely:
The following is from StateofFlorida.com
On the entrance ramp, begin checking for an opening in traffic. Signal for your turn.
As the ramp straightens into the acceleration lane, speed up. Try to adjust your speed so that you can move into the traffic when you reach the end of the acceleration lane.
Merge into traffic when you can do so safely. You must yield right-of-way to traffic on the expressway. You cannot always count on other drivers moving over to give you room to enter, but do not stop on an acceleration lane unless traffic is too heavy and there is no space for you to enter safely.
So it appears that I am incorrect and will adjust accordingly.
