Traffic challenge
We were headed into Memphis this week, pulling the TT in the right lane on I-55 with a semi next to us in the left lane. As we approached an entrance ramp at about 60 mph, I watched an SUV coming up ...
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Gdetrailer wrote:TucsonJim wrote:
One of my bestest friends is a long haul truck driver. He said he enounters this situation frequently. He does not brake, and he does not speed up. He said he'll simply run them out of room to merge and they will be forced to either merge properly or hit him. In 20 years of driving, he's never been hit. He said to keep your speed and sooner or later they will have to take action to properly enter the roadway.
I had this happen in multiple states this last summer, so it's not just Memphis.
Absolutely terrible advice.
As a driver YOU should be ALSO driving DEFENSIVELY.
Driving defensively is keeping an eye to ALL vehicles around you.
That means you know if someone is beside you (passing lane), someone is behind you, someone is in front of you and YES SOMEONE MERGING BESIDE YOU.
Driving defensive also means you ARE READY TO ADJUST YOUR SPEED AND OR POSITION AT ANY TIME IN ORDER TO PREVENT YOU OR ANY OTHER DRIVERS AROUND YOU FROM CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
The rules of the road IS COURTESY TO ALL DRIVERS INCLUDING THE MINDLESS AND SELFISH IDIOTS.
There ARE times when you simply are not able to adjust speed or change lanes however YOU often have a hand in that by driving way to close to the vehicle IN FRONT OF YOU. That's right YOU have some control of the gap in front of you and it is YOUR responsibility to maintain some safe distance (remember the three second rule?).
I see way too many selfish drivers every day, I try to accommodate them as much as possible when it is safe for me to do so.
WE ALL MUST SHARE THE ROAD (and that includes the selfish ones to).
tusconjim actually gave the correct answer. The rules say the driver in the right lane must hold a steady speed. The guy on the ramp then has the option to speed up, slow down or worst case drive on the shoulder for a while.
Nothing worse than trying to merge and when you speed up, the guy in the right lane speeds up, then you slow down and so do they.
Following the rules is the right way and least likely to cause an accident.
