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General Forums => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: stroker sahara on March 01, 2009, 07:23:07 PM
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What is with the jacka$$ drivers out there.
Yesterday I was driving into Okotoks. the posted limit was 80kph. I know I was bad for doing 100, but this guy in a late model Honda Prelude comes from outta nowhere behind me, gets right on my back bumper, suddenly juts out to pass me, and then cuts me off. >:( He must have been doing at least 100 MPH. Then I see him do the same thing to the car infront of me, only there was oncoming traffic, so he had to ride the guys bumper for a couple K's before he could pass. The car infront of me turned off at the red light on the edge of town, so this put me behind him. A lot of good it did him to drive that fast, as I got to the same spot as him, without putting lives in danger. Anyways, still fuming mad from his driving style, I stopped inches from his back end. I don't know, 'cause I don't drive a "Rice Rocket", but I am pretty sure that the Warn sitting atop a beefy winch bumper on a lifted Jeep which is almost parked on top of his back window must be pretty intimidating. He didn't seem to be all that impressed with me as he sped off when the light went green.
Then today, I was driving on Deerfoot at +/- 120 kph in the left lane, with the flow of traffic I might add. The lanes to my left were travelling slightly slower. There was a truck infront of me going the same speed, and this guy comes flying up behind me riding my bumper trying to get me to move over so he could get by. I didn't as I didn't want to go slower than I was, which I think really upset him ;D. He pulls into the center lane to pass me, only there is a car now infront of him that I am about to pass, so he has to pull back in behind me. I could see him flailing his arms around like an idiot. This is starting to amuse me ;D. Finally after a long while he gets by me at a high rate of speed. He had his wife and kids in the car! What kind of a fool drives like that with family in the vehicle! >:( He carries on weaving through traffic, dodging cars in all lanes at a much higher speed than traffic is moving, cutting of numerous others. We continue south. I am still going the same speed. Both of us head out of town, but when he got out of Calgary, he slowed down to 110! and I now passed him, still going the same speed. I just don't understand why people have to be morons and risk peoples lives. Life is already too short.
Anyway, that is my beef for the day.
PS: If either of the drivers mentioned above are reading this, I apologize if I offended you, NOT!
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When I get bored I travel Deerfoot in the left lane at about 5 km/hr slower than the flow of traffic.
The way I see it, if you can't beat-em >:(, join-em ;D
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i used to own a little sports car and yes i did weave in and out of trafic .. i never tail gated anyone
some people might say it was wreckless . now that i own my jeep it seems like theres so many horible drivers out there .
the worse is when theres someone on your tail and then when he/she finally passes you they slow down and are doing the same speed as you were .thats pisses me off .
and for those who dont even do the speed limit like 90 in a 100 please move to the FAR right and stay there
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dont get me started. i drive truck in town for a living. how many times ive been passed and cutoff so someone can take the next turn or exit astounds me.
I get a real chuckle out of when peple tailgate me. im 75 feet long. i can usualy just see a mirror or on a pickup both mirrors. why tailgate me. i dont care, and most times i cant go faster even if i wanted to. i can haul 25000 kg and usualy do. i have to shift through 10 gears. i hit top gear at around 55 km/h. these trucks do go fast
another thing to is my truck at speed will take 2-3 vehicle lenths to safely stop. i can try to stop faster but usualy only the wheels lockup. remeber i am 75 feet long. even more on wet or snowy hilly roads. give us space.
oh and one more thing, you should never match your speed with the vehicle beside you. alwaysa go a little faster or slower. this will get you clear of any blinds spots. And i have yet to see a vehicle without blindspots. But just a thought. there are spots down the side of my truck where i can hide a fullsize truck right behind the cab and not see it.
Food for thought. If you are driving down a multi lane road and are finding poeple are haveing to change lanes to go around you maybe you should move further right into the slow lanes as you are impeding traffic and pissing people off. Blocking traffic make you a hazzard on the road andin my eyes is just as bad as speeding or tailgating. If you cant drive at the speed of traffic, then take a differnt route. In my truck there are a lot of roads i cant or wont take because of my size.
Sorry you touched a sore nerve. ill go sit quietly in my corner and gently shake some more.
please please if you see a truck tring to change lanes using his signal, back off and give me space. you can safely go around me later. In calgary there are a lot of places where i turn on then immedialtly need to get over to the far lane to turn. Rember a profesional courtious driver will return the favor. I always let a car or to in. But if you try to bully my freightliner with your honda ( it happens quite often) dont be surprised if i get grouchy ( also i can see much on the passenger side so i may not see you till i feel the bump. your tinfoil honda will not hurt my steel truck, but it may kill you.
Please give us space. be courtious. i try to wave or flash lights to say thanks when i can. always use signals in traffic. im big enough that i try and plan ahead for turns. even a car back several legths can affect me as i have to shift several gears before i even turn. I could walk faster than my truck in first gear.
also start watching past the end of the hood. you should be seeing several cars ahead. I cant get over how many times people almost hit me and dont even see me when i have to swing wide for a corner or am turning.
Remeber just my tracto with know trailr is 5000 k. as a comparison my pt cruser weighs 1500k and its a heavier car. Just think about what my weapon can do to you or your car if something goes wrong. Most heavy truck accidents involving other vehicles are not caused by the person in the big rig but some ricer in a honda.
And if you have other poeple in the car or god forbid kids or family members, then you realy should have all the rasons to drive even safer
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oh and the top speed of my truck is about 95 km/h and it takes me a week to get there. i cant go much fast as im approaching redline at 2400 rpm
remaber that big space in front of me is my safty zone. you put your car there, and you just became my crumple zone and i wont feel sorry for you i will feel sorry for you family.
:'(
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98% of the time I give you big boys plenty of room. I have nothing but respect for you guys driving those big buggers though town. Must be hell some days.
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What's with all the direct hate towards hondas!? There's thousands of other ricers out there in toyotas Nissans and even PT cruisers too ;)
Nice rant though,keep up the safe and respectful driving!
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commando, agree 100%. few years ago i remember a jackA$$ (who i guess did not know better) crusing at the same speed as a big rig on the highway 9of course the car was in the left lane holding up traffic too) he was there for 15 minutes. big rig ends up changing lanes, with car right in blind spot; so, car gets run off the road. i felt bad as i laughed at the car but bloody hell. i will always hang back of a rig, then blow by you when passing, so i' not in your blind spot....
since we're ranting too, i got one;
leaving work the other day, sitting at the lights by Chinook, a couple people turning on an advanced turn signal decide to run it after it turns red. i know some people chance it, but by how much and what cost? i was in pole posiiton, and my light turns green, so i hit the gas. two cars continue to turn, well, we narrowly miss a head on, but me being a jackass, i keep going, so does the guy behind me, so there are two cars stuck in teh middle of the intersection, becuase no joke, they ran a red by at least 3 seconds......... eventually someone stop to let them through. kicker was guy that turned left was the one that looked fumed off.
two morals of the story: 1, you can't possibly be in that great of a hurry in rush hour traffic to get T-boned and
2. If i have my YJ and you pull that crap, i WILL introduce my warn winch into your passengers side fender, or drive right over your ricer.......... honda, toyota, nissan, chevy, even a lowered jeep ;)
sorry, but it seems that more and more people in this city are running reds. not yellows, full blown reds
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LOL!!! Just ask Aaron.... he had a ity bity Honda (not picking on them here) cut him off, and slowed down too quickly. He put his big-arse winch bumper through the back window.... right beside a cop.... might be why the Honda jumped on the binders.
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This is one of many reasons that I'm looking forward to getting some steel mounted up front on my JK. I'll never deliberately hit someone because they're being stupid (the PITA factor to me is way too high for the momentary satisfaction that I would get), but knowing that I've got lots of 3/16" plate up front to protect my rad is a nice feeling.
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Here is another scenario that irks me. In a construction zone that has a lane ending and plenty of signage about it, it really bothers me when some prick goes right to the end of the lane to get into traffic as far up as possible instead of just merging in asap >:(. More than that, I really hate when some butthead lets them in >:( >:(! Make 'em wait! Maybe they will get the hint.
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i agree, when i see the lane ending or i know that i have to get over a lane to turn, i do so as soon as there is a gap for me and well before it is neccesary. in a way i guess sometimes i might end up impeding traffic, but id rather change lanes when i can rather than wait for someone to let me in.
I hate it when you are patiently waiting in traffic to turn and some kia( or honda) or some suv decides to drive up the shoulder. i now play a game to see how far off the pavement they will go to get around me. 84 and 17 was realy bad for it. i wanted to turn too, but i was willing to wait ( ido get paid by the hour). but it irks me when everyone else is going around you. and in reality if the bleeding hearts would stop letting them in trafic would flow much better
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Coming home tonight I had some guy in an Escape try to merge into a space too small in front of me and the guy that was there who was driving a big F350 as the end of the merge lane is coming up. Guess who HAD to slam on their brakes to avoid the barriers, it wasn't me.
This morning was nuts, all the way from Bridlewood to Airdrie I never got over 60, I think the fatest speed on my GPs was 58KPH and that was flow fo traffic, but no near misses or accidents. Who says M/T's are crap in snow, slush and ice.
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I'm bothered by the fact that when there is an obstruction on the opposite lane, that it has to be ME who moves over, in order to keep my vehicle from being hit by people who come into my lane by going around the obstruction.
Nutz!
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Here is another scenario that irks me. In a construction zone that has a lane ending and plenty of signage about it, it really bothers me when some prick goes right to the end of the lane to get into traffic as far up as possible instead of just merging in asap >:(. More than that, I really hate when some butthead lets them in >:( >:(! Make 'em wait! Maybe they will get the hint.
Bugs me even more when people bud in for the continous length of the merge lane instead of going to the very end where both drivers have equal rights. Nothing slows that middle lane down more than people who allow others to bud in the entire time instead of going one for one at the end.
I've gotten into the habit now, with all these yahoo drivers, of not even shoulder checking at the end of my merging lane. I have the single on the entire time and at the end of my merge lane I'll be coming over and take my chances in court. If you hit me from the middle of my vehicle to the back then you should have made room for me to merge. If I hit you from middle to back then I should have slowed down to merge.
People need to use the full length of that merge lane to bring it up to the speed and blend in.
Same goes for a construction area. Go to the end and blend.
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I've gotten into the habit now, with all these yahoo drivers, of not even shoulder checking at the end of my merging lane. I have the single on the entire time and at the end of my merge lane I'll be coming over and take my chances in court. If you hit me from the middle of my vehicle to the back then you should have made room for me to merge. If I hit you from middle to back then I should have slowed down to merge.
does anyone know the actual traffic law on that one? at the end of a merge lane? cause if you are not shoulder checking, and merging into traffic, you will be pryed out of my YJs front bumper........... i remember it being courteous to move over a lane to make merging easier, but i do not understand how it is MY RESPONSIBILITY to ensure YOU merge safely. far as i'm concerned, if you merge into me at any time, merge lane or not, you'll be at fault cause you incorrectly, and dangerously switched lanes....... i'd push for stunting as well as reckless driving
again, i ask one question: why is it my responsibility to ensure YOU merge safely.......... just answer that.
this has been one of those issues for me too. i hate drivers that expect me to slow down or speed up so THEY can merge.......... again, how is it my responsibility to ensure you drive safely?
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That's what a merge lane is all about. It's not a yeild sign fort that lane its merge. You best check your laws on that. If people choose to change lanes prior to the end then have fun fighting an unsafe lane change charge.
The merge lanes are there for the purpose of speeding up bringing your vehicle up to the speed being done. If you're one of thoe drivers that speed up to closse the gap, have your fun day in court.
It's also the responsibilty of those merging not to all think they can merge into the lane in the same opening. Have to give enogh room so you can blend in one for one, provided the driver infront of you doesn't jam on the brakes because they've lost their nerve to blend in.
For those not familair with merging. http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType45/Production/basichanbookmay08.pdf
Do a search in there for merging. You'll find that Alberta traffic laws are based on that and not on courtesy.
I'm not suggesting you have to slow down to allow people to merge, but you shouldn't be one of those idiots that speed up to close the gap either and not allow them in.
I've followed people in the main lane that have actually come to a complete stop to let people merge from a stop. Those people are morons as well.
(http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/images/89b.jpg)
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think we're on a similar playing field here. my main point is if you don't follow this : (taken from handbook)
This may require adjusting your
speed so that, when you reach the end of the acceleration
lane, you have a gap in the traffic, which will permit you to
enter the flow of traffic safely.
my point is, if we're at the end of that lane, I assume its your job to either speed up into the gap in front of me, or slow down to teh gap behind me. its not my job to 'create' a gap for you by slowing or speeding up. IF i stay constant speed tho, either choice allows you to merge successfully. if i were to slow down to let you in, and you slow down, then we all lose. (as we see on the Canyon meadows/mcleod turnoff)
if you are timing gaps at the end of the merge zone then this sure isn't a problem!!!
but if you are just cruisin' top down havin a blast, and don't bother to 'blend' into a gap, nor shoulder check, and you drive into the side of my jeep, i believe you will get hit for unsafe lane change. cause to my knowledge when u merge into my lane, I should still have that right of way.
but just like the book says, if we all drove like that, we wouldn't have to worry bout it.
just took this off the alberta traffic sight
Entering onto highway
50 A person who is about to drive a vehicle onto an intersecting highway from another highway that is marked by a “merge” sign need not stop the vehicle before driving the vehicle onto the intersecting highway but shall take all necessary precautions and merge the vehicle safely with the traffic on the intersecting highway.
Allow merging
51 A person driving a vehicle on a highway where the highway is marked by a “merging traffic” sign near the intersection of another highway marked by a “merge” sign shall take all reasonable precautions to allow a merging vehicle to enter in safety onto the highway on which the merging is to take place.
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looks like a pretty grey area to me...........
guess its who can prove what in court. but i think my beef is when ur in a merge lane and i'm on the 'highway' we are going equal speeds. i think you should adjust to me kind of deal.
if i'm coming up on a merge and your merging, I sure hope to many people don't speed up to cut you off. as long as your not merging at 60 on a highway tho (unless big lifted jeep lol) i don't think it'd be such a problem, not for me anyways, i'd just move over
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Here is another scenario that irks me. In a construction zone that has a lane ending and plenty of signage about it, it really bothers me when some prick goes right to the end of the lane to get into traffic as far up as possible instead of just merging in asap >:(. More than that, I really hate when some butthead lets them in >:( >:(! Make 'em wait! Maybe they will get the hint.
I just wanted to make a comment about this as this is one thing that bothers me, nothing personal.
I understand that if you were in the far left lane waiting a while for traffic & here's this lane closure causing people to merge in front of you, this can be a bit frustrating I'm sure. There is a reason for this tho, to some it's budding, to me it's using the space of the road that's available for others behind you. Ever sit behind someone in rush hour who's not using that lane closure properly? I end up sitting for 3 or 4 red lights waiting to turn into the closing lane because no one is using the lane for traffic to flow. It's not about budding in front, it's about merging into traffic & preventing others from having to wait 2 or 3 lights because someone is waiting at the beginning of this merge lane & not allowing the flow of traffic. Don't blame me for all this construction every day..
Just so you understand the next time I bud in front... ;)
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if i'm coming up on a merge and your merging, I sure hope to many people don't speed up to cut you off. as long as your not merging at 60 on a highway tho (unless big lifted jeep lol)
The "not let you" in thing is a frequent occurrence in my commute. I've noticed its particularly bad coming off the deerfoot onto memorial headed towards downtown. I will match speed and throw my signal on and someone invariably hammers on it to cut me off and not let me in. Got to the point where I pretty much count on it.
Another place that is bad is when coming onto the Deerfoot from Memorial or any of the other roads to the north in the afternoon. Traffic is usually crawling and you STILL get the guys who just don't want you in front of them.
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The "not let you" in thing is a frequent occurrence in my commute. I've noticed its particularly bad coming off the deerfoot onto memorial headed towards downtown. I will match speed and throw my signal on and someone invariably hammers on it to cut me off and not let me in. Got to the point where I pretty much count on it.
Another place that is bad is when coming onto the Deerfoot from Memorial or any of the other roads to the north in the afternoon. Traffic is usually crawling and you STILL get the guys who just don't want you in front of them.
I hear that!!!
My signal is on way in advance to let others know that I'm making my move & yes I signal before I change lanes, not one of those I'm crossing & then blink blink, to find some jerk has now sped up & I know this because I watch the flow of traffic not only in front of me but behind me. I know when it's a safe space to do so & I know it's not because of their blind spot that they didn't see me.
It's start to get to the point where you have to force yourself in once someone is arrogant about it.
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Which is why my brother-in-law in Toronto states to me that while driving there you should NEVER put on your signal for a lane change. It's just not safe to do so, as 98% of the time it is taken as a sign that they are able to speed up and cut you off.
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umm wow. ok. i don't speed up to cut people off, ESPECIALLY if you are up to speed. i didnt' know that many people would actually speed up to cut someone off trying to merge. never done it. like i said, i will stay constant with speed so you can merge safely, and if your in front, yes i'll let you in. even 'butt-ers'
there is just one merge lane close to where i live where you both come off the line and you know the lane ends, its kind of like, either beat me off the line, or blend in behind me... don't go neck and neck with me the whole way, cause eventually i'll have to let you in, or run you off the road.... happens often on my way to work, so when i thought of merging jumped into my head
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You know, if Calgary got rid of the IDIOTS that design the current intersections and hired people that actually knew a thing or two about proper intersection construction that allows easy merging/exiting the roads would be a lot safer and run more efficiently.
I mean, come on, Deerfoot and 16th ave? Deerfoot and Memorial? Deerfoot and 32nd ave? There is absolutely no reason for the congestion at any of those intersections. There is also NO reason to have a single set of traffic lights at ANY Deerfoot intersection.
I couldn't design those messes if I was drunk.
Ever been on a true cloverleaf intersection? There is only ONE true cloverleaf intersection in Calgary and it happens where two of the BUSIEST roads in Calgary meet yet it is very seldom backed up.
Does anybody know the intersection I'm refering to?
Vince
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k, i'll ask. where is it?
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Here is another scenario that irks me. In a construction zone that has a lane ending and plenty of signage about it, it really bothers me when some prick goes right to the end of the lane to get into traffic as far up as possible instead of just merging in asap >:(. More than that, I really hate when some butthead lets them in >:( >:(! Make 'em wait! Maybe they will get the hint.
I haven't been driving my truck much lately, but with it having a 6" kit and 35s is good sized, so if a lane is closed ahead and everyone is merging nicely I'll usually ride in the middle of both lanes so that the ignorant jack azzes that think all the other people lined up get through the bottleneck have less important places to get than they do can't get past. Most often I can see others in the rear view starting to do the same thing as well.
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Ever been on a true cloverleaf intersection? There is only ONE true cloverleaf intersection in Calgary and it happens where two of the BUSIEST roads in Calgary meet yet it is very seldom backed up.
Glenmore amd Deerfoot ? ???
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I think you're right Eric.
If I am travelling the speed limit in the far right lane next to a merge lane, I will NOT slow down or speed up for you to merge. You should be up to speed and driving to merge safely. I think if you merge into me, I wont be held at fault. This is a huge problem coming off of Anderson coming onto Mcleod, people in the far right lane try to merge into the left as the offramp turns, why do people think its ok to merge in the middle of a turn?
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there are to many drivers out there that dont know how to merge properly .. as you enter another road or highway you must enter at the same speed as the other cars/trucks are moving.. DO NOT STOP ON THE MERGE LANE because you are retared .. step on the skinny peddle and match the speed of the others and join the trafic
i cant count how many people i have fallowed on a merge lane that hesitate and stop and i just pass right by them .. it pisses me off and i wish i had a H2 to just slam into them with (notice how i would just love to scrap one of those peices of S%$T)
there are way tomany drivers out there that should of never gotten there licenses .. and dont get me started about when theres like 2cm of snow on the ground ..
there is no reason for 300 plus accidents in this small city because of 2cm of snow ..
guess what winter tires were made for a reason TO DRIVE IN THE WINTER ... thats right even with so little snow the roads are cold and hard summer tires do no get traction when they are frozen pukes ...
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I think you're right Eric.
If I am travelling the speed limit in the far right lane next to a merge lane, I will NOT slow down or speed up for you to merge. You should be up to speed and driving to merge safely. I think if you merge into me, I wont be held at fault. This is a huge problem coming off of Anderson coming onto Mcleod, people in the far right lane try to merge into the left as the offramp turns, why do people think its ok to merge in the middle of a turn?
This is exactly what I'm referring to. But I also want to point out that part you said about me merging into you and being at fault. I said I don't shoulder check but I do use convex mirrors. My reason for where the accident will occur and the two vehicles hit will determine who would be at fault as far as I'm concerned. If I merge into you I'd be at fault. I agree. If I hit your vehicle from the center to the back then I've merged into you and should have slowed down to enter behind you. My fault.
If you hit me while I'm merging from the center of my vehicle to the back then as far as I'm concerned you'd be at fault for not eazing off that little bit knowing that I was ahead of you already. Not slowing down but eazing off a bit. Smal difference in my book. Your fault.
I constantly have people trying to merge off Macleod and onto Anderson daily. I leave room for the one person that may have the lead on me but if people are tail gating that person they'll find themselves squeezed back into the merge lane or hitting the curb at the end.
Now while I'm merging though, I've jumped the curb on 2 occassions to burn around a person that's stopped away from the end of the merge lane. That's my risk, but I hate hitting the binders because some foul have lost the nerve to blend in and has now lost the speed to do so savely.
I must be doing something right with my methods, because I've only ever been flipped the bird by someone about 5 times and all five would have been thier fault without a doubt. Not bad for 0ver 30 years of of driving. I just put those five drivers off as probably originating somewhere other than Calgary. One of those ended up with a caved in door from my boot, when they sped past me on the curb to get away. Then I notified the police that they may have a complaint coming in soon. Never heard from them at all. That was also when I was about 18 years old. 2 of the others I explained to them how their fingers could get broken if they flip off the wrong person.
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If you hit me while I'm merging from the center of my vehicle to the back then as far as I'm concerned you'd be at fault for not eazing off that little bit knowing that I was ahead of you already. Not slowing down but eazing off a bit. Smal difference in my book. Your fault.
You're going to have a hard time proving in court that you judged the distance correctly....it is YOUR responsibility to merge into an opening in traffic that allows you to merge. It is not your choice to merge in a point where you think it is reasonable for others to ease off and let you in.
That being said, of course, if some idiot decides to close a safe gap, their fault.
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You're going to have a hard time proving in court that you judged the distance correctly....it is YOUR responsibility to merge into an opening in traffic that allows you to merge. It is not your choice to merge in a point where you think it is reasonable for others to ease off and let you in.
That being said, of course, if some idiot decides to close a safe gap, their fault.
merging is the full responsibility of the person merging . im sure i read it somewhere that to properly merge into another lane you must signal speed up match speed and enter in a space bigg enough with out causeing any disruption in the other drivers in that lane
that being said ..
i know if im on the high way and theres a space in the middle lane then i move over because it makes everyone elses life easyier . same for all the bigg riggs if i see there flasher on ill make sure they have more then enough space even if i have to slow down and because we all know thoses things dont get up to speed as easy as someone in there rig rocket or little G35
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I'm really not sure how long you guys have been driving in Calgary. A number of years ago the city of Calgary actually had signs posted at various locations along merging lanes. It was a sequence of about 4 signs spaced out so people could read them safely as they drove by.
The signs started where the merge lane started to come into traffic. The entire lesson they had on the signs even stated. At these signs both drivers have the same rights. I think they also stated to speed up to traffic.
One more thing to remember if you're going to be really stubborn about it, remember the driver to your right has the right of way at an uncontrolled intersection. If you come down to it a merging lane might just be classed as uncontorlled. No stop sign, no yeild sign, and no lights. Keep that one in mind. Different situation maybe but it still may hold in court too. :)
So with your attitude towards merging lanes I guess if the middle lanes are going slower than the posted speed limit and traffic is backed up (and we all know that happens) then I guess the people in the merging lane will have to wait till after rush hour because you won't slow down to let people in. Welcome to Calgary. That's the way it is now that original Calgarians are rare.. ;)
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At these signs both drivers have the same rights.
One more thing to remember if you're going to be really stubborn about it, remember the driver to your right has the right of way at an uncontrolled intersection. If you come down to it a merging lane might just be classed as uncontorlled. No stop sign, no yeild sign, and no lights. Keep that one in mind. Different situation maybe but it still may hold in court too. :)
Contradiction?
Merge = both drivers having equal rights.
Yield = vehicles in main flow of traffic have right of way.
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In this situation both lanes are main flow. One lane just happens to end prior to the other, forcing the merger to move over.
Anyway, I finally found a file that would prove my point of both drivers have equal rights. Page 6 in this file.
http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/roads/2008_traffic_tips_booklet.pdf
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In this situation both lanes are main flow. One lane just happens to end prior to the other, forcing the merger to move over.
Anyway, I finally found a file that would prove my point of both drivers have equal rights. Page 6 in this file.
http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/roads/2008_traffic_tips_booklet.pdf
My thought has always been, there should be sponsored commercials ran by the Gov or AB registry with traffic tips (traffic law) as refreshers for those whom seem to forget. i.e. right of way... Just like this link ^^^ Or like those old signs on the road explaining how merge works, just little traffic tip reminders for those who passed but should have failed!!! Instead I see useless, uninformative commercials like that greasy dude on the Poppa Johns commercials or the annoying TELUS commercials over & over & over...
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Silver i definitely agree with ya on a few things, first off: your right, not many people driving here have been driving in Calgary long; this city has changed 100 fold in the last 10 years. and second: no there are not many Calgarians left. they are indeed a rare breed. infact everywhere i go, people ask where i'm from, and i say 'Calgary' and i get 'oohs' and 'ahh's i half fawken expect some damn Japanese tourists or something to start snapping some pics.
You're going to have a hard time proving in court that you judged the distance correctly....it is YOUR responsibility to merge into an opening in traffic that allows you to merge. It is not your choice to merge in a point where you think it is reasonable for others to ease off and let you in.
That being said, of course, if some idiot decides to close a safe gap, their fault.
just to reiterate, if you turn your wheels and drive into me, your fault. i don't really care if you ran out of merge lane or what not. if u expect me to hit the brakes to let you in instead of u accelerating into an open spot, enjoy that one in court.
if i speed up to close a gap that you are clearly merging into, i rear end you....... my fault. simple.
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funny how us as responsible 4 wheel drive enthusiasts we do our best to drive in a careful manner so as not to attract anymore attention to ourselves. we all know if one guy in a jeep drives up over the curb to pass someone we all get labeled as the type to do that sort of thing. and it will just add fuel to the fire. yet someone like this guy in the mustang obviously has no clue what kind of image he is imposing on everyone around him. next time you see someone in a mustang you'll think hes going to pull some lunatic driving technic. which results in everyone in our society thinking the same way, kinda like sheep ya know;) we as jeepers know this all too well. or, like BMW drivers that have no idea what the turn signal thingy is...