It is a space they can merge. You leave gap in between car to make merging easy, then you release the pedal to slow down to achieve that desired gap again. It’s a coop, not competition.
I disagree. If you can’t merge into a lane without taking up someone’s safety zone, then you don’t have enough space to merge. If the car in front of you wrecks, you have eaten up the reaction time of the driver behind you, greatly compounding the damage; especially for you, who gets front and rear ended.
The rule I was taught is: if the driver behind you has to even touch their brakes, you don’t have enough time/space to merge.
Sometimes this is fine and works as expected. Sometimes it ends up with me going way under the speed limit as half of the other lane gets in front of me, as I continue to decelerate to keep proper stopping distance. (Bonus points if the people behind me also pass me because of this.)
It’s occasions like those I’m glad I leave some wiggle room in my travel time.
I was driving outside of Phoenix one time in stop and go construction traffic. 5 Lanes were going down to like 2 or 3 and i was leaving space in front of me in a non-ending lane for people to merge in. I dunno what was up but people were not having itthat day. No takers no matter how many lengths i gave. Honking, cussing, etc. i kept on, doin my thing until a fuckin winnebago swerved from my lame behind me just to fill the gap i made.
I dunno if it was just hot that day or if phoenix hates merging or what, but i never forgot that wild shit
It is a space they can merge. You leave gap in between car to make merging easy, then you release the pedal to slow down to achieve that desired gap again. It’s a coop, not competition.
I disagree. If you can’t merge into a lane without taking up someone’s safety zone, then you don’t have enough space to merge. If the car in front of you wrecks, you have eaten up the reaction time of the driver behind you, greatly compounding the damage; especially for you, who gets front and rear ended.
The rule I was taught is: if the driver behind you has to even touch their brakes, you don’t have enough time/space to merge.
Sometimes this is fine and works as expected. Sometimes it ends up with me going way under the speed limit as half of the other lane gets in front of me, as I continue to decelerate to keep proper stopping distance. (Bonus points if the people behind me also pass me because of this.)
It’s occasions like those I’m glad I leave some wiggle room in my travel time.
I was driving outside of Phoenix one time in stop and go construction traffic. 5 Lanes were going down to like 2 or 3 and i was leaving space in front of me in a non-ending lane for people to merge in. I dunno what was up but people were not having itthat day. No takers no matter how many lengths i gave. Honking, cussing, etc. i kept on, doin my thing until a fuckin winnebago swerved from my lame behind me just to fill the gap i made.
I dunno if it was just hot that day or if phoenix hates merging or what, but i never forgot that wild shit
I wish more people thought like you and me. Let’s all just be safe on the road together.