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Anthony Giorgianni wrote:
> I think Dave is right on, though a bit vitriolic. This "enabler" idea is the > problem, Alexander. As a driver - and not a police officer or driving > instructor - you're not there to teach lessons or dole out punishments. (And > in all likelihood you neither taught him a lesson or succeeded in punishing > anyone but yourself. And you really would have been punished if he > side-swiped you.) You need to concentrate on getting to where you are going > as safely as possible. As Dave pointed out perhaps a bit too eloquently, you > should have been able to anticipate the potential danger you caused when you > came out and tried to pass the other driver in the very lane that he was > merging onto. > > That being said, I agree with you that it is VERY frustrating trying to > enter behind someone who refuses to get up to highway speed. Going onto a 65 > mph highway at 45 mph is really dangerous. This happens to me a lot. Here's > what I do: I try to slow down much as possible to widen the gap between me > and the slow poke ahead. Then, after he's on the highway, gun and merge at > full speed if I can. Of course, being aware of your surroundings is > critical. You have to look at the traffic on the on-ramp behind you as well > as take measure of the traffic in the right and center lanes of the highway > on which you're merging. If you come on at full speed and the slow guy is > still not up to speed, then you need to know if you can pull in the center > lane at that point - of course leaving yourself enough time to make sure he > is not going to do the same thing. This is the art of defensive, creative, > controlled and safe driving. And you'd be much better practicing that than > worrying about how to punish or teach someone who doesn't understand how to > drive safety. It also will make you safer. > > That's my view anyway. > I've found that often these slow mergers also merge early, which offers an easy solution to the whole problem - just stick your foot in it and use the acceleration lane to pass the slowpoke. Sure, they'll think you're a jerk but there's no safer place to be than in *front* of them, and it's less frustrating for you as well. nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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