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Originally Posted by Viffermike
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Originally Posted by BEM-S4
I've never gotten a good answer to this. 3 lane highway, car in left, car in right, center empty. Both want to change lanes into center at same time. Who has right of way, technically/legally/whatever?
Part of me says I do after I drop it a gear and get on the throttle so it's a non issue! Rationally I could see argument for person in left. My "right of way" logic is mildly skewed though. I am a huge proponent of more expensive car always has right of way and fee-based highway systems where you could pay something along the lines of $5K per year for a VIP driving pass similar to an Autobahn vigntte and there are certain highways that you can only access with this "pay-to-play" model to cut down on traffic. Basically throw money at the problem if you can to make it go away.
While we are bitching here may as well add there are some good guys out there. Pulled up to a stop sign and a dude in a big truck was there first, obvs had right of way. He waved me out, had my top down and he yelled "no point in my slowing you up in your fancy speed machine."
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Well, it's a different situation when two vehicles are merging into the same lane. I tend to acquiesce and be that "nice guy", because I generally am that "nice guy" despite what I said previously. (Another "nice guy" situation: at a 4-way stop, I'll let someone who's obviously in a hurry go before me, even if I stopped sooner.)
Hey now ... money doesn't solve every situation, particularly when your average driver has no clue which car costs what amount of money. (Example: I guarantee most people think pickup trucks top out at $40k. That's the average price of one 'round these parts!) General driving habits are cultural more than anything else. One sojourn in Italy, then Osaka, then Quito, then Tangier (all places in which I've rented a car; I've been a passenger many other places, from Dehli to Stockholm) will tell you that. |
Yeah I was joking about the more expensive car thing. Both into same lane I generally wait bc no one really knows who has right if way and I'd rather let the other guy go that chance getting into a mess.
That's just a weird one for both parties not necessarily clear cut or someone driving like an asshole.