dewsweeper
Tour Rookie
Why waste that many yards of usable road ?
Learn to" merge in turn" it, is recommended by various interested organisationsgb
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- Thread starter Blue in Munich
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Learn to" merge in turn" it, is recommended by various interested organisationsgb
Slime
Tour Winner
Motorists not allowing others to merge in when the outside lane is closed because they perceive it as pushing in!
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Cry babies.
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Topping your first tee shot 50 yards at a roll-up and missing a one-foot tap-in at the 2nd. And still shooting 38 points to lose on a countback.
Someone tosspot keying 3 panels my car
Foxholer
Blackballed
Er...You mean 'who obey they guidelines and "merge in turn"'
Indeed, it's those who refuse to 'merge in turn' that get to me! I've always indicated my intention to do that by, when I'm in the outside lane, leaving a gap between me and the car ahead of me, so the the car ahead and on my left simply slots in ahead of me when it's time to merge.
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
Methinks when folk have had 800yds to 'merge in turn' it's those that absolutely insist on leaving it to the 799th that need to take a look at themselves...
I'd taser them. When I'm in power...........ðŸ˜
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I'll vote for you
A new one for me. I live on a new housing estate and on a side road. Came out of my road and drove past the adjacent street to see two large BBQ units set up, one on either side. Came back an hour later and a full party in swing and the road completely blocked. Now I am pretty certain this was impromptu as there were no notices posted anywhere on the estate to say a road would be closed. I doubt very much this was legal and in my opinion slightly dangerous as cars are known to turn into roads around here at a rate of knots and these units were not too far down the street. No qualms about people doing it, but surely a process to be followed or what's to stop anyone blocking whatever road they wanted
User20205
Money List Winner
Bah humbug!!! Get stuck into a burger ðŸ”
That was the other issue. Closed shop and only open to immediate neighbours and friends. Not even a full street party so how it be legal and are they allowed to close the road on a whim
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
If they got the relevant TTO then they can go ahead, if they didn’t it was unlawfully closed. Go speak to your local council.
User20205
Money List Winner
they need to invite everyone, go and get a burger anyway, take what you’re entitled to
Our street & the next one always have street parties for royal weddings, Tory election wins, brexit etc. We always get invited but never go because they’re all crusty old blue rinsers. I’m gonna go one year, drink all the booze, eat all the food & cop off with a granny 👵👵👵
AmandaJR
Money List Winner
Leaving plenty of room when parking but still returning to find some idiot has smacked their door into mine causing a scuff/dent. I'm happy to park as far away as possible and walk to avoid such incidents yet some idiot always seems to target my car!
srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
they need to invite everyone, go and get a burger anyway, take what you’re entitled to
Our street & the next one always have street parties for royal weddings, Tory election wins, brexit etc. We always get invited but never go because they’re all crusty old blue rinsers. I’m gonna go one year, drink all the booze, eat all the food & cop off with a granny 👵👵👵
That was all sounding great until the last 5 words.
SaintHacker
Journeyman Pro
You do know what 'merge in turn' means? The correct procedure is to stay in the lane you are in and merge one at a time at the closure.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Having a queen hornet buzzing round in the kitchen. Magnificent specimen, but wow, big is not the word. Now suitably splatted. Sad, but necessary.
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
I fully understand the concept... I am not sure those that ignore all opportunities to merge, in line, whilst they race to the front of the queue often at above posted speed limits...
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
I think the confusion stems from whether you believe your ‘turn’ to merge is based on 1) your position relative to the other vehicles or 2) when you reach the pinch-point (I’m not sure if its stipulated as standard which one is actually correct)
Most, including me, take it as the former (indicated by merging into a single file approach towards the pinch-point) a minority use the latter
The reason most of us think like this is I guess because the former allows traffic to flow more easily and consistently through the pinch-point & in theory everyone will get through it faster with an equal delay, however as with any funnel effect the minority latter group negate this by making a queue of traffic buffer and concertina as they interrupt the flow and subsequently they are the only one who gains anything
But I guarantee the very last thing the latter group want... is for both lanes to be used by everyone right up to the closure
