Merging cars who force their way in (and act willing to hit you)

[Anonymous]

Are they ACTUALLY willing to hit you????

It’s only happened a handful of times since I’ve been driving, but happened today. At a merge due to a disabled vehicle, a car forced its way in front of me. I was in the moving (not blocked) lane and had already let in the car in front of this car. But this car literally came at me with her front left bumper screaming at me and came within inches of my car. It really felt like she would hit me if I did not brake. I did NOT want to let her in (especially after she started yelling) but I’m not going to damage my car over it.

Would she have actually hit me?

[Anonymous]

As you describe it, the scene could be viewed as you hitting her. You just have to yield.

[Anonymous]

Did you allow for a zipper? If yes, other driver is a jerk. If no, you are the jerk driver. It doesn't matter if you're in the non-blocked lane - merging of lanes requires the zipper method.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you allow for a zipper? If yes, other driver is a jerk. If no, you are the jerk driver. It doesn't matter if you're in the non-blocked lane - merging of lanes requires the zipper method.

Yes, read my OP. It was every/other car and it wasn’t her turn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As you describe it, the scene could be viewed as you hitting her. You just have to yield.

Why? Because she said so?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you allow for a zipper? If yes, other driver is a jerk. If no, you are the jerk driver. It doesn't matter if you're in the non-blocked lane - merging of lanes requires the zipper method.

OP said she used the zipper approach. Of course the other driver was in the wrong but since they're so many entitled @ssholes driving around here, this is not surprising.

[Anonymous]

Yeah. Some people will hit you. Just let them in.

[Anonymous]

Ate you the same driver who all those issues with being cut off while driving slower than others in the left lane?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ate you the same driver who all those issues with being cut off while driving slower than others in the left lane?

No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As you describe it, the scene could be viewed as you hitting her. You just have to yield.

Why? Because she said so?

Nope the car who is losing the lane needs to yield. Yes, she probably would have hit you.

[Anonymous]

Who will be found at fault in the case of a collision? The butter inner or the refuse to yielder (who already zippered 1 car in)?
Given the occasional sting operations on the GW pkwy going onto the 14th st bridge, it’s always the butters who get tickets so I’m hoping the butter inners would be at fault?

[Anonymous]

Just yield, even if you already let someone in. It will lower your blood pressure, ease traffic for everyone around you...you have done a good deed for the day. Is it really worth the stress of pulling up and blocking the jerk just because you're right? Because being right doesn't mean you can't just let things go on occasion.

[Anonymous]

I get the annoyance, OP, but it's never worth testing a jerk driver to find out just how much of a jerk s/he is. Most will prove to be extraordinary jerks -- ready to risk their car to gain a carlength.

Go high. Let them in. It's not worth it.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I know you are all right and I should just let them in.

I’m just amazed she would take that risk. She had a nice car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I know you are all right and I should just let them in.

I’m just amazed she would take that risk. She had a nice car.

And she counted on you to back off for fear of hitting it. That's what they do.