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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know, if he sped up to keep you out of the lane, you could have just gone up a block and turned around.  This is what I'm teaching my teen student driver.  It's not worth an accident or p*ssing off a crazy driver just to change lanes.

HE is the one in the wrong but don't let yourself become a victim.  Just let the crazies go by and take the next turn.[/quote]

Or just tell your teen that if they know they need to make a right turn then get in the right lane of the road 1/4 to 1/2 a mile down the road beforehand in anticipation that the turning lane is coming up.

Don't teach them terrible driving like OP who has not ability to plan for turns and cuts in in front of other drivers already making turns. [/quote]

Ugh, people like this are probably the same people who get enraged when two lanes merge into one and people drive to the end of the empty lane before merging. Or the people who believe the overhead bin directly above their row on the plane is designated just for them.

If I’m in a turn lane and there is space for someone needs to get in, guess what? I let them in. And I’m not a pushover driver - I have lived and driven in nyc, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong, as well as dc, Atlanta, Seattle, la, and Dallas. You cannot take it so personally when someone merges in front of you. My attitude is that if I have left room for them to merge in, then I let them merge. If they signal nicely, I am inclined to let them merge. If I’m in rush hour bridge and tunnel traffic and I don’t want anyone to merge in front of me (unless it’s a zipper merge), then I leave no space for anyone to merge. And that is my attitude when merging as well - if there is room to merge safely, then I see it as permission to enter the lane. If there is no space, I ask with my signal and if I’m not given space, I take it as a no and move on. That’s how drivers communicate.[/quote]

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