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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your son’s lane was ending and he had to merge, it was his job and responsibility to yield and stop if necessary.

There is no legal obligation to allow someone to merge into your lane (though aggressively blocking may be another issue).  If you choose not to, you are a douchebag. But not a law breaker. Even if it is costomary for locals to “take turns” (which is nice and proper) it isn’t legally required.

So what you taught your son was not how to safely operate a vehicle in a lawful manner. What you taught him was that regardless of the law, he should do what seems fair. [/quote]

You obviously didn't read my description.  I specifically said that both lanes ended into one lane.  So the other guy's lane was also ending as well.  Unfortunately, nobody broke the law in this situation, including my son.  He was in front of the guy who tried to cut us off and he has the right of way to merge next.  He tried to speed up and cut him off the road.

You are probably one of those jerks who cuts people off on a regular basis.[/quote]

OP again, just to clarify the lane situation.  It is the image on the right that accurately depicts the situation. (Not sure I know how to post an image, but giving it a try.)

[/img]https://imgur.com/a/2aGDV[img][/quote]

I’m the jerk. With lots of teaching experience. Both public road and closed course.

Assuming what you say is gospel truth, from my perspective it still wasn’t a good lesson. Instead of teaching your kid to operate from the assumption that every other driver will pull an asshole move (unless it’s Maryland where they will try to kill you too) and it’s much better to just give in and move along. And that becoming a self-appointed traffic cop is much more dangerous than productive.  Instead, you appear to have encouraged him or her to be aggressive in the enforcement of their “rights”.  That’s not a good idea. Yeah, the guy was a douche. But creating yet another entitled driver is a pretty bad idea too. [/quote]

You clearly have no idea of what happened in the situation.  He was ahead of the guy who tried to continue forward without yielding, which meant A) he could crash into the curb or B) he could crash into the guy, or C) he could have slammed on his brakes.  Yes you do sound like a jerk.[/quote]

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