Parking and Driving the Cheeses me off!

[99_FGT]

Driving from the airport over the Bolte in Melb... the arseholes that try to merge from either the right of left lanes bypassing the 'queue' in the middle lane.

Gets me everytime...

The only thing worse is when people actually let them in. Makes me

Yeah - that was what I was getting at - not the country road ones...

[elephino]

A route bus did this to me yesterday. There was good advance warning that the left lane was closed for work, and all the cars merged to the right lane and took up their place in the queue. Of course, the route bus went right up to the merge point and then use its little merge sign to force its way ahead. All up it saved the bus around 5 seconds, but ticked off a lot of drivers.

The thing about merging is that if there is no distinction between the lanes as to which continues and which ends (i.e. just a sign that says "Form one lane"), you have to perform the "zipper" merge and are obliged to let the "offending" cars in.

If one lane ends and there are lines between lanes (whether road work or just the way it is), the car in the ending lane has to give way to traffic. There's no requirement for a zipper. Of course, it's polite and the traffic moves better if you do.

[elephino]

OK, so I'm driving along the Freeway with C/C engaged set to 100km/h. Car overtakes me, no problem with that. Car pulls in front of me, then SLOWS DOWN!!! I have to disengage C/C or run up his exhaust. WHY WHY WHY did you pull in front of me if you're going to slow down??? Why not just pull in behind me? <splutter gnash mumble>

There seem to be people that automatically slow down when moving a lane to the left and speed up when moving a lane to the right.

It's odd the number of people who cruise up behind slowly then zoom past as soon as they change lanes.

[wai]

If one lane ends and there are lines between lanes (whether road work or just the way it is), the car in the ending lane has to give way to traffic. There's no requirement for a zipper. Of course, it's polite and the traffic moves better if you do.

Exactly, and the bus was in the lane that was ending, but used the little sign on the back which requires motorists to give way to a bus with its indicator on. It's not all bus drivers who do this, just a few who give the rest a bad name.

[brimway]

If one lane ends and there are lines between lanes (whether road work or just the way it is), the car in the ending lane has to give way to traffic. There's no requirement for a zipper. Of course, it's polite and the traffic moves better if you do.

There is a rule re "zippers"
Merging
"Merging when the number of lanes is reduced
When a driver is travelling on a road without lane markings and the
number of lanes or lines of traffic is reduced, they must merge by
giving way to any vehicle that is ahead of them. This is often called a zipper"

[elephino]

There is a rule re "zippers"
Merging
"Merging when the number of lanes is reduced
When a driver is travelling on a road without lane markings and the
number of lanes or lines of traffic is reduced, they must merge by
giving way to any vehicle that is ahead of them. This is often called a zipper"

No lines=zipper
Lines=ending lane gives way

[elephino]

Exactly, and the bus was in the lane that was ending, but used the little sign on the back which requires motorists to give way to a bus with its indicator on. It's not all bus drivers who do this, just a few who give the rest a bad name.

I always thought the rule was for buses leaving the kerb, not changing lanes generally. Bus drivers disagree with me

The fun times are when the bus moves off after stopping, tries to move into the traffic lane (which is blocked due to traffic), and blasts the horn at the stationary line of cars for not moving out the way.

[Ideo]

Drivers who trundle up slip roads, then stop at the end, despite it being clear traffic, when entering freeways.

Apart from that, not much.

[wai]

I always thought the rule was for buses leaving the kerb, not changing lanes generally. Bus drivers disagree with me

That's what it was supposed to be for. It was to allow a bus to move away from a bus stop and not get boxed in because of traffic. Even so, putting the indicator on does not give them right of way, however that is how they behave. As soon as they put their indicator on, they assume that every other vehicle will stop and let them in.

Not much point arguing with a bus, you will never win.

[ParaBul]

That's what it was supposed to be for. It was to allow a bus to move away from a bus stop and not get boxed in because of traffic. Even so, putting the indicator on does not give them right of way, however that is how they behave. As soon as they put their indicator on, they assume that every other vehicle will stop and let them in.

Not much point arguing with a bus, you will never win.

A bloke I worked with told of a bus driver who would stop at the bus stop, put on his indicator and stomp on the accelerator. As soon as the doors closed again the brakes would be released and he would go - traffic be damned!

Hopefully he didn't have a long career.