odinplatz t1_ituozwc wrote on October 26, 2022 at 1:24 PM

Without defending the idiots (epitome of stupidity) the incredibly poor design of that particular merge is primarily to blame. I mean if the dangerous stupid actions become the norm shouldn't the design account for that reaction? My limited.experience is that the right-hand merge lane is often bumper to bumper at 20 mph way up the hill long before even the poor signage indicating the merge. So, if you're not familiar with the merge you're stuck in the left lane at 60+ mph. Also, in OP's example didn't the trucker have a legal duty to drive in a manner to be able to avoid any obstacles ahead of him i.e., is it smart to drive 60+ mph in the lane next to a 20 mph lane? There's a lot of stupidity to go around that merge. I'm surprised there aren't more bad accidents there.

mcpickems OP t1_itwua21 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:51 PM

Ya i do consider those who don’t realize what the line is, but i feel like any experienced driver who’s using GPS and knows their exit is next and sees a line on the right hand lane it’s pretty difficult to not think the line is for the exit. I feel if u setup a camera its mostly gonna be repeat offenders. Plus it was a guy going 60 and abruptly comes to a complete stop for no reason other than to take the exit, semi’s are heavy af and dont slow down as quickly. If that guy got hit i could see the semi not being at fault only cuz its a highway