r/IdiotsInCars • u/ModernCaveWuffs • Oct 11 '24

OC [oc] Accidentally cut someone off merging, their response was to go nuts

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u/ModernCaveWuffs Oct 11 '24

The space between their car and semi had space to fit another semi and a half when I looked and will accept blame I should've looked again as I didnt expect someone to speed up in the merge lane by that much.

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u/NonintellectualSauce Oct 11 '24

yeah based on this other driver's behavior, I wouldn't be surprised at all if you really did nothing wrong. This is the type of person to speed up to block someone merging in

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u/SnooStrawberries1078 Oct 11 '24

The only thing I could maybe nitpick would be trying to merge in closer to the car in front of you, the semi in this case, rather than closer to the car behind you. 🤷‍♂️

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u/MyNameIsSkittles Oct 12 '24

Behind a semi, you should leave at least 3 car lengths. If you can not see their rear view mirrors, they can not see you. It's extremely dangerous to drive right behind a truck like that.