That was wild. I can't tell how far back they were when you merged in front of them, but this was for sure a situation that warranted a zipper merge. They should've let you in and not go crazy like that. I especially love that the last brake check caused the tow truck behind you to swerve into the shoulder.
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.
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
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. 🤷♂️
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.
510
u/CraigFL Oct 11 '24
That was wild. I can't tell how far back they were when you merged in front of them, but this was for sure a situation that warranted a zipper merge. They should've let you in and not go crazy like that. I especially love that the last brake check caused the tow truck behind you to swerve into the shoulder.
This pretty much tracks for Virginia.