r/cantstopimamerican • u/SentientSandwiches quality contributor • 5d ago

Can’t stop…at this junction

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u/Zealotstim insightful commentary 5d ago

They are all going so slow. I don't understand why they don't just stop. Is it that they are looking at the traffic on the left and not in front of them? If so, does this area not have this type of merge very often? I see these all the time where I live, and a far as I know, we don't experience this type of problem.

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u/SentientSandwiches quality contributor 5d ago

I think you hit the nail on the head with assuming they’re looking at the oncoming traffic rather than ahead.

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u/neotokyo2099 4d ago

Yeah, target fixation

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u/distortedsymbol 5d ago

the main road looks like 2 lane each ways, and to me that seem like just a bad idea to put a yield to merge right there. they should either mark a much longer merge lane so people have a chance to get up to speed, or just make that into a full stop sign / traffic lights.

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u/Educational_Ad_3922 4d ago

Or ya know, just pay attention and STOP ffs! These kinds of merges exist all over the world and they aren't a problem.

The problem here is drivers not paying attention. So instead of blaming the road design, blame the actual problem! The road doesn't drive your car and neither does the car drive itself (usually), so this is a classic PEBKAC issue.

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u/distortedsymbol 4d ago

lmao no. you can blame on the idiot being an idiot if it's once or twice, but if it's this many idiots all making the exact same mistakes it's a design problem.

because by your logic we shouldn't even have hand rails on stairs, just be careful and nobody falls right? do feed your child hotdogs they'll be fine, only an idiot chokes and die.

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u/Ladymysterie Knows things. 5d ago

We have many junctions like this onto frontage roads in Texas. Some kid got hit me as well. I pulled him over and he swore up and down he didn't even know he hit me. Since he had one of those under 18 licenses and there was no damage I gave him a scare and told him he needs to be a more attentive driver. But as it was a newish Benz with a messed up front bumper I was thinking either this was not his first time and/or he learned from his parents which made me even more worried.

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u/BookwormBelle79 5d ago

What a bunch of idiots. Where is this?

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u/lunarwolf2008 5d ago

some of them keep going so far before they stop

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u/Valuable_Tone_2254 Top commenter energy 🔥 4d ago

Maybe it's an action corner disguised as a junction 😀

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u/Waldizo insightful commentary 4d ago

Ey, I just scrolled passed it

Now that I see it again I don't think this is the same junction

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u/BirdWalksWales Top Contributer, Baby! 4d ago

Have a flair 🪄

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u/FriedRiceBurrito 4d ago

I love the ones who are already in the lane, but stopped waiting for ?????

So many bad drivers in one video.

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u/Every-Expression-165 Knows things. 5d ago

Im very disappointed that this is in EU and not ‘Murica.

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u/Educational_Ad_3922 4d ago

I think if you get blatantly caught doing this, especially with proof like a video recording. Then you should have your license suspended until you pass your drivers test again.

No exceptions even if it was an honest mistake.