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I just recently had to drive in Atlanta on I75 and merge across three lanes of traffic towing a trailer; the least helpful people I have ever experienced on the
by dariusj18 5y ago
I just recently had to drive in Atlanta on I75 and merge across three lanes of traffic towing a trailer; the least helpful people I have ever experienced on the road. The only solution was to start going and force them to yield or get hit.
- d0gsg0w00f 5y agoYeah, I used to drive a box truck around Atlanta for work. Learned by the second day that you just have to start moving into the lane you want. They'll get out of the way.
- chasd00 5y agoi think that's SOP for large vehicles. Sometimes you'll find a trucker or heavy equipment op in a car and they'll flash their lights, make space, and sort of escort you through the lanes. Most of the time, you just change lanes and let the other, more nimble, cars react to it.
- themitigating 5y agoTurning yourself into the problem
- theduder99 5y agoyes there are a few difficult areas like that around atl. sometimes I'll just get off an exit early or late if I think what I'm about to do is too dangerous for myself or others.
- evv555 5y agoI believe there's map software that avoids left turns when possible for situations like this
- dariusj18 5y agoUnfortunately this was a situation where they decided to close all but the right most lane of I75 shortly after the 75/85 split, so I had no choice but to attempt this maneuver in stop and go traffic with very little warning.