Merge-impaired Enabler

I saw a Sloth merge onto the roadway during an evening rainshower, and
this Sloth had no lights on. At another merge point, the Sloth started
braking, apparently to "accommodate" the mergers by stopping.

I was accelerating to pass the Sloth when it flicked on its turn signal
and drifted into the passing lane. I leaned on the horn, but the Sloth
refused to stop its illegal lane change. I accelerated to avoid the
collision and watched the Sloth start blocking the passing lane, quickly
causing a traffic jam from the merging traffic and the dangerous
condition of being in the passing lane with no lights on and not passing
anybody.

I do not understand why the Sloth wanted to be in the passing lane, when
it was going slower than the merging traffic. It was not passing, so
why did this no-lights driver move into the passing lane?

On Apr 24, 2:48 pm, Alexander Rogge <a_ro...@yahoo . com > wrote:
> I saw a Sloth merge onto the roadway during an evening rainshower, and
> this Sloth had no lights on.  At another merge point, the Sloth started
> braking, apparently to "accommodate" the mergers by stopping.
>
> I was accelerating to pass the Sloth when it flicked on its turn signal
> and drifted into the passing lane.  I leaned on the horn, but the Sloth
> refused to stop its illegal lane change.  I accelerated to avoid the
> collision and watched the Sloth start blocking the passing lane, quickly
> causing a traffic jam from the merging traffic and the dangerous
> condition of being in the passing lane with no lights on and not passing
> anybody.
>
> I do not understand why the Sloth wanted to be in the passing lane, when
> it was going slower than the merging traffic.  It was not passing, so
> why did this no-lights driver move into the passing lane?

Sounds like the driver took advice from Aunt Judy.

MLOM wrote:
> On Apr 24, 2:48 pm, Alexander Rogge <a_ro...@yahoo . com > wrote:
>
>>I saw a Sloth merge onto the roadway during an evening rainshower, and
>>this Sloth had no lights on. At another merge point, the Sloth started
>>braking, apparently to "accommodate" the mergers by stopping.
>>
>>I was accelerating to pass the Sloth when it flicked on its turn signal
>>and drifted into the passing lane. I leaned on the horn, but the Sloth
>>refused to stop its illegal lane change. I accelerated to avoid the
>>collision and watched the Sloth start blocking the passing lane, quickly
>>causing a traffic jam from the merging traffic and the dangerous
>>condition of being in the passing lane with no lights on and not passing
>>anybody.
>>
>>I do not understand why the Sloth wanted to be in the passing lane, when
>>it was going slower than the merging traffic. It was not passing, so
>>why did this no-lights driver move into the passing lane?
>
>
> Sounds like the driver took advice from Aunt Judy.

I fail to find anything newsworthy in Alexander's post. I call that
"normal morning commute on the Dulles Toll Road."

Even more special was the sloth in the F-250 (complete with plywood
enclosure around the bed an "Mi Dios es Real" bumper sticker) tooling
along at about 10 under in the slow lane that decided he wanted to exit
while I was beside him on the decel ramp. I guess his Dios doesn't
believe in turn signals.

nate

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On Apr 24, 6:48 pm, Nate Nagel <njna...@roosters . net > wrote:
>
> Even more special was the sloth in the F-250 (complete with plywood
> enclosure around the bed an "Mi Dios es Real" bumper sticker) tooling
> along at about 10 under in the slow lane that decided he wanted to exit
> while I was beside him on the decel ramp. I guess his Dios doesn't
> believe in turn signals.

Accelerating and passing in the decel lane...?

Genius!
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- gpsman

gpsman wrote:
> On Apr 24, 6:48 pm, Nate Nagel <njna...@roosters . net > wrote:
>
>>Even more special was the sloth in the F-250 (complete with plywood
>>enclosure around the bed an "Mi Dios es Real" bumper sticker) tooling
>>along at about 10 under in the slow lane that decided he wanted to exit
>>while I was beside him on the decel ramp. I guess his Dios doesn't
>>believe in turn signals.
>
>
> Accelerating and passing in the decel lane...?
>

Not accelerating, just driving along at appx. the speed limit.

> Genius!

Troll-flavored goodness!

nate

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On Apr 24, 7:27 pm, gpsman <gps...@driversmail . com > wrote:
> On Apr 24, 6:48 pm, Nate Nagel <njna...@roosters . net > wrote:
>
>
>
> > Even more special was the sloth in the F-250 (complete with plywood
> > enclosure around the bed an "Mi Dios es Real" bumper sticker) tooling
> > along at about 10 under in the slow lane that decided he wanted to exit
> > while I was beside him on the decel ramp.  I guess his Dios doesn't
> > believe in turn signals.
>
> Accelerating and passing in the decel lane...?
>
> Genius!
>  -----
>
> - gpsman

Right. Stunts like that are not that rare. I've been boxed in on an
exit-only lane and had to brake to be able to move over, only to have
the fool boxing me in take that exit. I have also been at
intersections preparing to make a right turn only to have multiple
MFFY types pass me on the shoulder, despite prohibitory signage.
That's worse than DUI and speeding combined (despite S&DDAM's
argument).