OT: Teaching Teens To Drive

[uconnell]

I have a debate going ....do you stop at the end of the entrance ramp ( entering I95) or do you enter without stopping and try to blend in or ride the breakdown lane till there is an opening?

 

[8893]

I have a debate going ....do you stop at the end of the entrance ramp ( entering I95) or do you enter without stopping and try to blend in or ride the breakdown lane till there is an opening?

Unless there is a stop sign (like that stupid Route 9 entrance ramp in Middletown, or several on the Merritt) you do not stop; you merge. Zipper merge is best, but that requires too many drivers who know what they are doing. Fat chance of finding three together at the same time these days.

 

[uconnell]

AAA is a no brainer (someone will tell me I’m wrong). Using it once a year pays for itself and if you don’t you still have peace of mind that they are just a call away.

We have had AAA for 25+ years. It is a godsend. I also insured my car with them and saved $800+.

 

[Waquoit]

Unless there is a stop sign (like that stupid Route 9 entrance ramp in Middletown, or several on the Merritt) you do not stop; you merge.

Exactly. Not only do you not stop, you should be speeding up and hit the highway at speed then merge.

 

[Waquoit]

AAA is a no brainer (someone will tell me I’m wrong). Using it once a year pays for itself and if you don’t you still have peace of mind that they are just a call away.

I agree, it's worth it. I never joined in my youth. Until I bought a Ford and it became mandatory.

 

[CL82]

There's an entrance ramp onto I-95 near Washington's Crossing (in New Jersey) that has a stop sign and no merge lane. I've done it a few times, but it is insane. I drive a little further to a safer entrance.

 

[Waquoit]

There's an entrance ramp onto I-95 near Washington's Crossing (in New Jersey) that has a stop sign and no merge lane. I've done it a few times, but it is insane. I drive a little further to a safer entrance.

That used to the entire Merritt Parkway.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Exactly. Not only do you not stop, you should be speeding up and hit the highway at speed then merge.

 

[superjohn]

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This is what happened to my last car.

Wish I had pictures of my old car, it was flattened like a pancake and I got an entire road construction project fast-tracked and an elevated bridge in Chicago demolished. I really shouldn't be here.

 

[CL82]

That used to the entire Merritt Parkway.

It's worse. I think it was put in because of construction and the local lobbied to leave it in. When I say no merge, I mean it. It is pretty much a right angle turn onto 95 toward the bottom of long straight hill. It's best to turn off your traction control and punch it.