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Posted: 9/8/2008 10:14:19 AM EDT

You're sitting in your vehicle in stop-and-go traffic in the far right lane. You see a car wanting to merge into the traffic from a parking lot. Then you notice a sticker on the car. Would you yield and let the vehicle enter traffic?

Posted: 9/8/2008 10:14:56 AM EDT

[#1]

a boltface sticker?

edit: apparently, I beat the poll...

Posted: 9/8/2008 10:16:19 AM EDT

[#2]

you mean an Obama sticker? If I was on the fence between allowing them to merge or not, the Obama sticker would probably push it over into "not". But I try to allow people to merge in that situation in general.

Posted: 9/8/2008 10:16:39 AM EDT

[#3]

I always let people merge. It's rude not to. I know that I'd really appreciate if someone let me merge, so I try to do what I know I'd want. It's just common courtesy.

However, I MIGHT not make an opening if the person had an Obama sticker, or some such thing.

Posted: 9/8/2008 10:17:40 AM EDT

[#4]

Ehhhh... McCain.

Posted: 9/8/2008 10:19:48 AM EDT

[#5]

none shall pass..

Posted: 9/8/2008 10:19:58 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
I always let people merge.

That's pretty much my attitude as well - unless something in their driving style makes me think they are an asshole. I don't really put too much stock in stickers.

Posted: 9/8/2008 10:21:45 AM EDT

[#7]

I generally always let people merge.

Posted: 9/8/2008 10:22:36 AM EDT

[#8]

In stop and go traffic, I usually let a few people now and then merge in front of me. When driving at full highway speed, I don't bother. It's not my job to get out of the way.

Same with exiting a highway. If I'm on an access road, I yield to exiting cars (as you're supposed to). When exiting, I don't yield to anyone.

Posted: 9/8/2008 10:22:41 AM EDT

[#9]

I let everyone merge if they meet the following conditions:

The person isn't driving like an asshole.

Letting the person merge won't seriously inconvenience me.

Posted: 9/8/2008 10:23:53 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
I generally always let people merge.

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