Don't Honk at Me Bro [Public Service Announcement]

Are you splitting at a light or in traffic? I used to honk at lane splitters when I was new to driving... thought motorcycles were "cheating" until I saw some helmet cams of motorcycles getting rear ended while stopped at the back of the pack at a red light. It is waaaay safer for them to split but most people don't realize that.

 

If I can just get off of that Austin/Houston Freeway without getting killed or caught or honked at....

 

If this is happening when you’re in the fast lane, you’re the *******.

 

I’m not your pal, buddy.

 

You're not Canadian, are you?

 

@theimpossibles1

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Ok, fine. But seriously...do not click here.

 

I’d say by posting out of anger in here, the honk accomplished exactly what it was supposed to accomplish.

I’m driving a family I don’t need douchy drivers that think they are badass swerving in and out and speeding. Thanks!

 

Found a gif of the OP

 

Did you use your blinker?

 

Anytime someone changes lanes in traffic, one’s blinker has an impact on other drivers. Based on your original post, you should have used your blinker since you were changing lanes in front of another driver with other cars behind you.

 

You said you were in front of other cars in the left lane. You 'accelerated quickly' and changed lanes in front of another car. If I were the car in the middle lane that you got in front of after accelerating quickly out of the left lane, I would have appreciated notice that you decided to change lanes in front of me, you know, the car you had to accelerate quickly in order to pass up.

 

That's a real shitty justification. Indicator usage should be second nature to any safe driver. Being "aggressive" is no excuse.

 

at 70 mph that's 0.5 seconds. Perhaps less if someone is driving aggressively and counting on you to maintain lane control and isn't blessed with the ability to read minds. Perhaps someone on a motorcycle with lower visibility that you missed.