Why it's best to not use blinkers on the road

I wish I could keep track of then number of times I put my blinker on to change lanes only to have the car in the soon to be new lane, who is 2 car lengths behind me still, take this as a cue to immediately speed up in order to ensure I am not able to get in front of him. This happens almost daily it feels like. Keep in mind I am not a slow driver that is holding up traffic, and even if I were there is no indication of this being the case. It's just the road is littered with people who simply do not want anyone driving in front of them.

I still get over though. They always hit their brakes to ultimately let me over, and the best is when they lay on the horn to let me know there frustrations. My favorite are the ones who are already behind you, see you put your blinker on to change lanes and then get into the new lane and speed up to prevent you from changing and being in front of them.

I've decided it's best to not give people the indicator that I am changing lanes so that they don't go out of their way to prevent it from happening.


I'm stopping this OP now before I get worked up about zipper merges and the dickheads that try to block the lane 1 mile prior to the merge so that you can't "skip the line"