Merging Traffic...Sino dapat?

[Monseratto]

[oj88]

"A" has right-of-way in this situation because there's a broken line between him and the lane he intends to occupy. If there are no broken lines at the end of the lane, then "B" has right-of-way.

Best illustrated here:
Qld Road Rules - Merging - YouTube

[kreme]

What if nagka collision and si right of way (row) hit the rear of merging car, who would the investigator choose as at fault?

This is assuming both cars are travelling at nearly the SAME speed and merging car with light indicators on is slightly ahead of row car.

In this scenario I would pick row car is at fault. Since row car had enough time to react and drive defensively, possibly row car acted as an asshole and even sped up to block the merge car (pinoy trait) BUT the counter arguement is that the merging car should have slowed down when he noticed the merging road.

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EDIT: Based pala sa illustration, masyadong tabi talaga si row at merge car, so kasalanan talaga ni merge car if nearly same speed talaga sila, unless pinoy si row car na nag speed up lang when napansin nyang mag change na ng lane si merge car. Haha.

[MatthieuNoel]

What if nagka collision and si right of way (row) hit the rear of merging car, who would the investigator choose as at fault?

This is assuming both cars are travelling at nearly the SAME speed and merging car with light indicators on is slightly ahead of row car.

In this scenario I would pick row car is at fault. Since row car had enough time to react and drive defensively, possibly row car acted as an asshole and even sped up to block the merge car (pinoy trait) BUT the counter arguement is that the merging car should have slowed down when he noticed the merging road.

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EDIT: Based pala sa illustration, masyadong tabi talaga si row at merge car, so kasalanan talaga ni merge car if nearly same speed talaga sila, unless pinoy si row car na nag speed up lang when napansin nyang mag change na ng lane si merge car. Haha.

Technically, tama ka diyan. Kung sino ang bumangga, siya ang may kasalanan. Kahit si A pa ang may right-of-way, dito sa Pilipinas, kasalanan pa rin niya yung banggaan.

Kaya nga kung matatandaan niyo yung sagot sa tanong sa Driver's written exam; Ang ligtas na alituntunin kahit nakatitiyak na ikaw ang may karapatan ay huwag ipilit ang KARAPATAN.

[Egan101]

Just yesterday, I was driving at EDSA (near Buendia MRT station) on my lane following another car on bumper to bumper traffic. A stupid van driver on my left was trying to push himself in between me and the car in front. He didn't even have his signal lights switched on to merge right. Nope, no way I let him squeeze his big van in such a small gap. If he had sped up, he would crash into me and the 5-series BMW in front.

[Monseratto]

[CVT]

In my limited driving experience, when merging [from a secondary road] in the Freeways in the US, you have to be near or at the same speed as the main traffic at the point of merging.

And normally, the vehicle in the main traffic with the first opportunity, will give way to you.

That's why I'd like to term "merging" there as something similar to a fighter pilot who is being launched from an aircraft carrier...


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[Lew_Alcindor]

Eh ano naman kung nauna si B? Karera ba yan?
If both vehicles are moving at decent speed, obviously B did not look well enough. Sobrang lapit na nung A.

[Egan101]

I have driven extensively in the US and also here in the Philippines. In the US, vehicles merging into interstates or freeways should give way to ongoing traffic as they have right of way. In most cases, the rightmost lane (where merging usually occurs), this is the slowest lane on the interstate. DMV suggests that those already on the interstate to move on the middle or fast lane on exit or entrance points to expect slower vehicles merging. For those merging, there is enough distance for them to merge safely into the interstate. In some parts of LA, the entrance to the freeway is timed to allow merging motorists to get into the freeway without impeding the flow of traffic (usually around 65mph). Assuming you are driving at merging speeds (between 30 to 60 mph), you will not disrupt the flow of traffic. Traveling much faster than that will most likely get you a speeding ticket where most entrance/exit points are manned by traffic cops or CCTV cameras.

Dito sa atin, madami wala pa rin alam sa basic road rules. Slow motorists on the left lane, motorist crossing solid lines on the road, even the occupying the big "keep clear" area on an intersection to name a few. Eh simpleng pedestrian lane nga di pa masunod ng mga pedestrians at motorists. Grabeng pasensya kelangan para iwas aksidente at inis sa araw-araw na nakakasalimuha mo mga kupal sa daan.

[n_spinner06]

Magbigayan na lang. Pagnagkabangaan kahit at fault yung other car, damay ka pa rin sa hassle. Better to let the other car pass and lose 2secs of your time than days lost to processing the police report, claiming your insurance, and having your car fixed.

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