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Originally Posted by Metro-One
Vancouver drivers do not know how to merge (they often stop), they do not know how to do the zipper effect, they have no sense of slow lane vs. passing lane, often leave huge gaps between cars when waiting at a red light (causing traffic to back up far behind them than it should), drive to slow when the conditions are clear and to fast when they are bad (such as slush and snow), drive to fast in school zones and other residential zones and to slow on highways and freeways (actually there is a joke about Vancouver drivers, that they only know 2 speeds, 50km an hour and 60km an hour), and many (and i stress many) people in this city no longer use their signals!!!!!!!
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That sums it up pretty well. Merging is a huge problem in Vancouver and often causes backups. I've had countless occasions driving out from Russ Baker Way onto the Arthur Liang, and people would slow down to almost at rest when there are no cars up ahead. Another problematic spot is the Knight Street Bridge from Bridgeport onto the Knight. Yes, there are tight merging lanes, but if you stop, there's almost no way you can merge in. You've also caused many others to stop behind you.
People don't stop at stop signs when they are supposed to. I can understand rolling stops for small side streets when it is safe to do so, and I do that as well, but you have to stop when you are turning onto a large artery. People don't do so, turn onto the large street, and make you stop to avoid a collision. And if you honk the guy, they will start fingering back thinking they are correct.