Teen who did not merge subsequent to large rig asks ‘Did I do the appropriate factor?’

A teenage driver lately shared a touch cam video and requested the web in the event that they took the right motion by going onto the shoulder when their lane ended as they had been driving subsequent to a semi truck.

The video was captured on July 19, 2023, and shared by Reddit person u/spongAF.

The person posted the video with the caption “17 12 months outdated driver here- did I do the appropriate factor?”

[OC] 17 12 months outdated driver here- did I do the appropriate factor?
by u/spongAF in IdiotsInCars

The publish generated greater than 800 feedback from customers who weighed in on the teenager driver’s determination.

See a pattern of the feedback beneath:

• “Plan your merge higher, if you’re on the shoulder you screwed up, he wasn’t stopping or getting over so that you gotta get behind easily.”
• “Yup. Driver’s lane ended, not vans. There’s a little triangle signal that claims yield. It’s not up for interpretation. Simply yield.”
• “One other piece of recommendation for a brand new driver – deal with being secure/staying alive versus being proper/mistaken. If it’s me vs large rig – I’m gonna defer to the 18-wheeler 10 instances out of 10 instances.”
• “Yeah, you both wanted to speed up a lot sooner to enter in entrance of the truck, otherwise you wanted to attend till the truck handed to merge onto the freeway, however the shoulder isn’t a wise place to be driving.”
• “Simply wish to add that (most) truck drivers don’t thoughts letting you into their lane, but it surely’s a lot tougher for that truck to hurry up/decelerate than it’s for a automotive. Simply one thing to remember.” 

As a trucker, what recommendation would you give this teen driver? Tell us within the remark part on Fb.