It's not even a merge lane. It is literally only for turning off of the road. The arrows explicitly show you that.

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Just watched a cop do it on Battlefield in front of Grizzly warehouse 🤷🏻‍♂️

I mean, when i drive, i just let them in. There is no point in fighting a person who obviously drives like an asshole (person who rode turn lane). I've had my fair share of wanting to prove a point, but also, it's not that big of a deal, and if i can get to my destination without an accident, then that's what matters. Let people in and just talk shit behind the wheel 😂

You’ll want to contact Kelly McGowan at McGowanK@Missouri.edu to get information on the next training. There is a one-time fee you pay once you’ve been accepted for training, I believe it’s around $100, which cover all of your course and reference materials that you get to keep for life. If memory serves they have scholarships available.

Yep. Much more clear.

Thanks! It doesn't seem to include any info on enrollment, just a MODOC contact and an MU extension agent name, do I just call them? Are there any fees involved?

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Fuck that. Nobody got hurt and those two got treated like they deserve

Honestly this is how you should have explained things in the original post there is more detail and can follow it all more easily might have helped with some of the reply’s in here.

Most of the people arguing against this have no idea what the fuck is going on. They believe that you should stop (in the lane of traffic) to let some dunce on their merry way. Yeah, fuck that.

Nope Springfield is about five years behind unfortunately 😔

Thanks for the tip

Sure thing, here you go. Let me know if I can answer any questions. https://extension.missouri.edu/programs/missouri-master-naturalist/training-missouri-master-naturalist

You aren't the asshole, you were just one of two on the road that day.

Sounds like they wouldn't even have had to step on the brakes, considering they accelerated in order to keep the other asshole out.

Agree to disagree, but this situation could have been avoided if you didn’t think of yourself as the Road Emperor of Springfield, Missouri.

I think the most frustrating thing about your responses to this thread is that you fail to see that if you drive defensively and got over the fact that other people will drive like idiots this entire thing could have been avoided. The lack of introspection and the perception of “I can do no wrong” you’re giving off is making people have no sympathy for your situation.

This is beyond the pale omg

It would have literally cost you a few seconds to just let them in, instead you chose to escalate the situation and make it dangerous for the rest of the people on the road.

Real case of "you're not wrong, Walter" here.

Or… hear me out… you could have stepped on your brakes and let them merge, waved, and gone about your day. And as a bonus, you could have even got over into what was the left turn lane at Fremont and Republic instead of driving to National.

I am losing my shit at how many people are saying I’m the asshole here 😬

No man.

1. Car turns out of HH parking lot just past Rapid Roberts/exit closest to Georgia Macs

2. I’m driving in left lane, expecting to be able to turn into the turning lane southbound on Fremont

3. There was a line of cars sitting in the left lane westbound at Fremont/Republic, backed up past where the left turn lane begins

4. Car is still driving beside me in turning lane for no reason. There is not a single fucking car behind me

5. Car tries to cut in as there is a car’s space between me and the line sitting at the light

6. I honk my horn because I am not stopping

7. Guy in passenger seat gives me the bird and I can’t turn now because I am directly behind the line of cars and they are riding on my left for no reason at all

Forget everybody else in this thread, i say make it rough on those who try to take more than their share. There are traffic rules for good reasons.

So how did you keep them from merging? Did you speed up to keep them from moving over? If so, you’re just as much at fault and just as bad a driver as they are.

Yes it would have. There was no space for them to cut in between the cars lined up, stopped at the light, and me. All I was doing was driving. All they had to do was not drive in the turning lane.