r/Kamloops • u/ykanevin North Shore • Jul 20 '25
Memes Since y'all liked that last meme of mine, check me out on insta @yka.loopszer
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u/sadscholar2000 Jul 20 '25
Next can we learn that the Pac Way x Hugh Allen Drive right turn lane to merge onto the highway is not actually a yield (its a yield to the bike lane and crosswalk) and you have your own lane, and can fucking turn even when there’s through traffic (they, surprisingly, ALSO have their own lane) :)
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u/SeaMoan85 Jul 20 '25
Don't forget drivers yielding at merging lane (thinking of the Halston connector). The worst thing to do is stop at a merge lane. It is much safer and more efficient to utilize the merging lanes to get the merging vehicle to the speed of traffic.
Once again, drivers have their own lane.
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u/shellersxo Jul 20 '25
Respectfully, ever since the car wash has been in place that intersection is essentially a death trap and I will yield every time until the city changes this to be something more safe.
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u/SeaMoan85 Jul 20 '25
Your concern is understandable, but drivers are not allowed to impede the flow of traffic because another driver may illegally make a lane change. If you have your own lane, you shouldn't hold up traffic due to being overly cautious. Might as well start stopping at intersections with no stop or yield signage. Drivers run red lights all the time. Would you stop at every green light just to be safe? We all need to follow the rules of the road as closely as possible. Over cautious drivers are just as dangerous as reckless drivers, as they confuse and frusturate other traffic.
The city should install concrete barriers to divide those lanes until just before the highway on/off ramp intersection. Then those making a left turn will do the right option and utilize the roundabout which leads to a left turn lane on the opposite side of the roadway. 🤯
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u/thehick00 Jul 21 '25
No. Having been t-boned by somebody at the sun peaks interchange (I was on the highway, RoW), I will not proceed if I feel an intersection is unsafe from here on in. People are not automatically awarded trust.
Even after insurance I am still minus $10k or so due to externalities and other costs borne by myself due to someone else’s negligence. Never again.
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u/SeaMoan85 Jul 26 '25
Understandable. However, driving is dangerous, and incidents happen as long as humans are operating vehicles. Driving defensively is different than driving overly cautious, however.
Maybe driving isn't a good idea if your previous trauma is forming your decision making behind the wheel. Sorry if that seems insensitive, as that is not my intention. Its dangerous to operate a vehicle without confidence.
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u/thehick00 Jul 26 '25
Oh I have plenty of confidence in myself. I drive over 40,000 kms a year. Having confidence in my own skills does not automatically transfer to others. I am not afraid of other drivers, I just do not trust them blindly.
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u/SeaMoan85 Jul 26 '25
That's a false statement.
How do you drive down a two lane street if you don't trust the other driver not to cross the lane and collide with you head on?
Clearly, you must have some trust? You just rationalize which driving behavior you trust and those you don't. That's not confidence.
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u/thehick00 Jul 26 '25
Anyways 😅 see ya on the road!
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u/SeaMoan85 Jul 26 '25
I hope not... I try to avoid irrational, overly cautious, making up their own rules of the road, entitled drivers such as yourself.
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u/shellersxo Jul 21 '25
Your barrier option is not well thought out because of the car wash. That has changed the pattern and flow of traffic at this intersection and there is no way to get into the car wash from the round about.
The option is for this to be a proper yield. You’re assuming by being cautious I do not know how to drive. A proper yield only involves coming to a complete stop when there is imposing traffic. Let’s see how much I impede traffic after blindly getting into a reckless accident because of your suggestion. I hope it’s not you next time I stop and am an accident witness again here.
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u/SeaMoan85 Jul 26 '25
What opposing traffic are you referring to? Bicycle or pedestrian traffic? As the lane begins for motor vehicles at the intersection for right turning traffic one only has to yield to bicycles or pedestrians as their lane continues.
As for the car wash, convince is not a legitimate excuse to make illegal maneuvers. Why does traffic with its own lane have to yield to you for your convenience?
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u/Responsible-Bid760 Jul 22 '25
There is no need to stop there. If a moron isn't able to turn off of Pacway in their own lane they must yield to you if you are already in the lane. I can't stand drivers that treat merge lanes as yields. A predictable driver is a safe driver. Predictability by following the proper rules of the road is much safer than being overly cautious and ignoring the rules.
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u/CrimsonGhostCAN Jul 25 '25
The issue is, people turning left off of pac way coming down the hill don't have a sense of yielding to the right lane and properly change lanes. I have seen dozens of people deliberately take wide left turns to get in the right lane immediately and essentially block my lane when I'm merging right to go to Costco.
I'll continue to yield to avoid having a doofus crash into me. People can honk for the 10 seconds they lost, and I won't have to deal with an accident 🤷♂️
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u/SeaMoan85 Jul 26 '25
You're not allowed to impede traffic unless you're yielding to legitimate right of way traffic. There is nothing dangerous about slowing down at that right turn and then cautiously proceeding between vehicles turning left from pac way. You have the right of way.. You reinforce bad driving habits for others.
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u/CrimsonGhostCAN 16d ago
You just described a yield.. bravo... obviously if there's nothing coming I will proceed as usual.. but the minute I see that left turn signal is flashing green, I'll continue to use defensive driving skills and avoid a collision.
Predict that the stupid is going to happen, and you'll never have a problem driving. 10 years younger driver and accident free.
Maybe it's just that I learned in Alberta 🤷♂️ you have to predict the stupid there.. and they're pretty predictable. Here people are stupid and sometimes unpredictable
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u/SeaMoan85 16d ago
I didn't realize Alberta taught driving? That's news to the rest of the country.
Ok, Trafficadamus. I'm sure you predict everything.
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u/CrimsonGhostCAN 15d ago
Well I don't drive with my eyes closed like some people here.. I see car coming, I avoid car coming.
common sense ain't so common I guess... But hey at least I learned how to drive in the winter I guess 😅
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u/homeless_man_jogging Jul 20 '25
Love your memes, but if you were in traffic today, you'd know that kamloopsians are learning to zipper merge.