Try to change lanes, they close the gap?

How come when I put my left blinker on to get into the lane, the car behind me, already in that lane trys to close the gap and not let me in. Doesn't he realize that I'm putting on my single to let him know that I'M COMING IN... and i'm not asking him IF i CAN COME IN?Try to change lanes, they close the gap?
My poor dad has the same problem. He is not aggressive enough on the road. You just have to signal and do it. Think of the signal as a courtesy not as a permision. Let them know you are coming and change. If they rearend you then you get a new car.Try to change lanes, they close the gap?
Don't you know that nature abhors a vacuum!!
Why should they let you in?
It may be an optical allusion that he is speeding up, especially if you are slowing down (and not realizing it).
Cagers are pricks.
I hear you. This is so rude. Makes me understand why so many people don't use their blinkers.

When did driving become a competition with the other cars on the road anyway?

People, the other cars AREN'T GOING to the SAME PLACE you are. It isn't a race. Chill out and let people use the road too.
stop signaling. Just DO it if there's enough room to do it safely.
You do not have the right to come over unless it is safe to do so. A turn signal does not require someone to let you switch lanes. It signals your intention to switch when it is safe to do so.



While it would be nice for the other driver to let you in, it is not required of him. If you force your way over and he hits you, you are the one at fault.



The first part of your question seemed normal, but the last part tells me that you drive aggressively. You try to force your way in, and some folks do not take kindly to that.
I have the same problem. This is why I quit using a blinker. They can screw off. Especially when I'm in my Formula Firebird. I tend to just cut them off instead of using a blinker. If I'm in the truck I might just use a blinker and then if they try to not let me over I just play the I'm pretending not to see you game, because I'm bigger. Other than that I try not to drive like a dick. I will let people in that need to merge, I do it all the time. But when people try to close the gap I just accelerate in or else just push my way in. I used to not be a dick, but living in a large city for almost a year now, I have learned you have to be. Well good luck.
Any time you are changing lanes, making a turn or entering a highway (and signaling beforehand as a PROPERLY TRAINED driver should), you are YIELDING to the traffic already in the lane your wish to enter, with very few exceptions. Using a blinker, or directional, is the proper warning INDICATION to other vehicles on the roadway, as well as other people in the roadways (pedestrians, cyclists, etc.) of an INTENTION to turn your vehicle in that direction--it is not a license (pun intended) to be ';let in.'; Indeed if somehow has plenty of room in front him/her to let you in and he/she deliberately speeds up to not let you in, it is IMMORAL, but rarely classifies as reckless/aggressive behavior. I think that's it human nature for most people to speed up as they would otherwise feel slighted for letting you in to space that they left unoccupied. So continue doing what you're doing and be patient--there are nice drivers out there, SOMEONE will let you in eventually.