Question about stop and go traffic?

I've been noticing something recently when in rush hour traffic. It seems that less and less people are willing to let other drivers change lanes in front of them when they need to during stop and go traffic. You can put your signal on, and even start to slowly inch over into the other lane as a clue that you need to change lanes, but it seems other drivers usually will not let you over. Then they will usually yell or make gestures, just because you requested that they let you move over in front of them. I've been seeing this happen a lot recently in my area, both to me and other drivers.



How do you usually deal with this? How do you get other drivers to realize you need to change into their lane without making them angry, and are there any tips for this situation? And do you usually see this kind of thing happening in your area during stop and go traffic?Question about stop and go traffic?
When people try to come in to your lane like that, most people assume that the person has driven well up the queue in a faster moving lane and then cut in (something you commonly see at junctions, where people drive up in a turning lane which is free from traffic, then sit next to you right by the junction and expect to be let in).Question about stop and go traffic?
in a rush hour, drivers are desperately trying to get home. so if they see someone trying to slow them down like someone is changing lanes and went if front of them... they usually get mad. the problem is they are in a hurry to get to work or get home so they dont really notice that people are trying to change lanes and if you desperate for that spot you swing over and the drivers yell because you slowed them down like that. its happens to everyone when they want to get home so they can sit down and be there on time to watch the 7o' clock news=)
I don't live in a big city, so I don't experience this, but I understand it can be frustrating changing lanes in rush hour traffic especially when other drivers don't let you in. There's really nothing you can do to not make other drivers angry. It seems like with the amount of traffic nobody wants to let a car in front of them thinking letting someone in would delay them that much. And if everybody is tailgating, that will make it harder changing lanes between gaps of cars. If I had this problem of changing lanes, I'll just stop using the blinker as it's not working as it was created for. The purpose of the blinker is to let other drivers know you intend or need to change lanes and is not an invitation to speed up to not let someone in. And I'm shocking inching over or even getting a few feet in the other lane is not working and cars are still not letting you in even when you could be about 1/4 way in the lane. Do people want to be sideswipe? I would think people would want to avoid an accident. Someone may get road rage and cause an accident on purpose in this case by moving over anyway and hitting the car that won't let them in to serve them right.



So, basically if the blinker isn't working, just screw the blinker and change lanes without it in a space that's just enough to move over into. Surely everybody isn't bumper to bumper and tailgating. If you have about a 2 car length space to change lanes, take it. Or even a smaller space, as long you have enough space to change lanes, take it (without a blinker).



I'll also like to point out that I have a GPS and my GPS doesn't tell me what lane to be in until 1 mile before hand, so if you're not familiar with the area, I see why drivers make lane changes at the last minute and it won't slow down traffic if traffic is moving at about the same speed in all lanes.



ADD: I just thought of an idea. Buy a toy gun that looks like a real gun. When you put on your blinker and nobody lets you in, point the toy gun out the window and I bet people would back off.
Blame the people who want to get as far forward as they can before changing lanes. When I see a lane closed I switch lanes to the one that won't close when the sign shows up. Then some idiots stays in that lane that will close right up until it closes and expects everyone to let them in. Well I'm not going to, I read the sign about a mile back, why didn't you? Why should I let you in? Also if this is your regular route why don't you get in the lane you want to be in from the start? If you KNOW the area then you shouldn't have to switch lanes until a turn lane, and at that point you'd already be moving over a lane to turn only lane and no need to merge in to the lane. I've been where traffic gets that bad(not common where I live, but around holidays it can) and when it did I figured ok I'll take a longer route, because I didn't want to wait for a long lane to give me access. Learn the route you want to take and take it, then you won't need to change lanes and slow down traffic.



ADD: IT'S ILLEGAL to drive in the ';passing'; lane. At least in PA it is, the State law ALLOWS police to pull a driver over if they stay in the LEFT(passing) lane for a certain distance, can't quote you the distance, but it is a law and the cops CAN pull you over. So you ask what makes you, well perhaps THE LAW. Actually my point was why should I let someone who is driving in a lane that they know is going to close stay in the lane. It wasn't a general why let people over, it's a why let some jerk who knew the lane was going to close and stayed in that lane over.
Inch your way over with your turn signal on (blinker?). Eventually, someone will let you in. Be sure to wave a ';thank you'; at them, and remember this when you encounter someone trying to merge in front of you.
A while ago someone else asked a question about picking lanes at random or on purpose.

I responded that I always have a reason to be in the lane I am in, and that Dad taught me to pick my lane early.



This question and the answers so far are just a few examples of why.



In the rare case I wind up in a lane I didn't want, I follow through then correct as I must to get back on track.

If I don't know where I am or where I'm going, it's no one's fault but my own.