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Hello. I know this has been talked about in the past but please people learn how to drive in this small city and learn to merge!! I bring this up because of all the construction lately. So sick and tired of people lined up for miles in one lane on 18th street.

It's been like that for years, and even with the signage posted. People still do not want to take risk of learning how to merge. I Don't expect them to IF they can't even follow the rules to drive on 50KM/H.  
 
IMO, people can line up all they want. I'll continue to use the right lane and merge.

Brandon drivers need to learn a lot I dont know how most of them have even got there licenses. Guaranteed if they had to go back and take it 75% would probably fail Haha. They dont know who has the right of way, they dont know how a 4way works, they dont know how a round about works, they dont know the difference between a blinking yellow and a blinking green, the list can go on forever. It is pretty bad.

Not that it would help.  
Why is the Merge sign only posted on right hand side.  
No signage for people in Left lane heading North to notify / remind people to merge...

I hate this. The zipper merge keeps the flow of traffic always as noted in this pic...  
 
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hahahahahaha good one. Brandon could be a whole series of the "Canada's worst driver" show. I've never seen such horrendous driving until I moved here. It's sad really. In my hometown the rcmp are all over the bad drivers, here you can drive like a dumb dumb right in front of the cops and there's no second glance. It's frustrating.

I also think it has to do with some drivers just being Ignorant or they no they should let others in but will not let them in just because they don't want to.

Too ma y cannot even merge when Turinng south off Kirkaldy onto 1st street. They don't signal to merge into the flow, they just stop and sit there. If you are up to speed and signal your intent to merge most cars will let you in. If you slow to a crawl then don't expect traffic to stop so you can sneak in!

What about the person trying to come out of a parking lot? most drivers never let someone in and they wait and wait and wait.

JessieJay said "Too ma y cannot even merge when Turinng south off Kirkaldy onto 1st street. They don't signal to merge into the flow, they just stop and sit there. If you are up to speed and signal your intent to merge most cars will let you in. If you slow to a crawl then don't expect traffic to stop so you can sneak in! "

If there’s a yield sign in the lane, then it not a merge lane. This is one of those.

You yield if absolutely necessary but merge when possible. It is rare for me to have to yield, I usually get to merge smoothly-and no I am not endangering anyone, nor running anyone off the road. I don't know why any if it is so hard, other than some seem to want a completely empty road before they get onto the road. I almost never have trouble merging on 18th before the daly overpass either, and I never shove my way in like I see some drivers doing. Try driving in some of the US cities the way people drive here and you will spark road rage that will get you shot. You come onto the interstate at 65 mph and you can slip into the traffic flow-you try to sneak in at 30 and no one will let you in.

And I really hate the number of peoole who think they are being nice by waving you through when they have the right of way and I am properly yielding for them. It would be just my luck that on that day an officer is in the mood to write tickets and I would get one.

Just for arguments sake. Only so much traffic can go over the bridge, so many cars per minute. Whether you merge or go single lane it wouldn't change. No?

The Northbound approach to the Daly bridge is obviously the most common spot for this, but things even got a little messy around 18th and Park this afternoon after an accident had one of the two Northbound 18th St lanes shut down. Everyone in the left lane was forced into zipper merge mode in front of Wendys. Traffic did back up quite a bit but folks seemed to be sorting it out! Hopefully nobody was hurt too badly in the accident, the front end of the white car looked bad enough that I suspect it had seem its last road.

I have turned south off Kirkaldy many times and get up to speed in the merging lane, with signal on, and the car in the near lane does't have the curtesy to move to the other lane to let me merge. No traffic in other lane either. My rant for the day!

The_Young_Man said "    JessieJay said "Too ma y cannot even merge when Turinng south off Kirkaldy onto 1st street. They don't signal to merge into the flow, they just stop and sit there. If you are up to speed and signal your intent to merge most cars will let you in. If you slow to a crawl then don't expect traffic to stop so you can sneak in! " If there’s a yield sign in the lane, then it not a merge lane. This is one of those. "

This is an error on the part of the province. Exiting Kirkaldy to 1st south there is a merge lane. The "yield" sign at the start of the acceleration lane should NOT be there. There is nothing to yield to. That lane is a continuation of the exit from Kirkaldy. If anything, there should be a "merge" sign at the end of that lane.  
 
A similar situation exists in many places in Winnipeg. A great example is the exit from Main northbound to Chief Peguis eastbound. There is a full quarter mile of acceleration lane there, but there is a "yield" sign at the start of it.  
 
With the terrible signage in Manitoba, it's no wonder that residents of this province don't know how to drive.

Nosurrender said "I have turned south off Kirkaldy many times and get up to speed in the merging lane, with signal on, and the car in the near lane does't have the curtesy to move to the other lane to let me merge. No traffic in other lane either. My rant for the day! "

It's worse now than it's ever been trying to get onto 1st from Kirkaldy. I always pray for southbound traffic to be sitting at a red light. At least then I know I'll "get in".

JR said "    The_Young_Man said "    JessieJay said "Too ma y cannot even merge when Turinng south off Kirkaldy onto 1st street. They don't signal to merge into the flow, they just stop and sit there. If you are up to speed and signal your intent to merge most cars will let you in. If you slow to a crawl then don't expect traffic to stop so you can sneak in! " If there’s a yield sign in the lane, then it not a merge lane. This is one of those. " This is an error on the part of the province. Exiting Kirkaldy to 1st south there is a merge lane. The "yield" sign at the start of the acceleration lane should NOT be there. There is nothing to yield to. That lane is a continuation of the exit from Kirkaldy. If anything, there should be a "merge" sign at the end of that lane.     A similar situation exists in many places in Winnipeg. A great example is the exit from Main northbound to Chief Peguis eastbound. There is a full quarter mile of acceleration lane there, but there is a "yield" sign at the start of it.     With the terrible signage in Manitoba, it's no wonder that residents of this province don't know how to drive. "

The yield sign wasn't replaced with a merge sign either, just notice of a curve ahead so most people STOP in that lane until they can see for sure that there is no traffic whatsoever all the way from Kirkaldy to Braecrest. THEN it is safe for them to forge ahead. People in the city would mow right over "drivers" like this.

Hackeda said "    JR said "    The_Young_Man said "    JessieJay said "Too ma y cannot even merge when Turinng south off Kirkaldy onto 1st street. They don't signal to merge into the flow, they just stop and sit there. If you are up to speed and signal your intent to merge most cars will let you in. If you slow to a crawl then don't expect traffic to stop so you can sneak in! " If there’s a yield sign in the lane, then it not a merge lane. This is one of those. " This is an error on the part of the province. Exiting Kirkaldy to 1st south there is a merge lane. The "yield" sign at the start of the acceleration lane should NOT be there. There is nothing to yield to. That lane is a continuation of the exit from Kirkaldy. If anything, there should be a "merge" sign at the end of that lane.     A similar situation exists in many places in Winnipeg. A great example is the exit from Main northbound to Chief Peguis eastbound. There is a full quarter mile of acceleration lane there, but there is a "yield" sign at the start of it.     With the terrible signage in Manitoba, it's no wonder that residents of this province don't know how to drive. " The yield sign wasn't replaced with a merge sign either, just notice of a curve ahead so most people STOP in that lane until they can see for sure that there is no traffic whatsoever all the way from Kirkaldy to Braecrest. THEN it is safe for them to forge ahead. People in the city would mow right over "drivers" like this. "

A driver would be expecting to slow down and look for traffic, even though there is a segregated lane.  
 
Is that going to fly in traffic court when I blow through a stop sign because I think there shouldn't be one there?  
 
Please explain the proper way to navigate that curve for us.

When you enter the curve from Kirkaldy to 1st, you are continuing in the same lane. There is nothing to yield to. Proceed in that right lane while shoulder checking. Accelerate and merge into the lane to your left.  
 
Please, don't stop at the yield sign. You're just impeding the traffic behind you.  
 
I know it's not a long acceleration lane, but that is what it's for. In larger centers, stopping at the beginning of an acceleration lane is a recipe for disaster and you are just asking to be hit from behind. It probably would be deemed 50% your fault for stopping in a through lane.  
 
Just my opinion.

When you enter the curve from Kirkaldy to 1st you are exiting on to a highway and are not to stop in the merge lane you are to merge safely at speed and cars on the highway must change lanes or slow down to allow traffic to merge in

JR said "When you enter the curve from Kirkaldy to 1st, you are continuing in the same lane. There is nothing to yield to. Proceed in that right lane while shoulder checking. Accelerate and merge into the lane to your left.     Please, don't stop at the yield sign. You're just impeding the traffic behind you.     I know it's not a long acceleration lane, but that is what it's for. In larger centers, stopping at the beginning of an acceleration lane is a recipe for disaster and you are just asking to be hit from behind. It probably would be deemed 50% your fault for stopping in a through lane.     Just my opinion. "

My wife hit a guy that stopped there. She was looking left and looked back and couldn't stop in time. It was deemed her fault 100%. I tried to argue the point but got no where.

Blue_Guru said "    Hackeda said "    JR said "    The_Young_Man said "    JessieJay said "Too ma y cannot even merge when Turinng south off Kirkaldy onto 1st street. They don't signal to merge into the flow, they just stop and sit there. If you are up to speed and signal your intent to merge most cars will let you in. If you slow to a crawl then don't expect traffic to stop so you can sneak in! " If there’s a yield sign in the lane, then it not a merge lane. This is one of those. " This is an error on the part of the province. Exiting Kirkaldy to 1st south there is a merge lane. The "yield" sign at the start of the acceleration lane should NOT be there. There is nothing to yield to. That lane is a continuation of the exit from Kirkaldy. If anything, there should be a "merge" sign at the end of that lane.     A similar situation exists in many places in Winnipeg. A great example is the exit from Main northbound to Chief Peguis eastbound. There is a full quarter mile of acceleration lane there, but there is a "yield" sign at the start of it.     With the terrible signage in Manitoba, it's no wonder that residents of this province don't know how to drive. " The yield sign wasn't replaced with a merge sign either, just notice of a curve ahead so most people STOP in that lane until they can see for sure that there is no traffic whatsoever all the way from Kirkaldy to Braecrest. THEN it is safe for them to forge ahead. People in the city would mow right over "drivers" like this. " A driver would be expecting to slow down and look for traffic, even though there is a segregated lane.     Is that going to fly in traffic court when I blow through a stop sign because I think there shouldn't be one there?     Please explain the proper way to navigate that curve for us. "

I swear it was removed at one point. ? See what swearing did!  
 
 
So if the city of Brandon and MIT (or is it just MI now? Stop changing the stationary!) could work together and make this a merging lane, that would be great. If not, can they please explain to me why 18th street is suppose to merge but 1st Street isn't.  
 
 
I'd just like to keep traffic flowing. IMO, there is no reason that yield lane can't merge onto the highway.The lane is long enough to get up to speed. It just makes no sense to me...so maybe someone can explain it to me now.

Hello Sir said "Hello. I know this has been talked about in the past but please people learn how to drive in this small city and learn to merge!! I bring this up because of all the construction lately. So sick and tired of people lined up for miles in one lane on 18th street. "

Just an FYI... not unique to small cities. Maybe it's a Manitoba thing? We were in Winnipeg this weekend, and we saw no fewer than 3(!!) people at a dead stop on a merge on busy roadways. We're talking perimeter highway and Lagimodiere.

not a yield. there needs to be a sign telling drivers SB on 1st to pull left and let traffic in. The outermost lane SB on 1st is long enough to get up to speed, but a lot of drivers stay in the right lane and speed up to reached the promised land in the 70 zone.  
 
Guess who's going to get most of the blame, even though the driver already on the roadway sped up and acted like you cut them off.

yes drivers need to learn how to drive for sure! today i was in the left lane close to the lights and this idiot behind me in the line of cars got impatient pulls out into the right lane right near the last set of lights before the merge. 1 car was ahead of me in the left and these 2 cars in the right. after I let the one vehicle in the right in and the idiot tried cutting in as well while I''m already on the bridge and hes at the very edge of the bridge almost hitting my car trying to get infront of me and flips me off and honks their horn! Its stupid impatient people like this almost cause accidents. he knows one person was let in before him then it was my turn. ridiculous how something so simple isnt. or theres the times where I''ll use the right lane and as I''ve let the car in the left lane go and it''s my turn I get honked at and given the finger. Cops really should be watching that area closer road rage central whenever I go there. I just try and avoid that area as much as possible. or you see the people racing at the set of lights to try and get infront of eachother. I dont get it. the couple seconds it takes use it properlly blows my mind that people can get that impatient  
 
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When I drive I try to be aware of all traffic around me and let people in if they need to change lanes without disrupting traffic flow. There are people that completely ignore you and look the other way when you are signaling and looking to change lanes or merge for that matter. As another poster mentioned if it's your turn go, don't wave someone else to go first. This gets very confusing and dangerous.