Originally posted by avishal26
To me its always the guy who's behind (even if by 1foot) who has to yield - because its easier for the car in the back to spot someone moving into the same lane than it is for the car who has to check blind spot and somehow see the car two lanes away about to switch as well??
Agreed - I've seen my share of these. 2 lanes over and you're right in his blind spot; plus as a defensive driver, guy slightly behind has the edge in seeing the action and taking corrective action. It's like skiing - the guy behind has to watch the guy in front.
But having said that, usually the person changing 2 lanes and not seeing the car going in are morons and need to be a better job of checking mirrors and shoulder checking and the guy slightly behind is also dumb. So there.
You have a couple of photos that are great... you must be very good at photoshop!