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lvban0921 t1_j2bdtdy wrote

New driver here! How the heck do you change lanes in this? My anxiety is on overload just looking at that

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museolini OP t1_j2bnt9d wrote

Techniques vary with how much body damage you're willing to take. :-)

Seriously though, unless you're getting off at an exit, changing lanes isn't going to really help you much (and don't become one of those lane hopping jerks). And if you really must, wait for a gap (one will eventually appear), toss on your indicator and nose over. No reason for anxiety, just the cost of driving in NJ.

If it makes you feel better, we're not even in the top ten traffic-congestion-wise.

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walking_NewJersey t1_j2bojd4 wrote

If the traffic is super slow and really heavy as shown in this picture and you need to chage lanes, you need to turn on your turn signals to whichever lane you changing, and slowly just go closer and closer to the lane you going to change, but not too close, but at the same time, between a gap (between the car in the front and the one in behind in the lane you changing). The car next to you (behind the gap) probably going to stop and let you in. If the driver is a jerk or not paying attention, just wait to the other gap, and probably, this time someone with let you in.

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