Oh yes, dangerous and annoying. And commonplace on my commute.
It's typically less dangerous than it sounds, because they do this in heavy, slow traffic. What really makes it annoying is the whole "I'm more important than everyone else on the road" attitude that this bonehead move requires.
Here’s one. When the road narrows from two to one lane due to construction. People here think you’ve got to merge as soon as you see the warning sign. They get angry if you stay in the left lane up to the merge point. But the highway authorities tell us, and now they actually put up signs here, that tell you to use both lanes and take turns at the merge.
“I’m more important than everyone else on the road” attitude that any of these bonehead moves require is just moronic.
“I’m more important than everyone else on the road” attitude that any of these bonehead moves require is just moronic.