# Who are the bigger assholes, people who cut into backed up traffic, or the do-gooders who let them?

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**Created:** [October 28, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-bigger-assholes-people-who-cut-into-backed-up-traffic-or-the-do-gooders-who-let-them/558622 "2010-10-28T03:35:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-bigger-assholes-people-who-cut-into-backed-up-traffic-or-the-do-gooders-who-let-them/558622/141 "2016-03-20T05:04:06Z")

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> [@enipla](#):
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> #5. The people that can’t be bothered to read road/construction signs until they actually find something physically blocking their lane. This, in my experience is 90% of them.

I just can’t believe that is true. 90% of a hundred or so cars who drive all the way to the end didn’t see any of the flashing signs?

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**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2016, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-bigger-assholes-people-who-cut-into-backed-up-traffic-or-the-do-gooders-who-let-them/558622/142 "2016-03-20T09:22:39Z")

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> [@Lady\_of\_the\_Lake](#):
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> My husband though, takes great pleasure in blocking people from merging. He once worked in tandem with this semi to keep the assholes from line jumping, cackling madly all the way…

LOL, my husband does the same thing. I’ve done it occasionally, too, especially if there’s a persistent asshole bullying me into letting him/her jump.

It’s one thing if you’re polite and I’ve noticed that you’ve been sitting there patiently (aka “I’m afraid to merge”). It’s a whole other game if you deliberately attempt to jump in front of me.

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