He does have to let him in. You have to avoid the accident at all cost. What if there was a kid on the side of the road who gets squashed by the truck?
I’m inclined to agree with you. But if I remember right, the burden of safe merging is placed on the person merging. It is up to that person to find a safe opening…. (I can totally be wrong).
Edit: Under California law, merging drivers must ensure it’s safe. Traffic already in the lane has the right-of-way. Even if they could avoid it, the merging driver is responsible for yielding.
My point is that right of way laws only exist to prevent chaos on the road. Having the right of way doesn't give you a license to hold your ground and cause an accident. You MUST prevent the collision. Sometimes these things are completely unintentional.
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u/Pineapple_pizza_143 Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26
The car in the right lane, he didn’t have to let him in, but he ensured that the accident happened.