Originally Posted by adablduya

so, the guy who you assume is turning right into YOUR lane of traffic, and who must yield right-of-way to you, to be inattentive. ok, i'll give you that are being cautious while having the right-of-way. now, i'm sure the drivers behind you would appreciate you hitting your brakes to slow down for the guy who is expected to yield to you just so you can be nice, thus creating an entirely unnecessary slowdown of all the traffic behind you. this is where being COURTEOUS becomes a conflict with PREDICTABLE, so not really a high bar to strive for.

i cannot believe this is even being debated here. straight-thru drivers have the right-of-way, period. drivers turning/merging into existing traffic do not, period. this is about as fundamental and predictable a driving protocol, if not THE MOST, as there is.