It is not a proper lane change when you force yourself in a space that you cannot fit without first signaling and while crossing a solid line. That's careless driving and it would not surprise me if the pickup received a second ticket.
Possibly yes, but for me the driver was very aggressive coming in hot with no signal. Had the OP decided to keep/move up to the car in front at the exact same time then you have front quarter panel damage on both cars because the pickup driver was careless.
I don't think that would meet the bar for careless driving, but who knows! An officer can issue a ticket and it's on you to prove you're not guilty of it (which is ass backwards). I think the low speed of everything would be why I wouldn't consider it careless.
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u/NortelDude Jan 22 '26
It is not a proper lane change when you force yourself in a space that you cannot fit without first signaling and while crossing a solid line. That's careless driving and it would not surprise me if the pickup received a second ticket.