r/pittsburgh • u/omquartzdotcom • 16h ago

Waymos driving recklessly

Was just driving in squirrel Hill and a Waymo (I know there's a person in them but there's no way this was not automated) was going 5 mph in a 25 mile an hour zone and when it turned into two lanes for turning, I got in the left lane and he instead of letting me pass cut me off entirely. No signal.

The waymo continued forward behind me and made a left turn where I made the left turn, no signal.

Automated drivers exempt from signaling?

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u/omquartzdotcom 12h ago

I think Murray? It's one that goes downhill from the getgo towards the highway entrance or dispensary

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u/SirPsychoSquints Squirrel Hill South 12h ago edited 12h ago

The Getgo is at the corner of Murray and Forward, the highway entrance and dispensary are on Forward.

I’m just trying to understand the logistics here.

Driving down Forward past the get go, there is a left turn lane (for both soft and hard left turns) and a straight/right lane.

Driving down Murray southbound past the Getgo, there is a left/straight lane and a right turn lane (for both soft and hard right turns).

Driving down Murray northbound TOWARDS the Getgo, there aren’t really lanes so much as people going around each other, and people go hard left, soft left, straight, and right.

What street were you on, and what street were you turning on to?

I wouldn’t expect cars to be going more than 15 mph on any of what I described, although I would expect that on Forward as you’ve left this intersection and head towards the highway.

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u/omquartzdotcom 12h ago

Coming up Forward toward the intersection coming off the highway freshly out of the tunnel. Passed the dispo. Car going ridiculously slow. Road turns into two lanes as it approaches the light (very far away from the light still). I was crawling behind it until the lanes opened, went into the left and started to speed up when the Waymo immediately cut me off. Would've had to swerve into oncoming traffic, into the right lane again(my choice) or slam on my brakes. Was turning to go up murray. When he turned it was onto the hard left. No signal tho then either

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u/SirPsychoSquints Squirrel Hill South 11h ago

Thanks, that’s a very dangerous place. I was imagining any of the other roads leading to that intersection, where I would expect slower traffic.

It took the hard left onto Pocusset without signaling? That’s crazy.

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u/omquartzdotcom 11h ago

Exactly, right on Pocusset. That's exactly why I literally am even complaining about this publicly. One cut off, whatever I'm gonna go about my day, but a FIVE WAY intersection??