Way OT: Why our roads are dangerous
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This this so many times this. My commute time is right before rush hour so there is some traffic, but usually not steady lines of cars. So many times I'm driving along and come upon someone in the left lane that is cruising along at about the speed limit with no cars for a quarter mile ahead of them and few/no cars to the left. They see me coming and refuse to get over, so I'm forced to pass them on the right. I've had mornings where I've had to pass upwards of 10-12 cars on the right.
For some reason they take this as an affront to their ego and like you shared will try to tailgate me for some time and I can only think that if they had been willing to go this fast while tailgating me why were they farting along in the passing lane in the first place?
Drive right, pass left.
Yes. And as you pass they also decide this is the time to speed up and are suddenly going 65 instead of 55 like when you came upon them.
It's a personality issue mostly, not necessarily a rules of the road issue. Everyone needs to be in first place.
I am not an aggressive driver. I gave that up a while back. But the complete lack of driver etiquette is appalling. I suppose that exists everywhere now, not just driving.
LdN
This thread has been enlightening. One guy actually brags about causing an accident that could easily have killed innocent people? Incredible.
The left lane, contrary to popular belief, is the passing lane, not the fast lane. If you are passing someone, you have every right to be there. If not, then move to the right so people can pass you. It's that simple.
Life is too short to get angry just because someone else might be in more or less of a hurry than me.
The left lane, contrary to popular belief, is the passing lane, not the fast lane. If you are passing someone, you have every right to be there. If not, then move to the right so people can pass you. It's that simple.
Life is too short to get angry just because someone else might be in more or less of a hurry than me.
I think people drive the way they do because they know that they can get away with it. Instead of focusing on speeding, If the cops did a "broken windows" type approach and nailed people for left lane travel, tailgating, and using cell phones while diving, the roads would be safer. Safer- not safe.
When highways are crowded (which they are around here from about 7 am to 8 pm), there isn't room for all cars to be in the right hand lane. In the right hand lane, the line of cars is going anywhere from 60-70. In the left hand lane, the line of cars is going from 75 -83. And the guys who are driving at 85-100 expect everyone to fight their way back over to the right hand lane so they don't have to slow down at all.
If someone is causing the left hand lane to be clogged, they are a problem. But if there are a dozen cars stuck behind some slow ass driver in the left hand lane, don't expect them all to move over to make way for Speed Racer.
I'm not sure where "here" is located, but seems like my simple rules apply. If you are passing, okay to be in the left (line of cars moving 75-83 will be passing the cars going 60-70). Speed Racer going faster can just slow down and wait until there is space.
Agreed - but I also do expect the person behind the guy that is creating the long backlog in the left lane to gently encourage the person creating the holdup to move over to the right via headlight/horn. Failing that they best start passing the slow driver on the right as soon as safely possible.
We're all in this together so sometimes teamwork is needed.
Why single out Walmart? I'm sure the entitled snoots that shop at high end places drive like they own the roads and expect everyone to get out of their way.
Mostly I-95.
Usually both lanes are clogged and the left laners are sloooowly passing those on the right.
I will pass someone who is using cruise control (my theory as to why you see people going 75 in the left hand lane blissfully unaware that there are 20 cars stuck behind) using the right lane, but I won't flash my lights or honk my horn.
Wouldn't have minded work car with 230 k commuter miles on it. Plus I joke with the better half all the time. If i bite it on the way or in a work vehicle insurance sets her up. Dark I know.
Seriously though I wish I had a rear facing camera for his approach and what he was doing.
Having spent a lot of time in third world taxis makes anywhere in the U.S. look like a golf course. Happy to say we're spoiled.
Again as the last car in a line of 6 maybe 8 cars. This tard comes up on me as we are going pass slower traffic on the right. And he's flashing lights that start from over 50 yards away. Till the front of his car cant be seen.
Where the **** was he going to go, 10 feet to the next car in line? Where do I go under the trailer. I am Clark Griswald?
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