ROTD: being too nice while driving

[spence]

Pete,

I think you really should have got out of your car, and jumped on their hood screaming they were a terrorist.

You could pull it off, I know you have it in ya.

-spence

[vineyardblues]

I have to agree with Pete, And I think it's against the law in Ma to stop on a main road to let someone pull out! Any copper J's out their to chime in ? Uncle Matt ? Anyone!
VB

[Krispy]

I hate the people on the highway who need to squeeze into the 1 & 1/8 car length I leave between me and the car in front, esp. when theres no-one behind me for a 1/4 mile.
They get the most uncomfortable car ride of their life for 5 min.

[Redsoxticket]

Rhode Island is probably the only state where motorist pull out in main traffic and stop expecting you to give them the right of way. Little do they know they do not have the right of way.
I see this all the time. There are motorist in every state but why this driving behavior only in RI.
Could it be that there was no mandatory insurance ( or just plain mentality of RIders) at one time and people developed bad driving skills and generations that followed practiced the same habits. I think that if MA and RI were one state then motorist of RI would see better driving habits.

At least in MA they don't pull out and stop then just pull out and continue in good timing.

[hank8001]

Originally Posted by Redsoxticket

I think that if MA and RI were one state then motorist of RI would see better driving habits.

I take it you haven't driven in MA lately....

Originally Posted by Krispy

1 & 1/8 car length I leave between me and the car in front.

That's not enough space, especially on a highway. If he stands on his brakes you're kissing his bumper.

Brings to mind my biggest driving gripe - when somebody comes roaring up to your rear bumper on a highway and just sits there tailgating, when there's other lanes there if they want to go faster. As an experiment, in this situation I've pulled into the lane to the left and the person will pass you then, in the lane they are in. Other times I just take my foot off of the gas and start going slower and slower, to see at what point the person finally will pass. Sometimes I've been down to 20mph on the highway before the person will pass.

Are they too lazy to change lanes? Do they think that their car is a train (on one track)? It drives me crazy. It's interesting that it's mostly women that do this. Herd instinct?

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by hank8001

when somebody comes roaring up to your rear bumper on a highway and just sits there tailgating

Drafting
Saves gas...

[Redsoxticket]

I would draft 18 wheelers in my younger days until someone descibed the meaning of decapatation. You would have to get pretty close to feel the vaccume. I most say I have a good head on my shoulders now.