ROTD: being too nice while driving

[Mike P]

Aw, stop your griping---move to Lawn Guyland where you'll REALLY have a reason for grumpage

[Backbeach Jake]

I love it when you're doing 85 in the left lane and the jerk that you're towing flashes his headlights for you to move over. That's when he gets to see what 35 looks like. I slow down gradually so everyone on the right is wizzing by and flashy can't pass. He soon learns that I'm driving the car in front of him and not he. Only happens once a year, word gets around... I used to flash a blue light in reply to their headlights, that was fun but I figured it was only a matter of time before that trick backfired.

[Raven]

quote: Sometimes I've been down to 20mph on the highway before the person will pass.
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i just put on my emergency flashers.....works much better and i loose no time.....or if i am driving my 20 year old car i slam on the brakes.

[hank8001]

Originally Posted by Raven

quote: or if i am driving my 20 year old car i slam on the brakes.

I only reserve stuff like that for the really flagrant, aggressive tailgaters. A lot of the time it's more of a passive thing, when the person clearly was going about 15 mph faster than you until they get up to your car. Then, rather than taking a little bit of initiative and passing you, they just hang behind you at the same distance. You speed up, they speed up. You slow down, they slow down.

[Krispy]

If you guys are in the left lane and tried that "slow down" %$%$%$%$, youd have a real fun time with me.
If someone wants to go faster, get the %$%$%$%$ OUTTA THE WAY!!!!!
Who do you think you are?

LIers are a pleasure compared to the a-holes I run across in New England.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by Krispy

If you guys are in the left lane and tried that "slow down" %$%$%$%$, youd have a real fun time with me.
If someone wants to go faster, get the %$%$%$%$ OUTTA THE WAY!!!!!
Who do you think you are?

LIers are a pleasure compared to the a-holes I run across in New England.

I'll second that Krispy, the "high speed lane" is actually a passing lane. EVERYONE should basically stay out of it unless you're passing or really flying down the highway. There isn't any good excuse for riding up on someone in a slower lane though. Unless of course someone is roadblocking the passing lane.

If you're in the high speed lane, matching the speed of the vehicles to your right, effectively creating a roadblock, there's going to be trouble.

Slower traffic to the right. It's always been that way as far as I know.

I'm going to ASSUME we all have somewhere we'd rather be then driving, observing basic traffic laws generally would get us there quicker.

[BigBo]

Originally Posted by Pete_G

I'll second that Krispy, the "high speed lane" is actually a passing lane. EVERYONE should basically stay out of it unless you're passing or really flying down the highway. There isn't any good excuse for riding up on someone in a slower lane though. Unless of course someone is roadblocking the passing lane.

If you're in the high speed lane, matching the speed of the vehicles to your right, effectively creating a roadblock, there's going to be trouble.

Slower traffic to the right. It's always been that way as far as I know.

I'm going to ASSUME we all have somewhere we'd rather be then driving, observing basic traffic laws generally would get us there quicker.

That's fine, but I don't want to drive 50 mph in one lane nor do I want to drive 80 mph in the other. That seems to be your only choices lately.oke:

[Pete_G]

I suppose there is center lane abuse going on also on your average 3 lane highway, but if the passing lane was open you could just pass and then settle back into the center lane. But I agree, there are as many center lane hogs as there are in the passing lane.

Germany has drving figured out. Only recently have most German cars received cup holders. You're in the car to drive and get from point A to B. And you're harrassed mercilessly if you sit in the passing lane. It might even be illegal.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Krispy

If you guys are in the left lane and tried that "slow down" %$%$%$%$, youd have a real fun time with me.
If someone wants to go faster, get the %$%$%$%$ OUTTA THE WAY!!!!!
Who do you think you are?

LIers are a pleasure compared to the a-holes I run across in New England.

So If I'm driving in the fast lane and going faster than the other 3 lanes but you feel the need to go 90 mph.......I'm just supposed to get in a slower lane so you can get by.....I think not.

I agree that if I'm in the fast lane and driving the same pace as the rest of the traffic I should move over but if I'm going faster and just waiting to pass the slower traffic....then the guy driving up my ass and hitting the brights can basically pucker up and Kiss mine....I'm not moving.

Its like George Carlin said "Everyone going slower than you is an idiot, everyone going faster than you is an a$$hole"

[Krispy]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

So If I'm driving in the fast lane and going faster than the other 3 lanes but you feel the need to go 90 mph.......I'm just supposed to get in a slower lane so you can get by.....I think not.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats exactly what you are supposed to do!!
The left lane is not "the fast lane". ITS THE PASSING LANE

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Krispy

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats exactly what you are supposed to do!!
The left lane is not "the fast lane". ITS THE PASSING LANE

If I'm going faster than the other 3 lanes then am I not Passing them?

And aren't you just doing the exact same thing as me....I'm just not doing it as fast as you would like me to. so you ride up on my butt and expect me to move....again....not happening.

When I get past the slower traffic I'll move....Flashing your brights is'nt going to get me to a) Go Faster or b) Move out of the way.

[Backbeach Jake]

Originally Posted by Krispy

If you guys are in the left lane and tried that "slow down" %$%$%$%$, youd have a real fun time with me.
If someone wants to go faster, get the %$%$%$%$ OUTTA THE WAY!!!!!
Who do you think you are?

LIers are a pleasure compared to the a-holes I run across in New England.

If I'm passing everything in sight and you glue yourself to my back bumper, who do you think you are? You think I'm gonna get stuck in the middle lane behind Ma and Pa Kettle just for you?