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originally posted by: Edumakated
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: waftist
Depends on if lanes are free to the right and how much over the speed limit I'm traveling. Many people who are going faster will just pass me on the right before giving me time to move over anyways because they are just moving so fast that they are already forced to weave around traffic.
I do get annoyed with people driving too fast... There have been times where I am literally doing like 80mph in a 55mph and you still get some dipwad coming up on you tailgating because you aren't going fast enough.
originally posted by: TerryMcGuire
a reply to: waftist
While I agree that these slower drivers in the fast lane are a nuisance on the roads the danger they cause is not as bad as others, the ones who are the opposite of the slow drivers.
The ones that I hate are the other 'individualists' on the road. While the ''slowpokes'' are expressing a kind of ''me first'' individualism, their brand of individualism is not as big a threat to road safety as the others.
These others are the drivers who believe that the freeways are meant for them to drive as fast as they want. These are the drivers who often give no regard for ''safe'' stopping speeds between cars traveling at 65 to 75 mph. As the right lane is so often for truckers traveling at ''truck'' speeds, say, 55 to 65 mph often a line of autos will be passing on the left, often at speeds of about 75 mph.
Often, most drivers can see that slower semi up ahead of them in the right lane and find a safe opportunity to move into the left lane where a line is forming to pass the semi or other slow vehicle that is in the right lane, leaving a considerably clear lane behind the slower semi.
The MFers I hate are the ones who think so highly of themselves that they speed through this clear area behind the semi, passing those in the left lane and then at the last moment squeeze their car into the last possible 'safe distance'' slot before they crash into the rear of the semi and then immediately have to put on their brakes to avoid hitting the car in front of them while the car they have just ''cut off' must now slow down causing the car behind them to brake and the car behind them to brake on down the line.
So while I think the ''slowpokes'' should be sent back to drivers school I think these others should be sent away to Devil's Island where they need to be shackled one leg to another and forced to walk behind the one in front of them keeping their outstretched hand on the shoulder of the person ahead teaching them about how to keep their place in the grand parade of life. All day long.
originally posted by: operation mindcrime
a reply to: TerryMcGuire
While these slow drivers are annoying you absolutely have a point about them not being the biggest road safety hazard.
In this animation they show how traffic jams come to be and through personal experience I have noticed that the red car in this simulation usually is a BMW/Audi executive line type of car with a "very important" businessman inside who actually only uses the left lane until the very last moment when their exit comes up.
Peace
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Edumakated
I just find in general that people are not very good drivers. They are inattentive to their surroundings.
I can drive with my knees while texting better than anyone.