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    Default What's worse than a left lane cruiser?

    A left lane slow passer.

    They will go maybe 2-3mph faster than the traffic on the right so technically they are "passing" but at such a slow pace and when there is room to move over they don't and obviously it would appear reckless if I try to pass on the right since usually there would be another vehicle in the right lane up ahead.

    And to me the only thing that's about worse than that is the no-signal lane changer.

    The other thing that I noticed in general about how people change lanes is that they will almost always start to turn the steering wheel and then put on the signal. It's like they don't pause to check before the start to change lanes. I know some friends who are terrible drivers and when they want to or need to change lanes they almost instinctively start to move the steering wheel and turn on the signal at the same time and of course usually there is a car coming up rapidly and they jerk back. And it's not that they are not paying attention, i think some people are so afraid of driving and traffic that they get so tense and so focused that they actually driver worse. You know the guy/gal who drives with the seat position way upright and they are like leaning forward gripping the steering wheel as if their life depended on it. I guess some people are just not born to be great drivers.

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    Default Re: What's worse than a left lane cruiser?

    Ugh. Sometimes I wish I could... erm... politely tap those people on the shoulder and tell them, "YES, I REALLY DO WANT TO GO FASTER THAN YOU, IF YOU'D MOVE THE )#*@#@* OVER IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ME 6 SECONDS TO PASS YOU".


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    Default Re: What's worse than a left lane cruiser?

    Worse are the people who ***** and moan about everyone else's driving because they think they are the sh*t. If more people paid attention to their own driving then everyone would be safer.

    I spend most of my time in the left lane, pass on the right, and never use turn signals on the freeway so I guess you would hate me LOL.

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    Default Re: What's worse than a left lane cruiser?

    Quote Originally Posted by Obsidian View Post
    I spend most of my time in the left lane, pass on the right, and never use turn signals on the freeway so I guess you would hate me LOL.
    If you're serious, then yes, I would hate you.

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    Default Re: What's worse than a left lane cruiser?

    dont forget people on mobile phones doing crazy moves all over the road. u wouldnt like me either, if u drive slow in front of me, i'm inches from ur arse.

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    Default Re: What's worse than a left lane cruiser?

    Quote Originally Posted by mikedotd View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Obsidian View Post
    I spend most of my time in the left lane, pass on the right, and never use turn signals on the freeway so I guess you would hate me LOL.
    If you're serious, then yes, I would hate you.
    I doubt you would say close enough to me on the freeway to hate for long, so I'm not too worried about it. The one thing I don't do is hold people up.

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    Default Re: What's worse than a left lane cruiser?

    Slightly off topic but...

    2 lane road psl is 55, long line of cars all driving 60 too much on coming traffic to pass.
    I'm the last car. I look in the rvm and I see a white suv slowly catching up to us.
    SHE is talking on the phone and is so close to my bumper she almost hist me before she backs off. We come to an intersection with a left turn lane (about 100 yards long) she pulls out to pass everyone making on coming traffic swerve out of her way, then not making it by everyone (left turn lanes ends) she cuts off cars in our lane to avoid a head on collision. About a 1/2 mile down she passes the rest of the cars and again almost causes a head on. 2 miles later she pulls into a gas station not for gas but to go in the store.

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    Default Re: What's worse than a left lane cruiser?

    Quote Originally Posted by nist7 View Post
    A left lane slow passer.

    They will go maybe 2-3mph faster than the traffic on the right so technically they are "passing" but at such a slow pace and when there is room to move over they don't and obviously it would appear reckless if I try to pass on the right since usually there would be another vehicle in the right lane up ahead.
    What's worse than that? An LLB that speeds up to block you when you try to pass them.

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    Default Re: What's worse than a left lane cruiser?

    Quote Originally Posted by voyager7 View Post
    2 miles later she pulls into a gas station not for gas but to go in the store.
    Maybe she really had to go.
    If I'm passing you on the right, YOU are in the wrong lane!

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    Default Re: What's worse than a left lane cruiser?

    Quote Originally Posted by Obsidian View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by mikedotd View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Obsidian View Post
    I spend most of my time in the left lane, pass on the right, and never use turn signals on the freeway so I guess you would hate me LOL.
    If you're serious, then yes, I would hate you.
    I doubt you would say close enough to me on the freeway to hate for long, so I'm not too worried about it. The one thing I don't do is hold people up.
    That's no excuse. Keep right except to pass!

 

 

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