Passing fast??? Or Passing Sslowwwww??

**yemntftb** · 07-24-2006, 08:16 PM

You know when you're on those long highway drives (one driving one passing lane) and your cruising in the right lane safely because you feel that that lanes better to speed in. Say your going 80 in a 65. As you approach a car in the right lane at 80 and you know you need to pass, but theres no rabbit in front of you, what method do you perfer to pass? Kick it up to 85 and pass quickly? Keep it at 80 or 75 and go alittle slower but keep yourself out in the open for a longer period of time?

Hope that made sense, I'm not sure what I perfer, guess it depends on the situation, normally I whimp out alittle and drop it down a bit.

-YeM

**asianfire** · 07-24-2006, 08:23 PM

past fast and get back over to the right lane and slow down a bit if there is no rabbit.

**RadarRick** · 07-24-2006, 08:31 PM

let's get one thing right. there is only two speeds for the open road, 10% over the psl, or 160mph :shock: anything just over 10% psl is obvious cop bate :cry:
that's if you have 200hp zx10r that is

rr

**SpeedFreak** · 07-24-2006, 09:02 PM

Usualy im passing fast , switchin to the right lane and slowing down to the speed i was going before.

**weezer134** · 07-24-2006, 09:45 PM

honestly, its a lot smarter to slow down a little before you pass.
a lot of LEO's will nab you when your passing.

although i'll be the first to admit, i get impatient and tend to go a little faster when i pass..

**Arashi666** · 07-24-2006, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by weezer134

honestly, its a lot smarter to slow down a little before you pass.
a lot of LEO's will nab you when your passing.

although i'll be the first to admit, i get impatient and tend to go a little faster when i pass..

I pass at WOT all the way, just to hear (and let them hear) my monstrous sounding Intake, then I get back over and slow a bit... obviously still going faster than the guy i just passed

**NooB1FieD** · 07-24-2006, 11:58 PM

damn... I usually go as fast as I can, which isnt much that fast at all. According to the ticket I got a bit back when passing I was going 78 in a 60 (fast lane). I guess I have no regard for safety or lives of the people I share the road with, silly me. Stupid I-5 and their pro laser III.

**trainedmonkey** · 07-25-2006, 12:05 AM

are you saying a 4 lane highway or 2? 2 lane... full throttle to stay out of oncoming traffic. 4 lane keep speed.. left as little as possible

**Arashi666** · 07-25-2006, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by trainedmonkey

are you saying a 4 lane highway or 2? 2 lane... full throttle to stay out of oncoming traffic. 4 lane keep speed.. left as little as possible

well thats actually a good point but I think we might me talking about the big metropoliatain Interstates which have a median of some sort, and 3-4 lane going in EACH direction

**bunny** · 07-25-2006, 01:45 AM

The slower you pass the more the other car will speed up, unless they are using cruise control. Naturally a person will not pay much attention so if a car drives along side them at almost they same speed they will naturally match it. If you blow past them they will not change speed at all.

So, do you want to get the other car to speed up more or do you want to pass them? all depends on how you do it.