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Thats the polite way to kindly remind the person they are in the left lane & are moving too slow, so move to the right please....I do it all the time & have had it done to me as well. I just move over....I dont act like a dumb *** & follow behind them looking for trouble.
Anyhow, if you are the unlucky moron doing that to me, you might meet a fate you didnt bargain for.
The last time I flashed my lights at a slow driver in the left lane was on I-10 here in N. Florida. I come up behind this hillbilly in a pickup, follow him for about 2 miles...he won't get over. Flash my lights at him, he still refuses to move. Finally, he moves over to the right lane to exit, sticks his bare arm out the window, yells something at me and gives me the finger. Real courteous, these N. Florida hicks.
You should try living here, I love that when I'm doing 75-80 in a 65 in MD that I'm getting my backside rode harder than a drunk-o on a mechanical bull. Its always 4 door sedans too, altimas, lexus's, acura's, I'm sick of it! People drive too fast in Md/DC for my liking.
Their HID lights are blinding too, and then if I move over they just go slower, its like, ok what was the point of tailgating me???
In my opinion if you are driving then you should be aware of your surroundings, correct? And if so, then while driving in the fast lane going the same speed as the slower right lane, then you may get traffic starting to build up behind you, you should see them in your rear-view mirror, if you do and they are approaching, then speed up or pull over, it is only common sense to me. If I am in the fast lane and not keeping up with someone coming from behind then I will either speed up a little and/or pull over and let them by. Most people do not know that the left lane is usually a passing lane for slower right lane traffic, not really a traveling lane usually. Unless you are going a little bit faster then the right lane most of the time. Driving should be a fun thing, not something that will irritate or upset you, although it is hard sometimes to not let some of the drivers get to you, but just keep in mind... is it worth it, probably not. Just my .02
Excellent point. Vette driver's seemingly innocuous behavior was an outright temptation to guy in truck. Too many crazies out there. Gotta worry about road rage too.
Take a drive to the BAY AREA, this WILL test out your patience and make you truly wonder how in the hell these people get their DL's!!
It's definitely a dog eat dog driving out here..
A lot of these posts remind me of a scene from the movie CHRISTMAS VACATION. I still laugh like crazy when I watch the highway altercation between Chevy Chase's character, "Sparkey", and the "Billy Bob's" in the pickup truck! Hey KIDS look a deer......
In my opinion if you are driving then you should be aware of your surroundings, correct? And if so, then while driving in the fast lane going the same speed as the slower right lane, then you may get traffic starting to build up behind you, you should see them in your rear-view mirror, if you do and they are approaching, then speed up or pull over, it is only common sense to me. If I am in the fast lane and not keeping up with someone coming from behind then I will either speed up a little and/or pull over and let them by. Most people do not know that the left lane is usually a passing lane for slower right lane traffic, not really a traveling lane usually. Unless you are going a little bit faster then the right lane most of the time. Driving should be a fun thing, not something that will irritate or upset you, although it is hard sometimes to not let some of the drivers get to you, but just keep in mind... is it worth it, probably not. Just my .02
Billy Bob Bubbas are bred here! We keep'em until they are old enough to drive, put up with them for a couple of years then send them up north. There's no legal limit on idots!
In France, if you are caught passing on the right you will likely have your car impounded. Its a stiff fine in Germany too.
Here in Canada I went for a ride-along with a cop buddy of mine. On the 3-lane highway even HE passed someone in the right lane. They were hogging the middle lane. He just passed them on the right and kept on chatting to me.
I do it all the time as most people hog the middle lane thinking "f*ck 'em, let the war rage all around me. I'm safe here in the middle lane". They make me want to scream. I pass more people on the right than I do on the left. It's not an offence here in Canada. What does that tell ya?
In France, if you are caught passing on the right you will likely have your car impounded. Its a stiff fine in Germany too.
Does this mean the car in the left lane dictates the speed of both lanes? This would mean an ignorant driver in the left lane that is driving below the speed limit could hold you below the speed limit also!
I guess you didn't read all the posts. The example was used because flashing your brights REQUIRES slower traffic to move to the right in most western European countries. If they don't, there will also be a fine if caught. As also mentioned before, european drivers have FAR better lane discipline and driving ability, they WILL move over! It costs nearly 3000 Euro (approx $4300) to get a license in most european countries. Many classes and many hours in drivers training. And you have to take the tests in the NATIVE LANGUAGE. US driver testing is a joke. Driving is a privilege not a right.
Our DMV should take a few lessons from this, I'm tired of asking for forms and then also having to ask for the English ones.