Being passed
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Crete IL
There's people in slow cars that want to drive fast also. Most of the time it has nothing to do with trying to pass a fast car or proving something. I drive pretty fast in general. However, I do this whether I'm in my C6 or my Ford Contour. I've passed a Vette before while driving my Contour. I hope he/she was not thinking I did that just to prove something.
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From: Goleta CA
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Originally Posted by cthusker
If you’ve driven in Germany it’s great compared to the USA. First most people can actually drive safely at high speed. Second when you want to pass a slower car in the right lane on the autobahn just flash you’re lights and people politely move over. It’s not considered a signal to race, give you the bird or result in road rage. We have some of the worst drivers in the western world. I would like people to pass a real driving test not the ridiculous joke we now use.
I vacationed in europe last summer and people frequently honked at others when they were in the way. So what happened? They get out of the way! 
What a concept! If you honk or flash your lights at someone here, weather it's in a parking lot or on the freeway, 95% of the time they get pissed off at you, and flip you off and purpusly act like an *** to try and **** you off too.
WTF is wrong with these people?
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Originally Posted by Fred C. Dobbs
I like having a speeder in front of me. They'll grab police attention first.
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I usually bait them with a rev or two... then mover over. By them they are well over the speed limit and I sit back and wait for Johnny Law 
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From: Livonia MI
ok i wont lie.
i have blk/blk vert in summer and i drive it in winter now with all season good years. i drive on the left lane atleast 10+ and if any passes well they are good to go. In the last three years i had a near 10 points on the license which are all gone after 2 years
and i was young and stupid. i dont mind people passing but if there is attitude with that pass oh yeah pedal - to the - metal.
i have blk/blk vert in summer and i drive it in winter now with all season good years. i drive on the left lane atleast 10+ and if any passes well they are good to go. In the last three years i had a near 10 points on the license which are all gone after 2 years
and i was young and stupid. i dont mind people passing but if there is attitude with that pass oh yeah pedal - to the - metal.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Grosse Pointe Shores Michigan
Originally Posted by Fred C. Dobbs
I like having a speeder in front of me. They'll grab police attention first.
Those are the rabbits. They get the foxes attention , so you can slip on by.
Run rabbit run.
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From: Livonia MI
Originally Posted by z06monster
Those are the rabbits. They get the foxes attention , so you can slip on by.
Run rabbit run.
Run rabbit run.
i had this happen to me while i slipped on by an extra 10 over speed limit bamm another 1 mile later.
The moral of the story is,
Run Rabbit Run Because One Day Our World Will Be One.
but I was already doing 6 over the speed limit.
Burning Brakes
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From: Plant City Florida
Similar story, but I was cruising about 78mph in a 70mph zone on the hwy when a yellow bullet, Porsche GTR, comes sailing up the on ramp and passed me like I was standing still. Must've been doing at least 100. Admired the car but thought he must've been a little crazy.