rmsmith 1 #26 October 6, 2004 If there were no speed limit then slow drivers would stay out of the fast lane. Nevada used to be this way, and slow drivers rarely ventured into the fast lane for fear of being rear-ended by someone traveling at 120+ mph! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InflightSupv 0 #27 October 6, 2004 QuoteIf there were no speed limit then slow drivers would stay out of the fast lane. Nevada used to be this way, and slow drivers rarely ventured into the fast lane for fear of being rear-ended by someone traveling at 120+ mph! Yep, Montana, Wyoming and other states that are known for their wide open roads have had this in the past, but the Fed Gov't get involved. States enjoy getting the Gov't subsidy checks for the roads that we build, so they have to comply with the federal statutes. Hence the 55 for so many years everywhere. Been seeing a lot of 70 mph's lately, so I hope everyone is coming to their senses. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #28 October 6, 2004 QuoteApparently we need a few billboards around Portland Oregon, these fuckers go slow in the fast lane then fast in the slow........They drive like little old lady's... on CRACK Roy If that pisses you off, Roy, don't drive in Florida. You would be astounded at how many ignorant fuckos will come up on you in the center lane, and zip past you (no signal, either) in the RIGHT lane!! -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoudDan 0 #29 October 6, 2004 I believe there is notoneperson in the metro Atlanta area aware of this law. Every night on the way to work is the battle against the fucking pace cars...you know the motherfuckers that has to drive right next to each other across all 6 fucking lanes making it impossible to pass, they're great. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #30 October 6, 2004 If that pisses you off, Roy, don't drive in Florida. You would be astounded at how many ignorant fuckos will come up on you in the center lane, and zip past you (no signal, either) in the RIGHT lane!! *** shit.....they do that here too.....lotsa morons, HEY!!!...... I know...we got deer and elk season, lets institute the moron season..... we could publish a game pamphlet that designates calibre of firearms to be used, legal hunting hrs.....etc!!!! wooooohoooooo, we would only be helping out old Darwin RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #31 October 6, 2004 Think of US 26 to Seaside. Passing lanes everyone is going 75.. right and left lane.... then you get back to 2 lanes and its back to 50 MPH now THAT is maddening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #32 October 6, 2004 INSANE is what I call it how was davenport? serious lack of funds kept me away........ RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #33 October 6, 2004 Quotewhat if your always passing is it ok to stay in the right lane then see the speeding thread That's me so the left lane is mine I almost always drive in the left lane unless someone going lots faster than me comes up behind me. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperKat 0 #34 October 6, 2004 You guys are all spoiled. Highways, expressways, turnpikes, parkways, etc in NY don't do this. As a matter of fact. A lot of people drive less than the speed limit on the left lanes. There is no such thing as a passing lane in NY. The slow pokes on the left lane will disregard your horn blowing and high beams too. You have to take initiative and pass on your own. You pass either on the middle lane or right lane if there is clearance. That's how it's been and how it will be for centuries to come. What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss, Friendo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #35 October 6, 2004 Um... I live (and drive) in the UK, and this thread is confusing the heck out of me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #36 October 6, 2004 Ooh! Ooh! I knew that! And that's how I drive, in the right, passing on the left, quite aggressive. I will pull up next to slowpokes in the left, point at them and jerk my thumb and tell them to move the fck over. I probably shouldn't even get started on this thread, because just thinking about all the driving retards in Houston gets my temper rising... Who do I see in the left lane when they shouldn't be? I drive back and forth to San Antonio on a fairly regular basis. In between the cities, it's not too bad, but every once in a while, you'll get a couple of jackasses who pull a 'Texas roadblock' and drive abreast, under the limit. Then, ALL the traffic piles into the left lane, bumper to bumper so no one can speed up and cut in from the right. Then they sit there. And wait...for the asshole in the front to even glance in the rearview and then maybe he'll realize that's his fault, and if the stars align, maybe he'll give a crap. Often it's some oblivious, harried soccer mom in her Ford Excessive, distracted by the kids, yakking on the cell phone, looking for the baby's Cheerios... disaster waiting to happen. I leave them alone. Most of the time though, no matter who is behind the wheel, it's painfully obvious that they left the house that day forgetting to do one important thing: turn on their brains. They're on autopilot, dead from the neck up, passengers in their own vehicles. They don't even know that the little lever on the steering column can tell everyone around them that they're about to drift left. Nor do they pay any attention to the little mirror showing them I just slammed on my brakes at 80 to avoid rear-ending them at 55. The funny thing is, you can have this conversation with anyone, because no one thinks it's them you're both talking about... Head on a swivel, check your blind spot, use your blinker, use the right pedal, but first, turn on your brain! you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #37 October 6, 2004 QuoteUm... I live (and drive) in the UK, and this thread is confusing the heck out of me... Bwahahaha!!! "Look kids, Big Ben, Parliament..." you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #38 October 6, 2004 QuoteQuoteUm... I live (and drive) in the UK, and this thread is confusing the heck out of me... Bwahahaha!!! "Look kids, Big Ben, Parliament..." and the picadilly circus! I can just see you doingthat - and some gramma - doing the road rage thing, tries to oput accellerate you and switch lanes while giving you the wrinkled finger!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #39 October 6, 2004 I generally try to do the "right" thing unless I'm on I-55 from West Memphis to St. Louis then, because the excessive amount of truck traffic has reduced the right lane to an undriveable pile of concrete chunks, I drive in the smoother left lane unless someone needs to pass me. I do place a certain value on the structural integrity my car and motorcycle.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #40 October 6, 2004 Why can I SO hear these words coming out of your mouth at 80mph! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #41 October 6, 2004 QuoteWhy can I SO hear these words coming out of your mouth at 80mph! Which words? "Look kids, Big Ben, Parliament"? or "GET THE FOOK OUTTA THE LEFT LANE YOU MORON!!!"? 'Cause I don't drive when I go to London...and I don't have kids... and I'm not Chevy Chase... oh, you meant the latter! Yeah, that happens sometimes. you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #42 October 6, 2004 No-one with Ohio plates seems to know this.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #43 October 6, 2004 QuoteNo-one with Ohio plates seems to know this. All out of state plates here seem oblivious and there's lots of them here! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #44 October 6, 2004 Try being up in N. Texas. Oklahoma plates = slow and very shitty drivers. Left lane, swerving, slow.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #45 October 6, 2004 No, this! I drive back and forth to San Antonio on a fairly regular basis. In between the cities, it's not too bad, but every once in a while, you'll get a couple of jackasses who pull a 'Texas roadblock' and drive abreast, under the limit. Then, ALL the traffic piles into the left lane, bumper to bumper so no one can speed up and cut in from the right. Then they sit there. And wait...for the asshole in the front to even glance in the rearview and then maybe he'll realize that's his fault, and if the stars align, maybe he'll give a crap. Often it's some oblivious, harried soccer mom in her Ford Excessive, distracted by the kids, yakking on the cell phone, looking for the baby's Cheerios... disaster waiting to happen. I leave them alone. Most of the time though, no matter who is behind the wheel, it's painfully obvious that they left the house that day forgetting to do one important thing: turn on their brains. They're on autopilot, dead from the neck up, passengers in their own vehicles. They don't even know that the little lever on the steering column can tell everyone around them that they're about to drift left. Nor do they pay any attention to the little mirror showing them I just slammed on my brakes at 80 to avoid rear-ending them at 55. The funny thing is, you can have this conversation with anyone, because no one thinks it's them you're both talking about... Head on a swivel, check your blind spot, use your blinker, use the right pedal, but first, turn on your brain! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #46 October 6, 2004 How 'bout the one's (you all know who you are) that drive 55 in the left lane of the Interstate, forgetting that their turn signal is still on.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #47 October 6, 2004 They're called 'Blinktards' or 'Blinktoids', whichever you prefer. Conway, you're right actually. you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #48 October 6, 2004 QuoteThey're called 'Blinktards' or 'Blinktoids', whichever you prefer. I had a 2002 Chevy truck that if you left the blinker on for over a quarter mile it would start dinging. It was a real PITA on long exit ramps. Why do people even turn on their blinkers changing lanes? I just push on them enough to start blinking but not enough to stay on if I let my hand off.Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheenster303 0 #49 October 6, 2004 I am afraid to admit that I am one of those people who purposely get in the left lane and go slow. If someone is pissing me off on the road, I will get up next to a slow driver in the right lane and match their speed. I guess I get my jollies out of pissing people off. I will only do it if you piss me off first though. Don't piss me off and we don't have a problem. I agree that it should be illegal. Us fucktards need to learn a lesson. I'm so funny I crack my head open! P.M.S. #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcneill79 0 #50 October 6, 2004 QuoteYou can get a ticket in Texas, but I've never ever seen it doneA friend of mine from high school got a ticket for it Pennsylvania. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
