Idiot Riders
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2013
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From: Joliet IL.
Left Lane Lou' s
When the Left Lane Lou's( (pronounced lou eze) are moping along in the passing lane, (yes I said the PASSING lane). Wouldn't you like to be driving a big ole snow plow with a giant V shaped blade on the front, eject those beeaaches, bye bye azz wad's!
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: Everett, WA
My wife is guilty...
And she refuses to listen even when I point out the "Slower Traffic Keep Right' signs.
What I truly dislike, is when I'm on the cruise and come upon a slower moving vehicle then make my pass. While I'm in the left lane, some moron flies up my *** and flashes their lights like it's an order to move over. "Uh, I haven't finished passing the car to my right. Please give me four more seconds, and you will see that I have every intention of letting you by..."
Then you get stuck in the left lane, with a line of semis to the right. There's always somebody that thinks blinking their lights is going to help clear a spot for you to move into. Some are down right indignant about it.
Or you get one that blinks their lights, then passes on the right before you have time to check traffic in the right lane, and becomes the cause of a near miss...
We can complain about other people's driving habits all we like, it won't change. Too many people from too many different places with too many different driving practices to drive on the same roads. Maybe we should all just stay home...
And she refuses to listen even when I point out the "Slower Traffic Keep Right' signs.
What I truly dislike, is when I'm on the cruise and come upon a slower moving vehicle then make my pass. While I'm in the left lane, some moron flies up my *** and flashes their lights like it's an order to move over. "Uh, I haven't finished passing the car to my right. Please give me four more seconds, and you will see that I have every intention of letting you by..."
Then you get stuck in the left lane, with a line of semis to the right. There's always somebody that thinks blinking their lights is going to help clear a spot for you to move into. Some are down right indignant about it.
Or you get one that blinks their lights, then passes on the right before you have time to check traffic in the right lane, and becomes the cause of a near miss...
We can complain about other people's driving habits all we like, it won't change. Too many people from too many different places with too many different driving practices to drive on the same roads. Maybe we should all just stay home...
I agree that you should give the person reasonable time to pass. However, reasonable does not mean going 1 MPH faster than the car on the right. This applies especially to those truckers that pull out right in front of you on a hill knowing that it will take 15 minutes to pass.
Sorry for the rant, this really doesn't bother me that much..............
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Joined: Mar 2012
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From: Santa Cruz
A-holes are A-holes no matter what they're driving/riding. I pass a lot of them in the right lane. In southern Calif I know folks get tickets for holding up traffic going 75+ in the fast/passing lane. Thank you Calif. for lane sharing!
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From: NW Arkansas
Just a few more months to go until retirement, but for what its worth, my favorite ticket to write is to those who think that everybody should follow them! If you purposely hold up traffic, I don't care if you're running the speed limit, or running 50 over the speed limit, you deserve a ticket!
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2010
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From: Sumter, SC
Lane campers in Tucson is the worst I have ever experienced! They will be shoulder to shoulder across all three lanes doing usually 5 under and in a big ole clump of cars like they are the damn Thunder Birds or something. I don't understand it, driving/riding in a big ole clump of vehicles is super dangerous. It doesn't give you any escape route but they all do it here. There will be 1 clear mile behind and in front of them, but they are all content to drive in a clump of ten cars across all lanes.
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From: NW Arkansas
Lane campers in Tucson is the worst I have ever experienced! They will be shoulder to shoulder across all three lanes doing usually 5 under and in a big ole clump of cars like they are the damn Thunder Birds or something. I don't understand it, driving/riding in a big ole clump of vehicles is super dangerous. It doesn't give you any escape route but they all do it here. There will be 1 clear mile behind and in front of them, but they are all content to drive in a clump of ten cars across all lanes.
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From: West by God Texas
Yes but there are way fewer of them and we live in a capitalist state so we are way better off.