Slow drivers in the left lane

Slow drivers in the left lane [+ favourites]

WHYYYYYYY?

I don't get it!!

"Hating everyone protects me from elitism."

^^i feel ya man..

"I may disagree with what you say, but i'll defend to the death your right to say it"

do you think some people might actually be unaware that they should drive slowly in the right lane?

i don't understand how people can be so retarded.

"get busy livin' or get busy dyin'..."

It's quite possible -- it's an unspoken rule. You'd think they'd figure it out though like everyone else

It's all a question of empathy and compassion. None of these people try to look outside of their piece of shit cars to observe that maybe other people are in a rush, or staring at them, or tailgating them, or swearing at them.

I get so agitated behind slow drivers.... And it agitates me even more if I've been tailgaiting them for about 20 minutes, and then when i pass them they have absolutely NO clue I was there.

I'd rather they fingered and honked at me so at least I feel like I made a difference.

"Hating everyone protects me from elitism."

I don’t agree with Decius, its only one thing ---- there are self-absorbed. There to deep in there own world to even realize what is going on around them. I don’t think there stupid or jerks, but if you look at the ones who do, do this they look like they’re in a daze or something.

"Emotions are for the weak minded, so cry me a river build a bridge and get over it."

oh, don't be too tough on those people. they're just a little...slow. i don't think they understand the concept of a "fast lane."

"ablahblahblah."

First off, I've known an individual who drove slowly in the left lane and once some person in a rush began tailgating them, they slammed on their brakes and faked that an "animal ran in front of them".

It ruined the back of the first person's car and whose fault was it? The person tailgating. Who had to buy someone else a new car? The person tailgating.

And why did this individual #1 do it? Because he knew he could get a new car out of it.

Don't tailgate, and don't allow your anxiety at being late affect your driving. Who knows? You could end up paying for someone else's car, or spend 8 days in the hospital, like I did, when someone too anxious to get to work ran a red light and into my car.

"\"Like maple syrup, Canada\' evil oozes.\"-<i>Canadian Bacon</i>"

Being anxious is irrelevent of the fact that slow drivers in the left lane should be shot.

Perhaps I wouldn't be so anxious if I didn't feel like I wasted half my trip going at 40 in a 60 zone because two morons didn't realize they were monopolizing the entire street side by side.

What about when you want to make a left turn out of a driveway and the street is on a standstill and the people on the street fill in the gap you need to make that left instead of stopping a few feet behind to give you room? One time this happened and one lane was left open but the other wasn't, so I pulled forward and was literally two feet away from the car in the other lane, staring at the woman, and she had absolutely NO idea what was going on.

Shadowcult: I agree with you... it's lack of awareness and self-absorbtion. People like this aren't just slow drivers, they are not defensive drivers because they are not aware of what is going on around them. They also tend to be people who block traffic because they suddenly decide to change lanes at an intersection. It's selfishness.

"Hating everyone protects me from elitism."

I agree with all of you...

People that do drive slow in the left hand lanes...are quite self absorbed...

However, my question to you all is...

are they driving slow...or merely going the speed limit...and you are all speeding?

just a thought to ponder...I mean...I am the first to say...when I get in my truck...and drive to work, only to get behind some "jackass" from California who is visiting the area...and sightseeing as He drives...I will ride his/her ass and even honk or flash my brights at them...

BUT...if it is rush hour...or just "Saturday afternoon"...and some guy is going 75mph down I-70, and i am going 85 and need to pass him, since I am the one that is "breaking the law" with my speed...i just fall behind...and wait until I can pass on the right hand side...

"no biggie"...right?






MG

"Just stepped back in to..."ruffle some feathers""

Well here the left lane is the "passing" lane. So I say unless you're passing, stay the hell out.

"Hating everyone protects me from elitism."

Ya I 'ave been their in the left lane going slowly; being self-absorbed . . . damn I know that left turn is just up here or how about you enter the freeway to be dumped into the left lane . . . damn, man if I could just get over into the other lane but because I don't try to out race ya to get over I stuck here looking to get over but every time I get an opening that jerk behind me sees it too and he jumps into it so he can pass me.
ya the old turtle is a bit slow but I generally do stay within the speed limits as well as out of the fast lane except when I am forced too. I drive an old junker that as fast as I can go.
Back then I rode a bike, screaming though the night. Did I tell ya about the cross-country when I had a rear flat & had to lay it down. Had the flat doing 70+ passing a semi . . . just about the time I got around him. Thought I did real good slowed it down to about 35 before it got too snake & I left the road to lay it down.
Ya, a bit shaken but the truckers stopped to make sure I was alright. Nice guys, I was in the middle of nowhere and the lead truck driver gave me ride, started to get cockey during the ride so he told how his partner running empty had came close to jack-kniving his rig trying hard not to add me as a hood ornament.
Had three majors on bikes so ya I slowed down quite a bit.

"Terrorist or tyrant, few may come to the Truth that both are poor choice."

I get it! Be patient! What's your peoples' problem? Take an "anger" management course and move on MORONs!
Eldred Reaney
[http://www.reaney.us]

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Yes, it's the slow guy (or gal) in the fast lane, and the two slow guys side-by-side, and the guy who thinks the speed limit should be 20-30 mph higher (or lower) than it is and tries to enforce his (or her) idea of driving on you. They all dredge up the deepest anger in the other driver (me). But, if the other driver is following the rules, I am patient and understanding. Some other drivers are not... I was rolled by a guy who thought the 75mph speed limit should be closer to 100; when I didn't speed up to his speed while passing a truck which was doing 70, he pulled up beside me after I finished passing the truck, flipped me off, then jerked his wheel, hitting me in the left-rear quarter panel, sending my little pickup into a broadside skid. the truck went up on its side, then its top for 300 ft, hit the dirt on the left shoulder and flipped on over onto its wheels again, stopping in the median. The bastard from Texas bribed the trucker to testify that I had slammed on my brakes and th Patrol charged me with reckless driving! There was no damage, even after rolling over, to the back of my pickup, but there was a large dent (with the right color of transfer paint) where the guy had pulled his quicky. He tried to kill me and I got the ticket! All the physical evidence showed what really happened, but a rich guy can get away with whatever he wants to.

"Just because life isn't fair, doesn't mean you have to be the reason why."

I hate slow drivers....


In Canada our highways are 100 kph with 3 lanes. the far right lane will have some asshole doing 80kph the middle lane will be ok maybe 110kph with the risk of an asshole jumping over doing 80kph and slowing everyone down. Then there's the left lane my friend the passing lane. IF your gonna do under 130kph stay out of it unless your gonna pass and go back to the middle. I usually stay in the fast lane on my way to work because I drive fast. I'll tailgate someone but I've had a couple close calls so I'll do it with caution.

Ramming slow cars on the highways should be legal and accepted.

Thanks for listening.

"I will not persist! I've had it!"