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A Vanity, In Which The Need For Speed Is Discussed
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Posted on 11/04/2009 8:43:59 AM PST by ExGeeEye

Assume the statutory speed limit of 70 MPH; the tendency of the local constabulary to ignore violations up to 5 MPH over; A stream of traffic in the right-hand lane averaging 68-72 MPH; and a certain sense of scofflawry and haste on my part that may rise to the level of a ticket without tipping over into the “reckless” category; and the fact that I am therefore in the continuous process of "passing on the left" all of those law-abiding drivers in the right lane.

A question: exactly how fast must I be going before I must make way for a non-emergency vehicle intent upon hitching ride in my trunk?

Someone once told me that 20-over is an acceptable maximum. That’s 90 MPH. I had to ask, "are you serious?"


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: keeprightpassleft; law; lawlessness; speed
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To: ExGeeEye
here's a good rule of thumb:

drive on the right, pass on the left.

if you have to pass someone on the right because they refuse to move out of that lane, they deserve a glare/finger/whatever as you pass them.

stop worrying about how fast i am driving and just drive...fast.

61 posted on 11/04/2009 10:51:04 AM PST by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: ansel12
I do not cause it. The wanker behind me is purely responsible for his own actions. If the wanker can't comprehend that, with two lanes worth of traffic on two lanes of road all traveling at 15 mph above the posted limit, he simply does not have the right to expect a clear left lane ... then the wanker needs to get the hell off the road.

Please ... stay in So.Cal.

62 posted on 11/04/2009 11:02:00 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: ArrogantBustard

You are the classic fast lane blocker and you admit that you see a lot of people flashing their lights trying to get you to move over.

Even on a forum you still berate the guys trying to get you out of the fast lane instead of you simply driving better, you are the annoying guy that we see all the time ignoring traffic flow and playing King of the World while in the safety of your lane clogging vehicle.


63 posted on 11/04/2009 11:08:34 AM PST by ansel12 (Romney/Scozzafava 2012)
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To: ansel12
I have seen many examples of poor reading comprehension on this forum.

You, sir, have taken it to new lows. Are you a graduate of the California educational system? Perhaps that would explain the problem.

Please ... stay in So.Cal.

64 posted on 11/04/2009 11:13:32 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: ArrogantBustard

Quit backing up traffic and you will not have so many good people flashing headlights at you in an effort to get you out of the fast lane.


65 posted on 11/04/2009 11:22:50 AM PST by ansel12 (Romney/Scozzafava 2012)
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To: tioga
...pull over and let the red lights pass...does THAT answer your question?

Not really. The OP specifically referred to non-emergency vehicles.

And thank you for your service.

66 posted on 11/04/2009 11:37:35 AM PST by ExGeeEye (Keep your powder dry, and your iron hidden.)
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To: ansel12
< snicker >

The ranting and raving from So.Cal continues ... as does the utter lack of comprehension.

Here's some driving advice, little man:

1) Chill.
2) Look more than one car ahead.
3) Chill.
4) Look to the sides.
5) Chill.
6) Keep the big picture in mind.
7) Chill.

67 posted on 11/04/2009 11:37:46 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: ExGeeEye

keep reading, buddy, you are late to the game....LOL


68 posted on 11/04/2009 11:39:13 AM PST by tioga ( November 6, 2012 - Cannot come soon enough.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
If you're not passing...

The OP referes to being in a continual state of passing.

Thank you.

69 posted on 11/04/2009 11:41:45 AM PST by ExGeeEye (Keep your powder dry, and your iron hidden.)
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To: ExGeeEye
The OP referes to being in a continual state of passing.

I get it.

You want to be a traffic monitor and prevent people from passing you that you judge to be going too fast.

You should GTF out of the way then, too.

Thank you.

70 posted on 11/04/2009 11:46:22 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Ask not what the Kennedys can do for you, but what you can do for the Kennedys.)
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To: ArrogantBustard

More advice, MOVE OVER.


71 posted on 11/04/2009 11:46:22 AM PST by ansel12 (Romney/Scozzafava 2012)
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To: tioga

Hope you got the guy’s plate number! You’re right, no excuse.

There’s always — with me at least — that first instant when you notice the police car or emergency vehicle in your rear view mirror and you think to yourself, “Shoot! How long has he been there”, or “Where’d he come from?” Makes your heart jump just a bit, and I think that I use my mirrors more than most.


72 posted on 11/04/2009 11:49:20 AM PST by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: ansel12
And so continues the lack of comprehension.

It's sad, really.

My posts are all written in plain English, on an English language website, in an English speaking country ... and yet you cannot comprehend them.

Perhaps I was wrong to blame the California educational system ... although it has not been absolved of blame ... but perhaps it is simply irrelevant.

Perhaps the Mexican educational system is relevant.

73 posted on 11/04/2009 11:53:14 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: moehoward
No answer to your question. Sorry.

Fun Story, though.

Thanks.

74 posted on 11/04/2009 11:57:07 AM PST by ExGeeEye (Keep your powder dry, and your iron hidden.)
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To: Disambiguator
If you’re loafing in the left lane you can get ticketed for it.

I wonder whether anyone has ever tried the defense of "I was actaully speeding...did the patrolman who cited me really want me to go faster?"

75 posted on 11/04/2009 12:03:37 PM PST by ExGeeEye (Keep your powder dry, and your iron hidden.)
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To: ArrogantBustard

I’m a Texan, but I do know how to stay out of the fast lane when someone is trying to pass me.

If, as you admit, people flash their lights at you asking you to free up the lane then get your troubled ego out of the way and move over.


76 posted on 11/04/2009 12:03:40 PM PST by ansel12 (Scozzafava/Romney 2012)
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To: ExGeeEye
I wonder whether anyone has ever tried the defense of "I was actaully speeding...did the patrolman who cited me really want me to go faster?"

In an effort to deal with the passive-aggressive wankers that squat in the fast lane, some states are trying to educate people that it is about traffic flow and safety, not the marked speeds.

77 posted on 11/04/2009 12:06:24 PM PST by ansel12 (Scozzafava/Romney 2012)
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To: tioga

Yeah...had to go to werk and then wait for the boss to get out of line-of-sight of the ‘puter.


78 posted on 11/04/2009 12:08:57 PM PST by ExGeeEye (Keep your powder dry, and your iron hidden.)
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To: ansel12
OK, I'll blame the Texas educational system for failing to teach you reading comprehension.

free up the lane

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!

If you'd follow my advice (or at least comprehend what you've read), you'd understand just how ridiculous that statement of yours really is.

< snicker >

He thinks the lane can be "freed up".

< snicker >

... as if ....

79 posted on 11/04/2009 12:09:15 PM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: ExGeeEye

two nasty four letter words in your life today, huh?


80 posted on 11/04/2009 12:29:47 PM PST by tioga ( November 6, 2012 - Cannot come soon enough.)
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