[cue “Bad Habit” by the Offspring]
Most of them are on their cell phones.
Down here in Texas we are considered a polite group especially when we stop on a public street to allow everyone and their dog to enter onto the public street without a care as to how traffic behind us is being stalled.
I don’t think people realize, at least, here in Texas it is against the law to do this. The reason is it is a public right of way.
Geeze. Who hasn't done that?
I don’t mind if they are, at least, doing the speed limit.
I’m more driven crazy by the speeders. They are far more dangerous whipping in and out of each lane almost hitting people. Where is a cop when you need one? In fact, has anybody ever had a cop there when you needed one?
I don’t mind em as long as I can pass them on the right but I hate those that will not get over and will not speed up.
Its a long Highway from San Antonio to Wichita and out there in Oklahoma there ain’t no reason to hang out in the left lane.
On more than one occasion I have had the self appointed law officer drive under the speed limit in the left lane and not let me go on down the road. Heck as fast as I’m driving by the time they get over I’m already way ahead of em.
If they are going below the posted speed limit, I agree.
my question is the following: are we speaking of drivers going under the posted speed limit in the left lane or are we talking drivers doing the speed limit in the left lane?
and lets all remember that the speed limit posted is a max speed limit..it doesn’t mean you have to do that speed....
i know i know i am nitpickin ....there are also laws that ticket you for driving to far under the max posted limit because you cause a hazard...florida used to post the min speed along with the max speed on interstates years ago but got away from doing that for some reason.....
Eddie & his State Police chauffer have been observed many times blazing down the PA Turnpike between Hbg & Philly. He's got no room to comment on this situation. Back in the day Moscow had a special traffic lane reserved for party officials. I'm sure Fast Eddy would like to have a system like that. Jon Corzine, too.
The thing that kills me anymore are the left lane campers who drive along whille illegally chatting away on a cell phone, utterly oblivious to the traffic jam they create behind them.
As for tailgating, the only time I do it is when there is a big line of cars because of an accident or something and guess what happens. There are always a bunch of people who (despite the line going well beyond any warning signs) decide to pull up on the right or left, whatever lane does not have the line......in order to insert themselves ahead of many other people in the line. They literally just jerk themselves over into the line like they own the joint.
Extremely rude.
In those cases, I do tailgate. There is no way I will let those jerks in, and it really makes me angry when “nice” people choose to let them in, thereby encouraging their poor manners.
You wait your turn, but since people typically let them cut in line speeding by you to the right or left to try to cut over......they keep doing it.
Why don’t people stand up and say enough??? I won’t let you try to cut!
As for tailgating, the only time I do it is when there is a big line of cars because of an accident or something and guess what happens. There are always a bunch of people who (despite the line going well beyond any warning signs) decide to pull up on the right or left, whatever lane does not have the line......in order to insert themselves ahead of many other people in the line. They literally just jerk themselves over into the line like they own the joint.
Extremely rude.
In those cases, I do tailgate. There is no way I will let those jerks in, and it really makes me angry when “nice” people choose to let them in, thereby encouraging their poor manners.
You wait your turn, but since people typically let them cut in line speeding by you to the right or left to try to cut over......they keep doing it.
Why don’t people stand up and say enough??? I won’t let you try to cut!
Get these left lane idiots, the kamikaze speeders in the far right lanes off the roads and those who tailgate you when you are driving 5 miles over the speed limit in the middle lanes.
Now with the price gas back down to earth, the high speeders are taking control again.
However Friday, we saw cops nailing them on freeways and other roads try to raise funds for their budgets.
I use the Rumble Strips on the side of the road - it usually works - most of these slow pokes never look in a rear view mirror.
If there’s a line of cars are behind you - and no one is in front of you - YOU are the PROBLEM!!
It is against the law here in GA. The law even says under prevailing conditions to negate the speeding argument.
It’s about time that they go after the left-lane bandits. It seems to be a problem here in Tennessee for some reason - people don’t understand the simple concept of “slower traffic keep right”. If you’re not passing, get out of the hammer lane. Some people actually have a destination to which they’d like to get in a timely manner.
Every lane slowpokes have been driving me crazy. The freaking hypermilers that take half a mile to accelerate to the speed limit haven’t seemed to figure out that gas is chap again.
Miami is going to CHARGE MONEY FOR THE FAST LANE!