I encountered a "Keeper of the Speed" yesterday. She was hugging the left lane at 56mph and nudging her speed in order to frustrate anyone trying to go around her. I just used the breakdown lane (HOV) to pass her. Wow, was she indignant!
She affirmed her KOTP status by speeding up and tailgating me for the next three miles. I guess that showed me!
Oops - KOTP = KOTS
I call them the “not in front of me” people...they will slow down when there are vehicles next to them, and speed up if there is an opening for you to get around them...my suv with large v-8 engine usually blows them away before their little econoboxes even get started
I hate those drivers with a passion !
I remembered encountering one in Ohio in 1986. It took ten miles to get around the LLB (Left Lane Bandit) and when I got around him, he was flashing his lights and you could see arms flailing. This was during the hated 55 mph days and at that time, I always did 70 mph on the open road.
I remember a Keeper of the Speed doing that in Kansas. She was proudly humming along in her state owned car with a teachers union bumper sticker doing an easy 5 under next to a semi fully loaded and maxed out in speed. I geve her a courtesy blink of the lights...nothing. Another blink 2-3 minutes later. In mortal fear, she shot past the truck and I passed. As I saw her reaching for her phone to call the police on me, I slowed down so she could read my license plate. Surprise, nothing happened.
Did she have Alabama plates? Seems that every state/region has its own set of driver idiosyncrasies. Some Alabama drivers love to hog the hammer lane, slowly passing cars on their right. As soon as they finish their pass, instead of moving over, they speed up so that the line of frustrated cars behind them cannot get past. Then they slow down again when passing another car.
I always pass them vigorously using the right lane.
If I were cop for a day, all I would do is write people like that tickets for obstructing traffic. Along with those with two brake lights (out of three) out. One brake light out gets you a warning.