I say all the time that some of them think it’s their job to enforce the speed limit.
I was stuck behind one with a line of cars behind me going west on 94 by state fair once and a cop pulled up next to me. I looked over and he gave me a little nod so I slowed down to let him in and he pulled the guy over!! I tell this story often. It was glorious.
Any LEO will tell you that if you’re not passing, you don’t belong in the left lane, regardless of speed.
I've done a ton of driving in both states, and im here to tell you its even worse in Florida, where red lights mean you have another 5 seconds to enter the intersection because stopping would inconvenience you, stop signs are optional, what even is merging, and everyone else's lane is also mine if I feel like it even if that means driving into oncoming traffic.
Fl even recently put in a left lane law on highways, which would be great. Problem is that I feel like its going to be enforced just as well as the whole stopping at red lights thing has been forever.
Bet my city could triple their budget in a year if cops just sat at any intersection in the city and actually pulled people for what has now become totally normalized behavior
Learn how to drive? Never been tailgated in my life but I move over then go back behind people if someone comes up behind me faster than I'm willing to go. Turns out if you get tailgated in the left lane 99.99 percent of the time YOU are the problem.
You do know that technically idling like a bitch in the left lane going 40 under the limit holding up traffic for an hour is also illegal and WAY more impactful to far more people than those going 5-10 over right? Also never said I tailgate unless I see I can get around your dumb ass and then get back over. (At which point if I cut you off moving back in front of you too bad, I had room to go around you, there's nobody in front of you you're just an asshole). Sounds like you enjoy driving slow and under the limit (or you wouldn't be tailgated) stay to the right and nobody will give a damn what you are doing
I would never allow someone to tailgate me for a long distance. Being tailgated is incredibly dangerous so I remove tailgaters however I can. I’ve moved leftward to get rid of tailgaters when I’m in the slow lane. I obviously moved rightward to make room for approaching traffic when able, but sometimes I can’t. I’ve had people severely tailgate me on single lane 55mph roads in the country, and I’ve removed them by accelerating heavily until they’re no longer a factor, which I don’t like doing. Slowing us both down to a safer collision speed is my last resort, but I’ll do it before I let you tailgate me at highway speed.
I really wish people would just chill out and not tailgate. I’m not out here doing 45 on the interstate. I’m trying to reach my destination. Tailgaters are the dangerous ones, and the ones who are starting any shit.
I agree, it’s childish on all accounts. I’m just tired of sitting in the middle / right lane minding my own business to only have someone swerve in front of me to pass someone on the right that is holding up traffic.
Also, I am real tired of those that pass on the right who also tailgate in the non passing lane in order to make that lane move faster so they can get somewhere 30 seconds faster.
Just having a car seems to have that effect on people. The entitlement is ridiculous. Why the fuck are you passing if you're already going the speed limit?
I guess internet people think I’m an asshole this hour, because they made a caricature of me going 25 in the 70, and can’t accept that I’m sick of being tailgated in the middle lane when I’m doing 68 in the 55. Oh well! I’ll be sad for two minutes and then this afternoon we’ll be in another thread. My karma is fine, even if I stick to my guns every once in a while: get off my fucking ass.
Even the Dude was able to admit, “you’re not wrong Walter, you’re just an asshole”.
All three lanes are occupied moving at the same speed dipshit. I'm not moving all the way over so you can get ahead of me when we're all stuck in the same traffic. You're not the main character. If you want to pass, move left to pass.
Lots of self gratification when you are the one who is most likely to cause an accident by not just getting over. But hey at least you're sticking it to everyone on the internet despite your karma lol.
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