Tailgating

[Michelle]

I agree with the rest. 10 mph over the speed limit is not a reason to stay in the left lane. If other drivers want to go faster, you need to get out of their way!

[TerminatorX5]

If I am looking to get my own ticket, I should have a right to do so - if you are going 85 in 55 zone in left lane and I am closing on you at 95, then move over. This is not being considerate driver, polite driver or other things - this is well trained driver that is confident of his abilities and would respect the abilities of the others. I drove on AutoStradas in northern Italy, if you stay in left lane going 180 KM/H, you should be scanning the rearview mirror for someone coming at you much faster - chances are, there will be a Porsche, Ferrari, Lambo, or an M5 flashing their lights at you at about 2 miles away. Better move over fast as they are going at over 250+ KM/H. This is just proper driver education and training, like turn signals for the lane changes, 4-ways if you are approaching a traffic jam, so the guy behind you does not rear-end you, etc... In addition to the roads' "natural" speed limit (not the legal limit artificially imposed by authorities but the limit engineered into the curves and vertical deviation of the road) every driver also has its natural "speed limit" - I could sustain 180 KM/H and occasionally reach 200 mark in a Renault in Italy on well designed roads. When I tried my X5 4.6, I raised my "personal" plank to 140 MPH, after which I started to shake (the car was still going solid and strong). Most US roads are designed around 90-100 MPH maximum. Now, I am driving in Central America, and I am moving at 30 MPH, thinking that I am blasting around town like a maniac - the roads are designed for horses not BMWs. Besides, the definition of a roadblock is different here - if you drive along and see your buddy on the other side of the road, you just stop in the left lane (if there is a left lane), talk to him while all the traffic behind scrambling for the brakes, trying to avoid you and the 2 foot-deep pothole on the right that is actually open manhole cover!!!
C'mon guys, life is good, enjoy the the ride...


BTW, do they have navi disks for Central America?

[Slalom]

Having been the victim of "road rage", it is not worth it, let 'em pass. Stay right except to pass. You will also attract less interest from L.E. as they tend to aim their LIDAR and RADAR to the left lane first.