Tailgating

[r6girl]

Originally Posted by x54.4blue

The left lane is for passing, if their is room in the slow lane, move over. Let the person past and let him get the ticket. A civic or a 3 are small sporty cars that handle well, its not up to you control speed on the highway.

for the love of god, drive on the right, and pass on the left. drivers who can't follow this basic rule of the road are one of my biggest pet peeves.

[r6girl]

Originally Posted by NBX

I have the same experience! In the X5, one sits up high and due to the stance of the X5, I think that even if the car behind is far enough, it appears closer - kind of what the statement on the side mirror says.

i agree. i have a friend who drives an audi TT and whenever she's in an SUV, she says that the cars behind her always look like they're much closer than when she's in her car. the rear of an suv is so much higher than a car's that headlights on the vehicle behind you move below your line of sight from the rear view mirror sooner. so, the car behind you may not really be that close though it may look like it...

[pseto]

I agree with the above posts. If you ever get passed on the right hand side - you need to move over to the right lane.

I thought it was a law in most states that faster traffic should be in the left lanes for passing. If this isn't a law, it should be.

[pseto]

Originally Posted by Bayerische

Why would people want to go faster than me when I am already doing extralegal speeds? The speed limit is so much lower than what I was already going. I am the pacesetter on this road, no one should want to go faster than me.

As much as i try to think this way too , there are too many idiots out there that will turn you into a road rage victim. You're better off ignoring these folks and let them pass.

[E61Silver]

Originally Posted by pseto

I agree with the above posts. If you ever get passed on the right hand side - you need to move over to the right lane.

I thought it was a law in most states that faster traffic should be in the left lanes for passing. If this isn't a law, it should be.

I think that the traffic law in the US is all wrong. Speed within reason is not the issue. Almost everyone drives over the post limit. Going 75 or 80 on a open highway is much safer than doing 70 following a tight group of other cars, yet that single driver doing 75 is much more likely to get nailed for speeding. The person that does not let others pass should be the one getting the ticket.

[Bayerische]

Originally Posted by pseto

As much as i try to think this way too , there are too many idiots out there that will turn you into a road rage victim. You're better off ignoring these folks and let them pass.

Shoot, tell that to Ecko. I was just paraphrasing/emphasizing his sentiments.

[the head]

people that sit in the left lane and hold up traffic need to be run off the road and summarily beaten. Right up there with the people that speed up to pass you only to slow down once they get in front of you.

[dkl]

We NEED to be more strict on the whole driver license process, especially when the roads are getting ever more crowded. It drives me nuts when everyone "thinks" they have the "rights" to just sit on the left lane doing road blocks. I don't care how fast you're already doing. If the right lane(s) is open...MOVE OVER! This is ESPECIALLY true on a 2-lane road!

[the head]

just cuz people can pass a driving test does not mean that when that test is over they will continue to drive in a proper manner...to be honest I have lost my licence...twice...but i have never had a car accident...not to mention i am a considerate driver (signal lane changes, move over to let faster traffic by, get out of the way of emergency vehicles, etc)...licencing measures the wrong things and is not a test of ability behind the wheel of a vehicle

[Ecko]

Originally Posted by pseto

As much as i try to think this way too , there are too many idiots out there that will turn you into a road rage victim. You're better off ignoring these folks and let them pass.

Wisely spoken, but easier said than done. On another note, it's pretty funny though that you can be minding your own business out on the highway and some hero comes out of nowhere to mess with you. To me it's never been my speed being slow. It's someone just hat'in.