Blockers in left lane....have a ticket.
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thurley42
HY;FR
It's a shame this state didn't properly teach you clowns how to drive....
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
It's a shame that the state didn't teach people not to speed....
thurley42
HY;FR
Socki I refuse to believe you're that dense....
dorothydot
New Member
It's NOT a shame that you will be the one getting the ticket, LOL!
mAlice
professional daydreamer
It's obvious that we all have our opinions on this, but I think this is what will hold up in court:
Understanding Vehicle Speed, page 11.
Then there is this, from a FB conversation:
I think, in the end, it will depend on the judge, and whether or not he got laid the night before. This has the potential to set a precedence for future left lane loafers. Maybe they are seeing that driving slower in the left lane is a hazard :shrug: We shall see.
edited to add: I did 40-45 mph all the way to work again this morning. It was a nice, relaxing drive in for me. Not so much for the enormous line of traffic behind us
Understanding Vehicle Speed, page 11.
Then there is this, from a FB conversation:
I think, in the end, it will depend on the judge, and whether or not he got laid the night before. This has the potential to set a precedence for future left lane loafers. Maybe they are seeing that driving slower in the left lane is a hazard :shrug: We shall see.
edited to add: I did 40-45 mph all the way to work again this morning. It was a nice, relaxing drive in for me. Not so much for the enormous line of traffic behind us
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thurley42
HY;FR
If you used your reading comprehension, the asshat that got the ticket was the one refusing to get over....
Your assumption that I'm a speed demon just because I have no patience for self important douche nozzles would be incorrect. I was just trained how to drive in a state that doesn't have it's head shoved completely up its own arse.
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
Only, it's not the law. But, after watching someone cut me off to go around some old chick doing well below the speed limit on 235...I'm starting to agree with the general public.
Only, it's not the law. But, after watching someone cut me off to go around some old chick doing well below the speed limit on 235...I'm starting to agree with the general public.
There is hope for you yet!
bcp
In My Opinion
I dont think anyone here suggested driving under the speed limit while in the left lane.
as a matter of fact, I would bet that most on the side of the speed limit argument are going to drive 5 to 10 over the speed, the question is if those people should be forced out of the lane for someone that has the desire to go 20 or 30 over.
If Im passing cars in the right, regardless of how fast I am traveling, or even if I am doing the speed limit, I am well within my rights to do just that.
Baja28
Obama destroyed America
I had to go around a left lane slug this morning coming up 301/5 from cedarville.Only, it's not the law. But, after watching someone cut me off to go around some old chick doing well below the speed limit on 235...I'm starting to agree with the general public.
Cars passing the douche on the right so I had to wait for an opening. I flew around him, jumped back in left lane and he speeds up to tailgate me. Just then traffic slows abruptly and I come down hard on my brakes. I was waiting and hoping he pops me but he didn't. Ass hole backed way off then and fell out of sight.
mAlice
professional daydreamer
...and for all the people in this thread saying "why should I have to move", there is this.
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
There is hope for you yet!
Dammit. It scared the crap out of me. I was in the right lane doing 55 and could see her brake lights as was slowing down off and on for awhile. This guy in a Mustang came flying up behind her and darted over to the right lane to pass her. He did not use his blinker and I don't even think he was looking. He barely missed me and flew around her cutting her off as well. I hope she was wearing her Depends. As I was passing her I glanced over and saw her staring at her steering wheel. I'm guessing that she was staring at her speedometer and slowing down when she reached her maximum speed which must have been about 45.
Just ahead of us was the 235/5 light. He damn near hit me only to be stuck in traffic at the light. Karma.
This raises another traffic poll. I'll start a new thread.
puggymom
Active Member
Only, it's not the law. But, after watching someone cut me off to go around some old chick doing well below the speed limit on 235...I'm starting to agree with the general public.
That my my issue right there. I am a right hand driver except times pass and after countless times eing tailgated and cut uff for people to felt around the guy in the left just moseying along...I decided, imo, he was just as much at fault if something happened.
Keep right except to pass seems to keep traffic flowing smoothly.
Toxick
Splat
Only, it's not the law. But, after watching someone cut me off to go around some old chick doing well below the speed limit on 235...I'm starting to agree with the general public.
Believe it or not most of us are not a-holes or stupid. Most of us drive the way we drive for a reason.
There are definitely a-holes and stupid people, but for the most part, we just want to get to work safely and quickly without having to deal with ignorance and discourtesy.
If the general public does something, it's not always a bad thing.
Not always.
bcp
In My Opinion
Only, it's not the law. But, after watching someone cut me off to go around some old chick doing well below the speed limit on 235...I'm starting to agree with the general public.
and on the other side, the old chick could have seen mr zippypoo coming up, changed lanes quickly and suddenly you are faced with the backend of a car that is going well below the speed you are.
in Maryland you are not allowed to go 10 under the limit in the left lane. (yes that is an actual written law) so if she was moving that slow, she should have been in the right.
Of course, had she been in the right, you would have had to move left to pass her, then zippypoo would have been flying around you with his finger up.
None of this would matter if people just followed the set limits, there would be no tailgaiters, no road rage, and less accidents.
When I am on my way to work in the morning (530am-ish) traffic flows on average 55-60mph, even though the limit is 45. For someone doing the 45mph speed limit in the left lane, it really does impede traffic and makes it unsafe for those of us stuck behind them because it is difficult to get over and go around them when everyone else is zipping on by. On the flip side, if they need to eventually get over to their left, it may be difficult for them, too.
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
I had to go around a left lane slug this morning coming up 301/5 from cedarville.
Cars passing the douche on the right so I had to wait for an opening. I flew around him, jumped back in left lane and he speeds up to tailgate me. Just then traffic slows abruptly and I come down hard on my brakes. I was waiting and hoping he pops me but he didn't. Ass hole backed way off then and fell out of sight.
Zippypoo.
Baja28
Obama destroyed America
Me and 10,000 of my closest commuter friends.
Only, it's not the law. But, after watching someone cut me off to go around some old chick doing well below the speed limit on 235...I'm starting to agree with the general public.
I was thinking you were blonde before.