Driver stupidity...

[somd whisper]

Shizzle... I do that every single day on 210. As soon as a see a hole I get over. In the 10 miles I have to go to my exit I am lucky to get one tiny break! Maybe if people were decent they wouldnt be slowed down. TY.

210 is a nightmare I feel for you having to drive that everyday.

 

[somd whisper]

did you know that the majority of accidents are in the right lane?
thats because the majority of accidents are from people that dont look before the pull out into traffic and the are for the most part entering from the right.
there is also the accident caused by the person that is not paying attention and has no problem slamming on the breaks so he wont miss the turn into the McDonalds parking lot
Then you have the left lane speed demons that have to race up the left and at the last moment cut over to the right and slam the breaks to make their turn, on the right.

the left lane is the safe lane to travel in the majority of the time.
If the speed limit is 55 then the left should be used by those going 55 for an extended distance, the right should be used as a lane for grandma and granpa to drive along at their comfy 32.5 mph and for those that are turning off from the road.

I take the left lane and will add up to 8 mph to the limit. no more.
if I get behind someone doing 55 in a 55 then I slow down and continue behind that at a safe distance.
If I am doing 60+ in the 55 and someone comes up behind me that wants to do 70 or 80, then they have to wait until I am able to safely move to a clear spot to the right to let them pass than move back in behind them.

of course most of the time as soon as you get the open space, they fly around you swearing, flipping the finger then cut in real close to the front end to show that they are tougher than you.

and I have to admit that sometimes when someone comes racing up flashing the lights and acting like an idiot, I will slow down on them until we are going exactly the speed limit.

Amen to that!

 

[somd whisper]

The "slower traffic keep right" signs apply to drivers driving below the posted speed limit. In maryland, if you are driving the posted speed, you can drive in the left lane as long a time as you feel you need to.

But don't get me wrong...I hate when someone drives next to a car for miles.

You beat me to it.....

 

[aps45819]

The "slower traffic keep right" signs apply to drivers driving below the posted speed limit. In maryland, if you are driving the posted speed, you can drive in the left lane as long a time as you feel you need to.

it's your civic duty to block traffic and enforce the speed limit.

 

[MDChick]

The "slower traffic keep right" signs apply to drivers driving below the posted speed limit. In maryland, if you are driving the posted speed, you can drive in the left lane as long a time as you feel you need to.

Legally perhaps (though MD also has a law against impeding the flow of traffic), but from a safety standpoint, there's no basis for using the speed limit as an argument for meandering down the road -- especially in the left lane. Safety depends more on road conditions and the flow of traffic around you than what the numbers printed on a sign say (to an extent). Now I'm not advocating speeding, but if you're traveling considerably slower than the average speed of traffic and refuse to yield, you're just as dangerous as the aggressive speeders. Note that the attached chart sourced from the MD State Highway Administration says nothing about posted speeds.

 

[greyhound]

Legally perhaps (though MD also has a law against impeding the flow of traffic), but from a safety standpoint, there's no basis for using the speed limit as an argument for meandering down the road -- especially in the left lane. Safety depends more on road conditions and the flow of traffic around you than what the numbers printed on a sign say (to an extent). Now I'm not advocating speeding, but if you're traveling considerably slower than the average speed of traffic and refuse to yield, you're just as dangerous as the aggressive speeders. Note that the attached chart sourced from the MD State Highway Administration says nothing about posted speeds.

I think that is exactly what I said. If you are going the posted speed you can use any lane you choose. If you are going under that speed you need to get in the right lane. All this info is posted on the Maryland Department of motor Vehicals web site.

 

[greyhound]

Driver stupidity... 11-13-2006 09:48 AM Look up "slower" in the dictionary - aps

Aps...I looked it up...now what?

Oh...do you need me to explain it to you?

 

[SmallTown]

Even worse, there is a traffic circle not far from my place, talk about an adventure. It basically separates DC and MD... MD drivers and DC drivers trying to figure out a traffic circle. I cringe everytime I go that way.

 

[MDChick]

I think that is exactly what I said.

Not quite, young buck. But keep reading it aloud to yourself. You'll get it; don't give up!

 

[greyhound]

Not quite, young buck. But keep reading it aloud to yourself. You'll get it; don't give up!

Young buck...that's cute.

Oh...I hope you didn't think that's a picture of me in my avatar. Why do you seem so uptight?

 

[Speedy70]

Young buck...that's cute.

 

[greyhound]

What? What?

 

[Speedy70]

What? What?

BUCK.

 

[greyhound]

BUCK.

Oh yeah....do you think she knows me......

 

[Speedy70]

Oh yeah....do you think she knows me......

 

[SMIB Sucks]

Only emergency vehicles are permitted to exceed the posted speed limit and only when their lights and sirens are operating. So does that apply to you?

If you have to exceed the sped limit to pass someone one then you are breaking the law.

I agree with some of your points, but are you telling me you never drove one mile over the speed limit...even by accident??? Hardly....wake up over there...

 

[SMIB Sucks]

all I can add is this.
if you all see the 86 town car, gold (champaign is what they called it) coming up behind you with the flashers on at a high rate of speed.
get the hell out of my way before I pee my pants.

I love it!

 

[SMIB Sucks]

Way to make assumptions and use them for blind attacks. I don't recall ever writing anything about speeding. I was specifically thinking of the left lane loafers that do 10-20 mph below the speed limit. You are correct though - there is no law for passing lanes in MD, but it's still good etiquette to stay right when going slowly. As for the saftey of you and your children, nobody has asked you to speed. But I would think that it would be safest to stay right and let the speeders endanger their own lives instead of provoking speeders and tailgaters to cut in and out of traffic and further increase the risk for everyone.

You go girl!

 

[SMIB Sucks]

Legally perhaps (though MD also has a law against impeding the flow of traffic), but from a safety standpoint, there's no basis for using the speed limit as an argument for meandering down the road -- especially in the left lane. Safety depends more on road conditions and the flow of traffic around you than what the numbers printed on a sign say (to an extent). Now I'm not advocating speeding, but if you're traveling considerably slower than the average speed of traffic and refuse to yield, you're just as dangerous as the aggressive speeders. Note that the attached chart sourced from the MD State Highway Administration says nothing about posted speeds.

Damn..I go away for a few days and look what happens!! I do have to say that I totally agree with MDchick here. what a fun thread...

 

[aps45819]

Driver stupidity... 11-13-2006 09:48 AM Look up "slower" in the dictionary - aps

Aps...I looked it up...now what?

Oh...do you need me to explain it to you?

Evidently you don't understand what "slower" means.
Explain to me how if you're driving 55 and a guy that's doing 60 comes up behind you, you're not the "slower" traffic the sign is refering to.