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You would enjoy driving a vintage diesel full of high sulfur fuel. It rolls the best coal..
Yeah... its always funnier to see these morons behind you as they scream bloody murder that they can't get past you.
You would enjoy driving a vintage diesel full of high sulfur fuel. It rolls the best coal..
Something I forgot to add to my post is that I, too, use my cruise control. If i don't I find myself going much faster than I want to go. So, I know I'm maintaining a constant speed. I also don't linger in the left lane. When I pass, I do so quickly. I will speed up substantially just to get around the person and get out of the left lane. But, like you, I have had it happen to me countless times that the person I am passing will speed up, as if to say "oh no, you're not passing me".
We have a Subaru with Dynamic Cruise. I set it to 65 and it will do 65 until it comes upon slower traffic, it then slows to their speed and maintains a set distance, even stops behind the car in front of you at stop lighst.. stop signs.. or when the drive in front of you panic stops for whatever god only knows reason.
This works great until Saturday we're cruising up 235 towards Lexington Park and we come upon a slower car.. don't think anything of it. After a couple of miles I look back and traffic is backing up, I look down and the Jackalope is doing 30 - 35... I never even noticed, was just letting the car do it's thing.
I have to confess to doing - from time to time - one of the things that pisses off almost everyone...
Driving at the speed limit in the left lane.
But I have a reason, and it's fairly infuriating.
A typical example. I'm heading up 235 and there's a good amount of traffic. I'm passing St. John's and the CVS, but I will eventually make a left turn up on 245 (Hollywood Road).
It's easily a MILE away.
Now, I'm minding my own business doing the speed limit on the right. I start to move over to the left, and people start speeding up to keep me out. I can now SEE the turn up ahead.
I signal - NOW, the idiot who's been tailgating me IN THE SLOW LANE also decides that NOW, he wants to pass me - right after I've signaled to change lanes. You know - out of his way.
By this time, there's a line of people due to the schmuck behind me and I still can't get over. I decided to slow down, because - I'm running out of TIME. Signal still going.
I can't get over. At all. Everyone is zooming past me. So I miss my turn and finally do a U-turn at the fire house -
The next time - I pull all the way over. I'm not letting it happen TWICE. You don't like it? Stop screwing with people.
I know a LOT of people who never signal because people will ALWAYS react to block their entrance into the lane.
We have a Subaru with Dynamic Cruise. I set it to 65 and it will do 65 until it comes upon slower traffic, it then slows to their speed and maintains a set distance, even stops behind the car in front of you at stop lighst.. stop signs.. or when the drive in front of you panic stops for whatever god only knows reason.
This works great until Saturday we're cruising up 235 towards Lexington Park and we come upon a slower car.. don't think anything of it. After a couple of miles I look back and traffic is backing up, I look down and the Jackalope is doing 30 - 35... I never even noticed, was just letting the car do it's thing.
See, to me, it's self evident that if you want to enter that lane, you should be willing to speed up to match their speed. .
Entertaining thread to read. Tend to agree with it being an enforcement issue. There is little reason to not go 60-65 on RT4 during the rush hours, because CCSO is just not pulling people over for rolling at that speed at that time (nor should they, IMO, but I also think RT4 should be 60 between the towns as it is). So, doesn't make you wrong for going 55 if you are so inclined, but then you can't stick your head in the sand and pretend it's such a big deal to be breaking the law by speeding a few miles over when our local cops aren't sweating it. Same as the right turn lane expressway on 235 in the evening. You are breaking the law, but if the local PDs aren't enforcing it...so again, little reason not to do it. How often do you ever see anyone get pulled over for tailgating or aggressive driving? If there was a more focused enforcement on these things, I think it'd generally be a better place to drive.
It also doesn't help when your local sheriff publically states that it is too dangerous for his people to enforce traffic laws during rush hour(s)
Its like a license to steal... :shrug:
BUT - if the man in front of you is going about your speed - you don't have a choice. You can't speed up to move in, but you CAN slow down.
Also - if the gaps in the next lane are too tight - you're still not getting in.
I drive home to just north of Dayton 4-6 times a year and as soon as I clear 270 it's a pleasant smooth trip...coming back I don't see my first left land campers typically until I hit Hagerstown.
I've found merging and passing are a lot easier since I got my Jetta. It's funny when people don't know what the TDI on the trunk lid stands for and try to #### block me.
Today I saw a guy come to a complete stop at a stop sign.
I've found merging and passing are a lot easier since I got my Jetta. It's funny when people don't know what the TDI on the trunk lid stands for and try to #### block me.
They are just shocked that its not a 20 something year old girl driving it.
We have a Subaru with Dynamic Cruise. I set it to 65 and it will do 65 until it comes upon slower traffic, it then slows to their speed and maintains a set distance, even stops behind the car in front of you at stop lighst.. stop signs.. or when the drive in front of you panic stops for whatever god only knows reason.
This works great until Saturday we're cruising up 235 towards Lexington Park and we come upon a slower car.. don't think anything of it. After a couple of miles I look back and traffic is backing up, I look down and the Jackalope is doing 30 - 35... I never even noticed, was just letting the car do it's thing.