3 lane highway question

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: ahurtt
Ok if he couldn't switch lanes fast enough to avoid hitting me, what makes you think I'd be able to change lanes to get out of his way any faster?

And again: Slower is relative. You might be faster one minute until the next minute somebody even faster comes a long. Only now are you slower.

The fact that you can't contemplate a world outside of a car length in each direction from you frightens me.

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You are driving down the highway, having passed Grandma and Grandpa on the left at 75mph.
You see a pair of headlights in your rear-view mirror.
> do nothing

You are now passing a transport truck on the left.
The pair of headlights gets closer. You hear the whine of a supercharged V8 in the distance, and a brief flash of highbeams.
> do nothing

You have just passed the truck, but there is another one a short distance ahead. You can safely return to the middle lane, but would be required to decelerate to 70mph.
The distinct roar of a 4.6L DOHC Ford engine fills the cabin as the headlights approach with ferocious speed, now on high. A horn sounds.
> do nothing

You hear tires squealing and a loud horn as the Cobra slams into the rear of your vehicle, sending it into a rightwards spin. The nose of your vehicle slides into the path of the transport you just passed.
> crap pants

You soil yourself.
The transport runs you over.
You are dead.
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- M4H

 

[JulesMaximus]

I'll move over as soon as I get to an opening I can pull into without slowing much.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: ahurtt

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: ahurtt
fast enough

Originally posted by: Vic
"Fast enough" is not for you to decide. You are not the police. In the meantime, you're blocking traffic and breaking the law. Slower Traffic Keep Right and Keep Right Except to Pass. The congested condition is not just me, but the 3 dozen cars behind me that would also like to pass you.

- M4H

No I'm not blocking traffic if I'm already going "fast enough" to be passing all the traffic on my right (which is the only reason I'd be actually driving in the left lane and not just momentarily passing). So YOU get to decide how fast is "fast enough?" What gives you that privilege?

Hey, numbnuts, that's essentially what we are saying you are doing. YOU are the one deciding what is fast enough. You are the one who thinks he has the privilege to be the sole arbiter for the speed in the left lane. Your speeding. They are speeding. Why do you think your way is the correct way? Fvcking hypocrite.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: ahurtt

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: ahurtt
RIGHT! Thank you. . I have said it numerous times now in my prior posts. If I can't drive in the left lane, why is ANYBODY driving in that lane? Lets just say person 1 is the fastest car on the road in the leftmost lane. Is it really fair to expect that every single other person that person 1 comes up behind is obliged to move out of his way? That's effectively like saying "I do own the road and I really do think I should have this lane all to myself so I can drive as fast as I want." Well it doesn't work that way. Maybe they didn't teach people who are aggressive drivers the concept of sharing in kindergarten or something. The road is to be shared. By everybody. I'm not saying I won't move for some people, but I certainly feel no obligation to do so.

So in this magical fantasy world of yours, what colour is the sky? 😕

Even if we assume that you don't "have to move" - consider that there are some hugely inconsiderate douchenozzles out there in command of a few tons of steel and fibreglass. They won't think twice about causing a huge pileup, simply because "it'll never happen to them, they're too skilled." And if you don't get out of their way, you may very well be the lucky one they rear-end when they can't switch lanes fast enough, or sideswipe trying to get back in.

And again:

Slower Traffic Keep Right and Keep Right Except to Pass.

- M4H

Ok if he couldn't switch lanes fast enough to avoid hitting me, what makes you think I'd be able to change lanes to get out of his way any faster?

And again: Slower is relative. You might be faster one minute until the next minute somebody even faster comes a long. Only now are you slower.

At which point I will move out of the way, because I'm not an inconsiderate asshat that thinks he controls traffic and enforces the law.

 

[Superself]

I'll move over if someone is going faster than me.

I would want someone to do the same for me.

People who don't move over when the opportunity presents itself are just being really big assholes.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: ahurtt

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: ahurtt
RIGHT! Thank you. . I have said it numerous times now in my prior posts. If I can't drive in the left lane, why is ANYBODY driving in that lane? Lets just say person 1 is the fastest car on the road in the leftmost lane. Is it really fair to expect that every single other person that person 1 comes up behind is obliged to move out of his way? That's effectively like saying "I do own the road and I really do think I should have this lane all to myself so I can drive as fast as I want." Well it doesn't work that way. Maybe they didn't teach people who are aggressive drivers the concept of sharing in kindergarten or something. The road is to be shared. By everybody. I'm not saying I won't move for some people, but I certainly feel no obligation to do so.

So in this magical fantasy world of yours, what colour is the sky? 😕

Even if we assume that you don't "have to move" - consider that there are some hugely inconsiderate douchenozzles out there in command of a few tons of steel and fibreglass. They won't think twice about causing a huge pileup, simply because "it'll never happen to them, they're too skilled." And if you don't get out of their way, you may very well be the lucky one they rear-end when they can't switch lanes fast enough, or sideswipe trying to get back in.

And again:

Slower Traffic Keep Right and Keep Right Except to Pass.

- M4H

Ok if he couldn't switch lanes fast enough to avoid hitting me, what makes you think I'd be able to change lanes to get out of his way any faster?

And again: Slower is relative. You might be faster one minute until the next minute somebody even faster comes a long. Only now are you slower.

At which point I will move out of the way, because I'm not an inconsiderate asshat that thinks he controls traffic and enforces the law.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Mill
Hey, numbnuts, that's essentially what we are saying you are doing. YOU are the one deciding what is fast enough. You are the one who thinks he has the privilege to be the sole arbiter for the speed in the left lane. Your speeding. They are speeding. Why do you think your way is the correct way? Fvcking hypocrite.

Yaknow, that is the issue. The disrespect for the traffic laws in this country is so bad that some (most?) people think they can get to decide just how much breakage of the laws is breakage enough. It's ridiculous. As ElFenix correctly pointed out, the speed limit is, under the law, the "maximum safe speed to travel under the best of conditions." So if one is driving 10 over, 15 over, 20 over, or 100 over the limit, you are still breaking the traffic laws. Period.

However, arguing over the internet with tiny dick passive aggressive assholes aside, there is a practical reason why you let faster traffic go by. Because they attract the cops. I call them "minesweepers." Remember, you're already doing 10-15 over (which is the most I ever speed quite frankly, but is certainly more than enough for cops to eagerly hand out tickets if they can). You want to put the guy who wants to go faster in front of you so that he attracts the cops and gets the speeding ticket. Otherwise, if you're in front, you're the one who's most likely going to get the ticket.

Now, if my insults above sounded a bit harsh and you think they might have been directed towards you, keep in mind that you're the one who let your "I'm going fast enough," and "Nobody passes me" asshole attitudes keep you from seeing the easiest and most obvious way to speed without getting tickets.

 

[chrisms]

People need to read the OP again. This isn't a situation where you're on a three-lane highway driving in the left lane for the hell of it. You're driving there because you are passing traffic to the right of you going 5-10mph slower. So the question isn't whether you pull over and let someone pass, it is whether you slow down, enter the middle lane, and let people who wants to pass even faster go ahead of you.

Now if you're passing the right lane at 5-10mph, the only way you'd even know the person behind you wants to pass you is if they were being a jackass by tailgating or flashing their high-beams. In which case the only reason you had to slow down and move over, politeness, is lost. The left lane is for passing and in this scenario you are doing just that, so I don't see why so many of you freak out about me not wanting to move over. I'm using the lane for its intended purpose and when I'm done using it for that intended purpose I will move over.

 

[Garet Jax]

I play it by ear.

If the lane is empty in front of me, then I work harder to move over.
If there are multiple people behind me, then I work harder to move over.
The closer I am driving to the speed limit, the harder I work to move over.

As these three items move to extremes, the more quickly I move over severly inconveniencing me.

 

[LeiZaK]

I look for the next open spot in the slower lane that will allow me to keep going my current speed, at least long enough to let them by.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: Vic
....However, arguing over the internet with tiny dick passive aggressive assholes aside, there is a practical reason why you let faster traffic go by. Because they attract the cops. I call them "minesweepers." .....

We call them "Heroes"
cue up Bonnie Tyler track from 'Footloose' :laugh:


Holding out for a Hero

 

[Indolent]

Originally posted by: Pacemaker
It's also ILLEGAL in most states to pass on the right, but 99% of people do it anyway.

If I'm passing in the right lane, that means the person in the left lane is also breaking the "slower traffic keep right" law. Who gets pulled over? 🙂




*edit* and none of you people that go 15-20 over and don't move over for faster people ever answered my question (unless I missed it). If someone's going 10 over in the left lane and they don't move over when you come up behind them, do you get pissed off?

 

[Hossenfeffer]

Originally posted by: rival
depends on how fast they got up behind me. if theres alot of room to move over then ill move, but i wont bother trying to sneak in somewhere to let someone pass if im already going over the speed limit

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Indolent

Originally posted by: Pacemaker
It's also ILLEGAL in most states to pass on the right, but 99% of people do it anyway.

If I'm passing in the right lane, that means the person in the left lane is also breaking the "slower traffic keep right" law. Who gets pulled over? 🙂




*edit* and none of you people that go 15-20 over and don't move over for faster people ever answered my question (unless I missed it). If someone's going 10 over in the left lane and they don't move over when you come up behind them, do you get pissed off?

Absolutely, yes. Not pissed of really...more of a "there are other people on the road than yourself...pay attention and drive safely"

 

[BornStar]

Originally posted by: Pacemaker
It's also ILLEGAL in most states to pass on the right, but 99% of people do it anyway.

This is incorrect. It is legal to pass on the right as long as there is a lane marked on the right. If two people are driving in the left hand lane of a road with two lanes in each direction, it is legal for the overtaking vehicle to move right and pass the vehicle in the left lane. What is illegal is for a driver to move onto the shoulder or an area that isn't marked for traffic to overtake a vehicle.

I'm a little tired and my googling skills have been a little weak recently so this thread is the best support I can give for what I just said.

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[eakers]

I try to move over as soon as it is safe to do so. If that is not soon enough, they can go around me. I only use the left most lane to pass.