I love to do exactly the speed limit....

[remagavon]

Originally posted by: Vic
ORS 811.315 Failure of slow driver to drive on right; exceptions; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a slow driver to drive on the right if the person is operating a vehicle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing and the person fails to drive:
(a) In the right-hand lane available for traffic; or
(b) As close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(2) This section does not apply under any of the following circumstances:
(a) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing passing in ORS 811.410 to 811.425.
(b) When preparing to turn left at an intersection, alley or private road or driveway.
(3) The offense described in this section, failure of slow driver to drive on the right, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §619; 1995 c.383 §57]

Class B = 2 points license $175 fine

Normal speed of traffic = speed limit. It is technically illegal to pass someone if they are going the speed limit and you have to go above it to do so. I asked a cop that specific question.

Also, he's talking about residential areas, where you'd be an asshat to speed.

 

[lozina]

How can people be so pretentious... so pompous to purposely slow down when a person who is in an obvious rush just wants to pass them? How do you know it's not an emergency? Do we all have little sirens and lights in our cars we can use in an emergency? Or what would be the problem if the person just wanted to get somewhere quickly? If it's only one lane then at least drive the normal speed until you find a wide shoulder or something to let the guy pass but deliberately slowing down just to "piss them off" is quite deplorable.

Are these people who purposely impede the progress of other people's lives the same ones who like to walk in small gangs down the sidewalk side by side so as other pedestrians sharing the sidewalk are forced onto the road when passing?

Maybe they also like to creep accross the crosswalk right after the light says DON'T WALK and make drivers wait even longer

 

[remagavon]

Originally posted by: lozina
How can people be so pretentious... so pompous to purposely slow down when a person who is in an obvious rush just wants to pass them? How do you know it's not an emergency? Do we all have little sirens and lights in our cars we can use in an emergency? Or what would be the problem if the person just wanted to get somewhere quickly? If it's only one lane then at least drive the normal speed until you find a wide shoulder or something to let the guy pass but deliberately slowing down just to "piss them off" is quite deplorable.

Are these people who purposely impede the progress of other people's lives the same ones who like to walk in small gangs down the sidewalk side by side so as other pedestrians sharing the sidewalk are forced onto the road when passing?

Maybe they also like to creep accross the crosswalk right after the light says DON'T WALK and make drivers wait even longer

If there is an emergency, then that is even more reason for the driver to not put themselves into a position that may cause an extreme delay (such as an accident). He was talking about residential or urban areas, 40mph max, not highway speeds.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: loic2003
When someone's tailgating you, turn your headlights on. They think you've put your brakes on and you can sometimes get people slamming on their brakes whilst you cruise away. It makes me laugh.

I just press my brakes really lightly with my left foot so that the brake lights come on, but I don't actually slow down.
Only works on old cars with worn out brakes though.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: remagavon
Normal speed of traffic = speed limit. It is technically illegal to pass someone if they are going the speed limit and you have to go above it to do so. I asked a cop that specific question.

Also, he's talking about residential areas, where you'd be an asshat to speed.

Just to give you some context, you should visit the Seattle area sometime (where the OP is from). There are signs on the left side of the freeways every single mile that say "Keep Right Except to Pass" and yet the left lane is always the slow lane. It's the passive aggressive driver capital of the world.
But otherwise yes, you are correct. But then again, I wasn't disputing the points you made.

 

[remagavon]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: remagavon
Normal speed of traffic = speed limit. It is technically illegal to pass someone if they are going the speed limit and you have to go above it to do so. I asked a cop that specific question.

Also, he's talking about residential areas, where you'd be an asshat to speed.

Just to give you some context, you should visit the Seattle area sometime (where the OP is from). There are signs on the left side of the freeways every single mile that say "Keep Right Except to Pass" and yet the left lane is always the slow lane. It's the passive aggressive driver capital of the world.
But otherwise yes, you are correct. But then again, I wasn't disputing the points you made.

Yeah on some extremely high traffic roads like for instance the beltway near Baltimore MD that is most certainly the case. Some places near Cleveland it's like that as well. It's frustrates me that people often carry over their highway habits into the towns and cities, however.

My latest bad experience was on a very winding road in a rural area, during a heavy rain with some fog (during the daytime, so visibility was fine). The speed limit was 30 and I was going about 32, someone got around a foot away from my bumper and didn't flash their lights or honk or anything, they just decided it would be a good idea to tailgate. I braked lightly just to hint at them to back off (due to the conditions especially) and they kept right on doing it. The road I'm speaking of is VERY dangerous in the cold weather and there are accidents there every winter due to icy conditions. There is no shoulder and it's a steep incline or, in my case, decline.

He kept doing it until I finally slowed down around a blind corner to 25 or so, again due to the conditions, and then turned onto a less winding road, but still residential. I figured he probably just didn't like to brake down that road, which happens often enough. He got back on my bumper, so I did the quick brake check again, again no dice.

(I don't think this was the best option) After this I braked down to around 20, pretty hard, and he had to pull into the other lane to avoid hitting me, due to his proximity to my bumper. I again resumed the speed limit. He got close behind me yet again, and I virtually stopped (probably went down to 10mph). He ended up turning in the other direction at the soonest possible time, likely thinking I was crazy. I should have found a place to pull over on that road, and I'll admit that now.

Unfortunately sometimes our emotions get the best of us. I'm nowhere near perfect, but I would appreciate it if everyone would try to just think of the safety of others, especially in residential areas. I'm not positive but I think there is even a sign on that road saying watch out for deaf children, and in the pouring rain, you don't want to be speeding.

 

[Eeezee]

Originally posted by: crazySOB297
This reminds me of my neighbor, his car had a switch inside that shot gas out the pipe and ignited it, cool effect. Well we were driving down the highway and some idiot was doing 100 and came right up on our ass and wouldn't back up... So he pushes down the clutch, gives it a bunch of gas and flips the switch, a 20 foot flame shoots out and over the hood of the car behind us... the guy slammed on his breaks and stayed like 20 car lengths behind us.

I don't care what anyone else says, THAT'S AWESOME! I laughed

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
I drive a 4-cylinder hatchback, so I usually cant get away with sh1t like that. CA drivers are fvckheads and would probably run me over.

My buddy once offered to sell me his beast. Its a Dodge RAM 3500 V-10. 8800 pounds. 48 inch Asrocks. Something silly like a 20-inch lift kit.
You can bet if I had that thing, Shorty would turn into a real dick on the road. :evil:
I would never slam on the brakes for anybody. Just take my foot off the gas. "Gee officer, I just couldnt slow down in time. What? Oh, no, that because asrocks dont leave streaks on the pavement."
And this sh1t california drivers love to pull, racing through red lights. That would no longer be an issue for me. Many is the time I saw the light turn green, took my car out of park, let off the brake, started rolling forward, look to my left and HERE COMES SOME CRAZY FVCKER ZIPPING THROUGH THE GODDAMN INTERSECTION!
With the beast I would just go. Fvck the bastards, let em plow under me.
Same with the choad monkey that likes to cut me off. No matter how fast I'm going it seems these assholes NEED to be in front of me. Same deal as before, no brakes, just take my foot off the gas. After that its his problem, not mine. See the above conversation with said policeman.

If anyone is interested he may still be selling the thing.
http://pirate4x4.com
It should be under the bulletin board. For sale/trade section.
Also, while you're there please check out the nice ladies.

Someone should politely tell her to never do that again.

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: jbourne77
My guess is it helps determine fault when accidents occur. It's a fact that it's safer to maintain your present lane when turning. When only one lane can turn, this is almost always the inside lane. If you go outside that lane and hit someone pulling out or coming from some other direction, you would be at fault for inproper lane change.

This is just my guess.

The thing is then if you are in California the driver making the right turn would be at fault, and in another state the driver making the left would be at fault. This doesn't seem fair.

 

[nerp]

If someone tailgates, just adjust your mirrors so they point straight back right into the eyes of the driver tailgaiting you. You can swivel the rear view mirror a little to make a point, or just let them blind themselves. Works well.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Vic
Blah blah blah passive aggressive pricks are the most dangerous drivers on the road.

No, it's the aggressive pricks who are the most dangerous.

 

[skyking]

I was traveling down a long stretch of 35MPH yesterday, with this lady in a minivan firmly attached to the mudflaps. I'm doing the limit, because they don't cut commercial drivers any slack at all about speeding around here. She was so close, I'd lose her in the mirrors. I can't imagine she thought she could influence a 50,000 pound dumptruck, so it just must be her crappy driving habit.

 

[HexiumVII]

i'd bet you'd love it till some truck hits you and you break your neck.

 

[rezinn]

The thing that pisses me off is people who are driving 35mph over the speed limit and pass you by merging out of your lane within what looks like inches of your car. I've got a nasty habit of braking as they approach me.

 

[SparkyJJO]

speed limit is the law
so anyone who speeds is a lawbreaker

I don't get what the reason is to speed all the time. Sure it gets you there faster, but is robbing a bank to make money faster a good thing? No. So why do it?

 

[HaxorNubcake]

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
speed limit is the law
so anyone who speeds is a lawbreaker

I don't get what the reason is to speed all the time. Sure it gets you there faster, but is robbing a bank to make money faster a good thing? No. So why do it?

theres a big difference between robbing banks and speeding

 

[Paulson]

well to all you slow people who pull out in front of people and don't get going the speed limit in time really piss me off... and then to top if off you usually drive slower than what I had my cruise set to so now I have to endanger your life and mine and the people in the other lanes so I can pass you... just because you couldn't wait 2 more seconds and let me go past you on the highway before you decided time to pull out.

That's my biggest pet peeve.

 

[ijester]

Originally posted by: lozina

How can people be so pretentious... so pompous to purposely slow down when a person who is in an obvious rush just wants to pass them? How do you know it's not an emergency? Do we all have little sirens and lights in our cars we can use in an emergency? Or what would be the problem if the person just wanted to get somewhere quickly? If it's only one lane then at least drive the normal speed until you find a wide shoulder or something to let the guy pass but deliberately slowing down just to "piss them off" is quite deplorable.

Are these people who purposely impede the progress of other people's lives the same ones who like to walk in small gangs down the sidewalk side by side so as other pedestrians sharing the sidewalk are forced onto the road when passing?

Maybe they also like to creep accross the crosswalk right after the light says DON'T WALK and make drivers wait even longer

I am sorry, but the points you make are lame. I would never go out of my way to impede someone else's life, unless they try to force me to do something else first. I am normally a very considerate person. I don't fly through half-red lights, or make others walk in the street, etc.
The 'pretentious' people I think you are referring to are the ones who seek to force the majority of us (normal, safe drivers who don't like to speed through school zones or areas where small children are playing) to drive well above the speed limit or get the hell out of their way so they can beat the rush to buy that last can of Skoal at 7-11 and get home in time to catch the latest reruns of Jeff Foxworthy on the 13 inch B&W tv in the living room of their single wide.

 

[topslop1]

That's when I pass you on a double lined road.

 

[cooliodealio]

Originally posted by: illusion88
Usually I activate the RPG that comes out of my tailpipe. That takes care of the problem.

Delta Force

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: RadioHead84

Originally posted by: NoToRiOuS1

Originally posted by: kyparrish
As long as you're not in the left lane, I don't care.

See here is the thing. Ok...I am going 75 in a 65 or maybe 80...and I am deff passing people to the right. Using the left lane for what is it..passing people that are slow on the right...THere are al ot of people on the right and they are obviosly going slower so I want to stay on the left. But the a guy behind me gets RIGHT on my ass...HARDCORE...so he must be going 90 or 94...

Am I wrong..or is he?

You do not remain in the left hand lane unless you are actively passing. If someone is behind you and wants to pass and you have room to move into the right lane, you are expected to do so. The left lane is not the "fast" lane, it is the "passing" lane. If you are not actively in the process of passing another vehicle, you should not be in the left lane.

ZV

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: HaxorNubcake

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
speed limit is the law
so anyone who speeds is a lawbreaker

I don't get what the reason is to speed all the time. Sure it gets you there faster, but is robbing a bank to make money faster a good thing? No. So why do it?

theres a big difference between robbing banks and speeding

Ah... ATOT, where apples and oranges always look the same!

 

[Dedpuhl]

:music::music:

I drive really slow
In the ultra-fast lane
While people behind me are going insane

:music::music:

 

[JASANITY]

my last post was seen as shens?!

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: Citrix
I so wish the US will make passing on the right illegal.

I don't. No one moves over to the left. If I didn't pass on the right I'd never get anywhere. I know its backwards, but I can't fight the moron storm...I can only hope to avoid it.

werd. i hate the dumbasses on the left who just sit there when you're closing in on them and flashing...