what would you do in this driving scenario?

[soulcougher73]

I hate people that are oblivious to their surrounds especially when driving. So id pass him and cut him off hoping he gets the picture.

 

[ShawnD1]

I hate people that are oblivious to their surrounds especially when driving. So id pass him and cut him off hoping he gets the picture.

And what happens if he doesn't hit his brakes to avoid hitting you? Then the collision is your fault and you go to jail for murder.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Tailgate, but no flashing lights or honking horn. Switch to center lane and pass as quickly as possible.

 

[KaChow]

Using a hypothetical 20 mile commute and traveling at a constant speed from door-to-door, a 5mph difference is about a minute and a half. I'm not personally the type of person to let that small difference affect me so I would simply pass on the right when possible. Besides that, I have the type of luck that, if I were to be aggressive about it, I would get about a mile from home and get stuck at a two minute red light that I would have cruised through if I had been more patient and relaxed.

 

[Aikouka]

Either that or it's a cop. The police here have done stuff like that before. They will tail gate you until you speed up then pull you over for speeding. Sometimes they drive exactly the speed limit in the left lane in an unmarked car then pull over all the road rage people. It's shady but seems fair. You can't start ignoring the law just because some car is pissing you off.

It's also against the law in a lot of states to not yield to faster traffic (regardless of whether or not they're speeding) if you're in the left lane.

Is it really that bad to pass on the right? I do that pretty much every day just by going the speed limit. People in the left lane are going below the speed limit for no reason, so I pass on the right while doing the speed limit. I think this whole town is high on PCP or something. That might explain why everyone drives so damn slow.

If I remember correctly, passing in the right lane is not correct, but it's not illegal.

And what happens if he doesn't hit his brakes to avoid hitting you? Then the collision is your fault and you go to jail for murder.

He was already going at a faster rate of speed to pass the left lane driver. So unless he throws a nice brake check in there, he shouldn't cause the other driver to slow down.

 

[RockinZ28]

#2 if possible, this usually makes them realize they're holding ppl up, and then move over. Do this several times a week in Los Angeles.

#3 if I can't get by on the right, this is more dangerous though cause of the brake check. Rarely do this though, only if they're going below speed limit.

 

[dank69]

Put him into the wall.

 

[SKORPI0]

Speed limit is 55mph, he is doing 60mph (9% over). Only douche bags would go any higher. :hmm:

65mph - 18% over
70mph - 27% over.

 

[flvinny521]

try to pass him on the right, but then as you are passing him he speeds up because he hates getting passed, then the car in front of you is going too slow so you have to get back behind him. at that point you rage and flash your lights and stuff honking your horn, then he brake checks you and you crash.

This.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Drop it into a lower gear and roar past.

You can do that in a Geo Metro?

 

[DominionSeraph]

In my teens I would've passed him on the left. (Yes, the left)
Now, with gas prices the way they are, I wouldn't have to do anything. I'd be the one on the right doing 55.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

You can do that in a Geo Metro?

when he said roar, he meant himself.
and when he said past, he meant the other cars passing him.

 

[PingSpike]

Question for those suggesting flashing: Has this every actually worked for anyone?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Question for those suggesting flashing: Has this every actually worked for anyone?

Occasionally. Once in a while you run into somebody that does check 6 and that is aware of driving etiquette and they'll move over for you. That's a definite minority though, most of the left lane hogs are completely oblivious to their surroundings and wouldn't notice or care if every car on earth was stacked up behind them.

 

[Onita]

Question for those suggesting flashing: Has this every actually worked for anyone?

Yes, and its happened to me and I've moved.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Flashing your high beams is illegal.

Wrong, oh so wrong.

The "flash" function on high beams is called the "flash to pass" function in many owner's manuals for a reason. It is the universal signal for "please move to the right". It's recognized in many different countries and is taught in any half-decent driver's education course.

ZV

 

[SMOGZINN]

Wrong, oh so wrong.

The "flash" function on high beams is called the "flash to pass" function in many owner's manuals for a reason. It is the universal signal for "please move to the right". It's recognized in many different countries and is taught in any half-decent driver's education course.

In California, headlight flashing on multiple-lane highways is illegal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlight_flashing#United_States

 

[Zenmervolt]

In California, headlight flashing on multiple-lane highways is illegal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlight_flashing#United_States

Startlingly, Wikipedia is NOT an authoritative legal source.

The CA law to which the newspaper article that Wikipedia cites refers prohibits the sort of "flashing lights" that one sees on emergency vehicles, not to momentary flashing of high beams. A reading of the actual CA vehicle code makes it clear that the "flashing lights" considered under the code are lights like turn signals and hazard flashers which are only permitted in certain situations.

The CA vehicle code does mention that you cannot use high beams within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle or within 300 feet behind another vehicle traveling in the same direction (CA Vehicle Code § 24409), but this clearly intends to regulate continuous use of high beams. Given the numerous court precedents that literally identical laws in other states do not refer to "flash to pass" or "flash to warn", there's virtually no chance of a ticket issued on those grounds holding up in court.

Addendum: Flashing the high-beams at night is a no-no as it presents a major risk of distraction to other drivers. At night, the proper reaction is to switch the low beams off and then back on.

ZV

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Question for those suggesting flashing: Has this every actually worked for anyone?

so YOU were the guy who wouldn't budge when I flashed the high beams at you.

 

[Lithium381]

horn and highbeam flash..... just to make him aware of it, he might have no idea and have been in his own zone, he also might be a self-absorbed prick who doesn't give a fsck.... find out, then take appropriate action. you know what to do in either case!

 

[Lithium381]

oh, and take more steroids, so you can roid road rage

 

[TheSlamma]

road rage is hilarious. love watching it unfold.

This.

As long as I am not part of it

 

[ShawnD1]

He was already going at a faster rate of speed to pass the left lane driver. So unless he throws a nice brake check in there, he shouldn't cause the other driver to slow down.

Cutting someone off means they need to take some kind of evasive action to prevent hitting you. Example: pulling in front of someone when that someone is going a lot faster than you. By saying he'll cut off that guy in the left lane, it's somewhat assumed he means pass on the right, get back in the left lane, then brake check.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

1 or 2, depending on how egregiously poorly they are driving. almost always 1 though, just easier. never brake check. my objective is to get by.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Cutting someone off means they need to take some kind of evasive action to prevent hitting you. Example: pulling in front of someone when that someone is going a lot faster than you. By saying he'll cut off that guy in the left lane, it's somewhat assumed he means pass on the right, get back in the left lane, then brake check.

not what i mean at all.
i meant pulling into his lane aggressively or in some fashion (no use of blinker, less room than normal, etc.) that would express your displeasure of his poor driving etiquette.