Those slow drivers in the left lane

[andrewkbrown]

^^^ I thought the same thing, and I've seen truckers flash headlights to each other indicating when the trailer of the passing truck is clear of the truck being passed, and it was safe to move over to the right.

I've had trucks do this to me when I passed them, indicating when I could return to the right lane in front of them. Vice versa, I've done the same to truckers, usually getting the "truckers thank you" in return. (the brief flashing of the tail lights or clearence marker lights)

[US71]

The left lane should never be reserved for passing only. This is wrong thinking, and greatly reduces the capacity of the road.

So all those "Keep Right Except To Pass" signs are wrong? What if I want to pass someone, but can't because someone is blocking the left lane?

[Brandon]

^^^ I thought the same thing, and I've seen truckers flash headlights to each other indicating when the trailer of the passing truck is clear of the truck being passed, and it was safe to move over to the right.

I've had trucks do this to me when I passed them, indicating when I could return to the right lane in front of them. Vice versa, I've done the same to truckers, usually getting the "truckers thank you" in return. (the brief flashing of the tail lights or clearence marker lights)

I do this as well.  It's amazing how the long haul truckers will work with you on the road when you're nice to them.  Now the local gravel trucks on the other hand... 

[agentsteel53]

I do this as well.  It's amazing how the long haul truckers will work with you on the road when you're nice to them.  Now the local gravel trucks on the other hand... 

is there a polite way to say "please do not jump in front of me, doing 62, to pass someone doing 60, when the speed limit is 75 and I am clearly coming up behind you doing 79"?

[Brandon]

I do this as well.  It's amazing how the long haul truckers will work with you on the road when you're nice to them.  Now the local gravel trucks on the other hand... 

is there a polite way to say "please do not jump in front of me, doing 62, to pass someone doing 60, when the speed limit is 75 and I am clearly coming up behind you doing 79"?

I believe it is as follows:
1. Roll down window.
2. Place arm out of window.
3. Extend the middle finger.
4. Hit the horn at the same time.

[agentsteel53]

I believe it is as follows:
1. Roll down window.
2. Place arm out of window.
3. Extend the middle finger.
4. Hit the horn at the same time.

especially if I am forced onto the median.  That tends to get two middle fingers.  Four if I have a passenger.

I never hit the horn, though.  I've honked the horn twice in my life - both times, I was behind a vehicle, stopped at a traffic light, and it was rolling backwards down the hill and about to hit me and I had no place to escape.

[Brandon]

especially if I am forced onto the median.  That tends to get two middle fingers.  Four if I have a passenger.

I never hit the horn, though.  I've honked the horn twice in my life - both times, I was behind a vehicle, stopped at a traffic light, and it was rolling backwards down the hill and about to hit me and I had no place to escape.

Living around Chicago, I can't count how many times I've had to use the horn to avoid an accident.  As the old joke about regional driving habits goes, Chicagoans tend to have one hand on the wheel, one hand on the horn.  The joke is too true.

[US71]

I believe it is as follows:
1. Roll down window.
2. Place arm out of window.
3. Extend the middle finger.
4. Hit the horn at the same time.

How about a laser cannon? 

[vdeane]

You mean like this: http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/980621 ?

[agentsteel53]

that comic neither makes sense nor is particularly funny.

but hey, I only just now found out that Jesus hates toll transponders, so what do I know.

[Brandon]

How about a laser cannon? 

I like, and I keep asking for it at the car dealership.  For some reason that and the bazooka option aren't offered.

[Bickendan]

that comic neither makes sense nor is particularly funny.

First four panels only for the relevant joke.

Beamcannons are better.

[US71]

Beamcannons are better.

That's so much overkill

[Duke87]

Beamcannons are better.

Heh. It's Sigma's giant laser attack from Megaman X6.

[SSOWorld]

Guys - please stay on the topic.  Its not about flashing brights - its about those slow drivers in the left lane.

[agentsteel53]

Guys - please stay on the topic.  Its not about flashing brights - its about those slow drivers in the left lane.

... who need to have the brights flashed at them!

[hm insulators]

I do this as well.  It's amazing how the long haul truckers will work with you on the road when you're nice to them.  Now the local gravel trucks on the other hand... 

is there a polite way to say "please do not jump in front of me, doing 62, to pass someone doing 60, when the speed limit is 75 and I am clearly coming up behind you doing 79"?

I believe it is as follows:
1. Roll down window.
2. Place arm out of window.
3. Extend the middle finger.
4. Hit the horn at the same time.

[SSOWorld]

I came up on a pair of dueling trucks on US 151 near Dodgeville (WI) and they basically had equal speeds at 65 mph.  The one on the left slowly was inching forward - when suddenly the one on the right accelerated and the  one on the left changed into the right lane behind it after about 5 miles of me and two other cars waiting behind the left truck.  We promptly passed both trucks

[signalman]

I just had a slow turd in the left lane on my drive home on I-80.  After 3 cars in front of me, then me, then 4 more cars passed him in the middle lane he finally took his head out of his ass and moved over.  The car in front of me and I both cut him off badly after we passed him.  That move will often wake people up, but not this inept moron.

[Bryant5493]

^^ Yeah, that's the best way to do it, to get some folks attention.


Be well,

Bryant

[signalman]

That's my goal.  If not, scaring them works too   lol

[KEK Inc.]

I tend to go 5 over or the flow of traffic no matter which lane I'm in; however, I keep a 3 second following distance, and I'll pass some vehicles that are in the right lane, but I'm not going to blatantly go 20 over the speed limit. 

I do piss some drivers off, since I'm pretty frugal at not blocking intersections and keeping a decent following distance.  At least whenever I stop at lights, I don't leave a gap wide enough for a freight train like some people do.  According to the book, you're supposed to leave a car's length, but I leave like 2' between my bumper and the bumper in fromt of me.