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Here's the driving rule: don't pass on the right. Some idiot nearly killed me on Tucker Road ..... I really want to live a much longer life ..... have important things to do. And - if you're moving slower than surrounding traffic, move to the right. It's just common courtesy. No need to be a speed nazi. And double yellow lines ..... that means "do not cross." Nearly getting annihilated in Tehachapi almost turned my day sour. Sorry 'bout the complaining. But, the sun is out and the sky is blue again. Happy day. 38 comments from 14 users
posted by
bigdog
on Nov 12, 2007 at 09:11 PM
I'm guilty of having a lead foot. I like to get to where I'm going and i hate to get behind a slow poke. People that drive the speed limit aren't the problem. Let me tell you what the problem is....Its the drivers that poke. The ones that crawl from stop sign to stop sign , Like their afraid to push down the gas pedal. The ones that start off slow and really never get going and if they do Finlay get to the speed limit they still seam to be poking. Sometimes its the car, Like this old crappy Geo i once owned. that thing was gutless, you push the gas pedal to the floor and nothing. But when it is a new model car it drives me nuts. What i like is when i get a chance to pass the poker they usually have this look on their face of ''what, where in the hell where did you come from''. Totally oblivious to their surroundings. And then you have the jerk that gets off holding up traffic. You know the one that watches you more in his mirror then he watches the road. These are the ones that i really like to pass because these are the ones that get mad. These are the control freak drivers. As long as they have you behind them they feel power, that their in control. But once you pass the jerk you take all his power away and it shows. I have been flipped off several times, they have shaken their fists at me and luckily i can't read lips because most will yell and curse at me as i pass. I used to flip them back off but now i just smile and wave at the guy going berserk, i find this pisses them off even more:) Have a nice nite.
posted by
madkow2747
on Nov 12, 2007 at 09:24 PM
In defense of truck drivers, sometimes we fly up on another truck, get over to pass, then hit a hill and find out that we're heavier. And of course, by then, there is a solid line of cars in the right lane that won't let us back over. It happens. And when you're driving 11 hours a day in a truck that's governed, going from 55 to 57 can make a difference. (not that I ever went over 55 in California...) Sometimes it is inexperience or a bad call, but it happens to all of us every now and then. It would be nice if cars on the road understood the way that a truck needs to maneuver and drive. I can't even begin to describe the idiots I have encountered, cars and trucks alike. Another thing, cruise control should standard in all cars and drivers should use it as much as possible on open road in good conditions. I'm waiting very impatiently for those self-driving cars... OMG Christiebdce, you hit it so on the head with the drivers that block the lanes by driving right next to the car they should be passing. I call it the "herd mentality", where drivers naturally herd together. And in cities, they have the "gap mentality" that if there's a gap, they feel that by filling it they will magically relieve a traffic jam. So in a city, I end up driving slower because everyone else is constantly filling the gap I leave in front of my vehicle. (Then they rear-end the person in front of them and I have to go around...) posted by
christibdce
on Nov 13, 2007 at 07:06 AM
Madkow, I do understand that some truck drivers are victims of that circumstance. I'm mostly talking about the ones driving on pretty much grade-less roads, or those who "turtle race" constantly. I once got stuck behind the same truck all the way up the 58 from Bakersfield. Every time I tried to pass, HE tried to pass the truck in front of him, and he never could. It was maddening. And of course there was a steady stream of people going the speed limit or higher in the left lane all the other times.That reminds me of another complaint! If I am the first car behind a truck and put on my blinker when the traffic FINALLY clears, please let me over. You've seen me stuck behind the truck, and you KNOW that I'm not the slow one. For the love of Pete, please acknowledge my blinker and allow me to pass him! And God bless those cool people who know there are jerks like that behind them (usually because it's been happening in front of them for miles) and will do some defensive driving for the poor sap right behind the truck. They get over to the left lane to block the other cars to allow the first driver to get into the left lane in front of them so they can pass. Those people are awesome! They will make the rest of the drive bearable. posted by
bigdog
on Nov 13, 2007 at 08:19 AM
Christibdce I'm not sure if i understand what you are saying but if you are behind a truck in the slow lane and I'm in the fast lane behind a truck and when that truck finally merges back into the slow lane you want me to let you in front of me just because you have you turn signal on. lol. Sorry but i will not let you in front of me. You need to wait till all the traffic passes before you merge into the fast lane. Usually the person stuck in the slow lane can't drive. I have let cars merge in front of me in the past and most often they don't go much faster then the truck and those are the drivers that create the long line of cars. I don't get stuck behind trucks in the slow lane because look far ahead when i drive. I can tell when a truck is about to pass another truck and when i see it i pull into the fast lane to avoid being stuck in the slow lane. Hwy 58 is a prime example of people that can't drive..
posted by
madkow2747
on Nov 13, 2007 at 12:04 PM
You know, most people only look 2-3 seconds ahead... I think in a car it's supposed to be 7-8 seconds. In a truck it's 12-15 seconds. Makes life a whole lot easier when you look far ahead, you can cruise a long time without kicking off the cruise control because you can time passing better. The only excuse for not looking far enough ahead is when you're on a road with blind curves, in which case you should be going slow enough to stop at the turn if there's an emergency. Learned my lesson on that the hard way. Nearly wiped out a bunch of cars in NJ when the freeway was stopped around a blind curve, stopped because of an accident that would give any truck driver the shivers.
posted by
bigdog
on Nov 13, 2007 at 02:23 PM
Madkow my point exactly. And they want me to slow down and let them in front of me lol ain't going to happen. If they where driving defensively in the first place they wouldn't find them self's trapped behind a slow moving truck. And i bet most of these drivers find themselves in that position every time they drive Hwy 58. And is it fair to every one else behind me if i slow down to let you in, NO. In fact i find it funny that you think every one should slow down so you who wasn't watching where you where going can pull into the fast lane.lol
posted by
LoriMorales
on Nov 13, 2007 at 03:48 PM
To all you slammers .... that's right, you know who you are. You drive too fast (now I'm going 80 mph so don't say I'm the slow poke), weave in and out of traffic and come up on my bumper only to slam on your brakes until you can get around me. By the way, I would have moved over one lane to the right had you given me a moment - cause, guess what .... I don't want to be anywhere near you on the highway. But I usually get my little, self satisfied giggle. I see you off and away just to come up on another car and slam on your brakes .... while I fly by you and driving like I have something to live for. Dambramished idiots. P.S. Per California Driving Code: You should leave at least one car length between you and the auto in front of you for every 10 miles per hour you are driving. 80 mph equals 8 car lengths .... that's about 65 feet. posted by
Joty
on Nov 13, 2007 at 04:05 PM
What I don't get is drivers thinking you can make up lost time by speeding. You can't. And I just love it when someone passes me on the 58 and disappears...and then guess who I'm next to at the first stop light in Mojave. It just cracks me up. Or you're driving along in the right lane and as you approach an offramp, some a**hole speeds up and around you to exit at that ramp, even though there was no one else behind you. Question, do any of you think there should be an age limit as to when one has to stop driving? posted by
weebles
on Nov 13, 2007 at 04:37 PM
OOOOOhhhh...tailgaters. I think there's a special place on Highway 666 for tailgaters. I hate, hate, hate 'em. Especially if I'm on the highway and there is a giant truck in each lane, and I'm in the left lane, waiting for my truck to pass the other truck and get back over to the right, and here comes a car being driven by some rectal orifice and rides my bumper as though that will somehow magically make the big truck disappear. Yeah, like that's going to happen.Tailgaters are the reason we need those ray guns like on Star Trek :o) posted by
weebles
on Nov 13, 2007 at 04:40 PM
Joty...I don't know if there's a number age, but I do think that past the age of, say, 75 or so that drivers should be required to take a driving test every other year or so. I've known a few seniors that really needed to be off the road, but there seems to be little you can do to make it happen.
posted by
madkow2747
on Nov 13, 2007 at 08:56 PM
My grandma managed to pass her driving test... don't know how, don't know why. She went to her test with an arrangement for my mom to pick her up afterward, for when they took away her license, but turns out she's perfectly capable of driving, according to the DMV. I know I sure wouldn't want to be on the road with her though.Haha, Highway 666... it's Highway 491 now, and it's really a pretty nice drive. No tailgaters though. posted by
TK
on Nov 13, 2007 at 10:32 PM
On a highway I drive on the right because I actually try to stay within the speed limit. When I approach a slower vehicle I use my turn signal and pass on the left. Often, the vehicle I'm passing will speed up. If you come up behind me and get upset because I'm in your way, too bad. I didn't set out to spoil your fun today. I will move into the right lane when it becomes clear. Until then, please take a deep breath before you stroke out. I used to drive like you, like a middle-aged adolescent with something to prove. Then I grew up.
posted by
bigdog
on Nov 14, 2007 at 07:00 AM
On the Hwy I to try to drive in the right lane and if i come up to a slow car in the right lane i merge left and pass the car then i merge back into the right lane. And if i am in the left lane and i come up on a slower car in the left lane and there is nobody in the right lane then i merge into the right lane and pass the car. If i am passing another car i usually will speed up and get around that car. There is nothing more frustrating then getting behind two cars going the same peed limit. Only control freaks do that And if i am passing a car and i see behind me that a car is coming up on me fast , and because i pass cars faster then what the car i'm passing is going i can usually stay out of there way. I can usually drive 80-85 down the hill. But while i drive i adjust my speed according to traffic. Now coming up the hill is a different story because of the trucks, but i don't usually have a problem with passenger cars. But now if i am in the left lane and a faster car starts flashing their lights at me telling me to get out of their way then I'll turn into a control freak and drive the same speed limit as the car I'm passing just to piss off the driver flashing me.
posted by
Joty
on Nov 14, 2007 at 07:57 AM
My dad was in his late seventies when we wouldn't allow him to drive anymore. It broke his heart, but he knew he shouldn't be. He'd go out and just sit behind the wheel of his little Ford Escort in the driveway.
posted by
madkow2747
on Nov 14, 2007 at 09:14 AM
Bigdog, I think you and I drive exactly the same. I don't know if anything annoys me more than people flashing me to get out of their way. It's always people from northern CA, and I turn into the biggest bastard when someone flashes me (with their headlights... not the other kind of flashing ;) I'm so sad I never got flashed. Happens to my husband all the time, so not fair.)
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