Proposal - Going too slow = ticket

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

Pfft, it won't do shit. Just like the keep right except to pass rule here in NY that has been on the books for years that doesn't do anything.

you need to drive around NYC and the surrounding area more, nobody moves over, its nice when we go upstate or out of state and people actualy do the right thing. Guess its all perspective.

Plus most of fla is all transplanted new yorkers anyway

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by tommymac

you need to drive around NYC and the surrounding area more, nobody moves over, its nice when we go upstate or out of state and people actualy do the right thing. Guess its all perspective.

Plus most of fla is all transplanted new yorkers anyway

Drives me crazy...

1. Nobody really changes lanes...they just kind of drift all over the place.

2. Left lane is for "well we are going to be on the expressway\parkway\highway for more than 2 miles so we''ll just stay here in the left lane.

3. Gotta tailgate or else someone is going to squeeze in and make matter worse

4. Solid white line? Aint that no different than a any other line. Just means you can use HOV lane as a passing lane.

5. Right of way means whoever leans in closest to steering wheel gets to go first.

6. It is mandatory that all cab\livery drivers ride the brake on the highway. rules state that brake light must flash at least once every 15 seconds.

7. Cell phone law really means "Use right ear...not left ear".

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Drives me crazy...

1. Nobody really changes lanes...they just kind of drift all over the place.

2. Left lane is for "well we are going to be on the expressway\parkway\highway for more than 2 miles so we''ll just stay here in the left lane.

3. Gotta tailgate or else someone is going to squeeze in and make matter worse

4. Solid white line? Aint that no different than a any other line. Just means you can use HOV lane as a passing lane.

5. Right of way means whoever leans in closest to steering wheel gets to go first.

6. It is mandatory that all cab\livery drivers ride the brake on the highway. rules state that brake light must flash at least once every 15 seconds.

7. Cell phone law really means "Use right ear...not left ear".

That prety much summs up driving on this big sandbar.

I think I have messed up more people by moving over to allow them to pass, they were like WTF is he doing LOL

[z06boy]

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by tommymac

That prety much summs up driving on this big sandbar.

I think I have messed up more people by moving over to allow them to pass, they were like WTF is he doing LOL

A little while back out on Sunrise highway around Exit 54, I'm doing a little under 60mph in the right lane. Guy in the left lane is doing bout the same and is sloooooooowly passing me. Hes about 2 car lengths back and closing

Some asshole in a Trailblazer pulls up behind me and starts flashing to pass.
In the right fucking lane.
I can see in the rear view that he mouthing "Come on!!" and motioning with his hand for me to move up.

In the right lane on a 4 lane highway with me travelling 3-5 mph over the speed limit.

I immediately set my cruise control.

Once it turned to a 6 lane he flies across to the far left lane to pass the guy in the now middle lane and then proceeds to cut back in...all pissy like.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

1. Nobody really changes lanes...they just kind of drift all over the place.

Yep............To change lanes with authority is too much work for some people. Instead, they'd rather take 30 seconds to complete the lane change.

I call it the "molasses draft"

Black men do it a lot, I've noticed.

They're coming up behind you, and from 10 car lengths back they start drifting to the other lane. Several seconds later, their front bumper almost makes contact with your rear bumper.

Perhaps it's because they're sitting so low, "wit a gansta lean", that they can't see the corners of their car?

Or maybe it's their way of expressing "dominance" over you.

"Ha ha, I just 'drafted' you with inches to spare, therefore I owned you."

Dunno.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Yep............To change lanes with authority is too much work for some people. Instead, they'd rather take 30 seconds to complete the lane change.

I call it the "molasses draft"

Black men do it a lot, I've noticed.

They're coming up behind you, and from 10 car lengths back they start drifting to the other lane. Several seconds later, their front bumper almost makes contact with your rear bumper.

Perhaps it's because they're sitting so low, "wit a gansta lean", that they can't see the corners of their car?

Or maybe it's their way of expressing "dominance" over you.

"Ha ha, I just 'drafted' you with inches to spare, therefore I owned you."

Dunno.

its the opposite around here, stay in th eleft lane untill the last second, then shoot over 2, 3, or 4 lanes of traffic to get off the hwy

[fasternyou929]

"Statistics show when they do impede flow of traffic all the sudden you have an increase in incidents of road rage," said Bennett. "People start weaving in and out of traffic and when you start weaving in and out of traffic, and have accidents at 75 to 80 miles-per-hour, bad things seriously happen."

Some fantastic leadership down there.

[Mr Lefty]

I always thought you could get a ticket for going too slow... at least in Oregon... it was called Impeding Traffic... never seen it actually happen.

most of the "slow drivers" I've seen are actually just driving the limit... not 10-15mph over like everyone else

[derf]

Originally Posted by Mr Lefty

I always thought you could get a ticket for going too slow... at least in Oregon... it was called Impeding Traffic... never seen it actually happen.

most of the "slow drivers" I've seen are actually just driving the limit... not 10-15mph over like everyone else

Exactly so they created a problem that everyone was doing that was already illegal, and created a solution for the previously not enforced solution