Life in the Fast Lane...

[Tellmeride]

If the speed limit is 65 and I am riding the left lane at 70-75, I am not going to budge if some asshat is flashing, trying to kiss my rear end and trying to intimidate me into moving out of the way. To anyone who thinks the US highway system is their own personal autobahn, they can go f themselves.

 

[Senator20]

If the speed limit is 65 and I am riding the left lane at 70-75, I am not going to budge if some asshat is flashing, trying to kiss my rear end and trying to intimidate me into moving out of the way. To anyone who thinks the US highway system is their own personal autobahn, they can go f themselves.

You sir are the problem. The left lane is for passing, so if you’re just cruising in the fast/ passing lane, you are in the wrong. Move over. Also on the autobahn if you just stayed in the fast lane you are getting a ticket if you are holding up traffic,

 

[TellmeyourWHAT?]

If the speed limit is 65 and I am riding the left lane at 70-75, I am not going to budge if some asshat is flashing, trying to kiss my rear end and trying to intimidate me into moving out of the way. To anyone who thinks the US highway system is their own personal autobahn, they can go f themselves.

You sir are the problem. The left lane is for passing, so if you’re just cruising in the fast/ passing lane, you are in the wrong. Move over. Also on the autobahn if you just stayed in the fast lane you are getting a ticket if you are holding up traffic,

Well here we have it. It all boils down to this dispute. Is speeding in the left lane ok at any speed? 80? 90? 100?

 

[ceenote]

Well here we have it. It all boils down to this dispute. Is speeding in the left lane ok at any speed? 80? 90? 100?

Here in chicagoland you dont have any restriction on if it is a passing lane because its not.. its just more so a fast lane and if a person is doing 70-75 that is usually good speed, but u have others that want to do wayy faster than that... im ok with u doing faster than that, but i dont need you on my bumper doing it and if you are more than likely im not moving figure it out, but ifi see from a distance that your coming fast ill move but never think u can intimidate me cause that aint gonna work...

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[ksyrah]

This thread is being hijacked.........

 

[Senator20]

Well here we have it. It all boils down to this dispute. Is speeding in the left lane ok at any speed? 80? 90? 100?

I don’t care if I am going 200mph if someone wants to pass me I am moving over if I am not already. Just before I was cruising 15 over and was getting passed, lthe only difference was I was not in the fast lane.

 

[TellmeyourWHAT?]

I don’t care if I am going 200mph if someone wants to pass me I am moving over if I am not already. Just before I was cruising 15 over and was getting passed, lthe only difference was I was not in the fast lane.

That wasn't my question. You had said that he was part of the problem. My question had to do with at what speed does the speeder become the problem?

And for the record, I would be moving over too - always have

 

[Senator20]

That wasn't my question. You had said that he was part of the problem. My question had to do with at what speed does the speeder become the problem?

And for the record, I would be moving over too - always have

Depends on the road and conditions. I see it the person holding up the speeders are the problem.

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[TellmeyourWHAT?]

Depends on the road and conditions. I see it the person holding up the speeders are the problem.

REALLY? 80, 90, 100 mph??

 

[Senator20]

REALLY? 80, 90, 100 mph??

This isn't going anywhere. Back to the theme ........

You asked for my opinion.

 

[PellyTelly]

Nobody is supposed to be speeding right? Of course we all do within reason but why do I need to do move over just because you want to go excessively fast in violation of law? It’s not a lane for speeding, it’s a lane for high speed which theoretically should not exceed the limit.

 

[ultimate175]

Well here we have it. It all boils down to this dispute. Is speeding in the left lane ok at any speed? 80? 90? 100?

There are signs all over our US highways that say "Keep right except to pass".

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[PellyTelly]

Ok I get that but there also signs that have a speed “limit”. Also, while we are at it - I am passing the slower traffic already. You just want want to pass the passer.

 

[ultimate175]

And you can get tickets for violating both. If you're passing slower traffic already, great, just get back over as soon as you can. If drivers more uniformly operated this way, everything would be much smoother.

 

[ksyrah]

Does anyone not notice that the Asshat (their words) OP said "To anyone who thinks the US highway system is their own personal autobahn" is using the Left Lane as their own personal road? He just f'ed himself with that posting. Oh the irony.

 

[gman1868]

To the OP - Speeding, or blocking the left lane, both are technically a traffic violation.

Two things. Firstly, there's driving courtesy. Move over to let people pass/merge whenever possible. Merge at speed and don't expect people to slow down for you. Don't pull out in front of, turn in front of, cutoff other people. A quick flash of your lights to pass or a short beep of the horn to get someone's attention (longer horn blasts reserved for emergencies, like an imminent collision). Paying attention to driving and avoiding all distractions (can you say texting?). There are plenty more examples.

Secondly, none of us are the police. If someone is violating a traffic law, it's their job to do something about it, not ours. Anything that attempts to force others into complying with traffic law or goes against driving courtesy makes that individual into a Highway Vigilante aka Highway Karen.

If one chooses to be a HIghway Vigilante or Highway Karen, you should expect people to be upset with you. Don't be surprised if they are rude (or worse) to you.

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[TellmeyourWHAT?]

To the OP - Speeding, or blocking the left lane, both are technically a traffic violation.

Two things. Firstly, there's driving courtesy. Move over to let people pass/merge whenever possible. Merge at speed and don't expect people to slow down for you. Don't pull out in front of, turn in front of, cutoff other people. A quick flash of your lights to pass or a short beep of the horn to get someone's attention (longer horn blasts reserved for emergencies, like an imminent collision). Paying attention to driving and avoiding all distractions (can you say texting?). There are plenty more examples.

Secondly, none of us are the police. If someone is violating a traffic law, it's their job to do something about it, not ours. Anything that attempts to force others into complying with traffic law or goes against driving courtesy makes that individual into a Highway Vigilante aka Highway Karen.

If one chooses to be a HIghway Vigilante or Highway Karen, you should expect people to be upset with you. Don't be surprised if they are rude (or worse) to you.

Good post
I am extremely mindful, especially in the hammer lane, of faster cars coming up. If it is possible, I move over to the center lane and maintain the average speed of that lane. If that lane is too slow for me, I will let the left lane clear out and then move into it - trying to keep my speed at no more than about 6 mph above the limit. Sometimes though, when in the left lane along with a slug of other cars, I may end up doing 10 over until I can move over to the center lane. I usually stay there until I come up on slower cars, and then repeat. Folks that are driving a bit faster than me don't bother me in the least.

Every once in a while, someone will be coming up at an extremely high rate of speed. If the speed limit is say 70, these guys will be doing 90-100 or probably even much higher - no way to tell. Almost just as often, there will be a group of them. They will be driving very recklessly IMO and by that I mean that in addition to the high rate of speed, they will be dodging in and out, tailgating, and jockeying for position with their split-second attention -- one false move and it is Katie bar the door! You know what I am talking about - if you've spent any serious time on the interstates, you've seen it hundreds of times. These are the idiots that piss me off and I don't hesitate to yell out wishing for a traffic cop up ahead. One thing I can state emphatically - when I encounter these imbeciles, I get as far away from them as possible and just hope they don't cause a pileup reminiscent of Talladaga.

 

[vinylhaircut]

This really doesn't seem that difficult. If you're in the left lane, not passing anyone, then move over regardless. If you stay in the left lane just because you like it there, with no one in the right, and then an a-hole comes up behind you at a ridiculous speed and tailgates, now you're both making mistakes.

On the other hand, if the right lane is moving at the speed limit or below with heavy traffic, and you want to pass at, say, 5-10 mph over the limit, IMO it's perfectly fine for you to stay in the left lane as long as it takes until there's a reasonable gap in the right lane for you to pull back in. As long as you're continuously passing the right lane traffic, then it's up to you what speed to travel -- even if someone behind you wants to go even faster.

If you're the type of person who thinks that a person should immediately vacate the left lane even though they're passing people steadily above the limit, just because you want to go even faster, then IMO that's ridiculous.

 

[ultimate175]

This really doesn't seem that difficult. If you're in the left lane, not passing anyone, then move over regardless. If you stay in the left lane just because you like it there, with no one in the right, and then an a-hole comes up behind you at a ridiculous speed and tailgates, now you're both making mistakes.

On the other hand, if the right lane is moving at the speed limit or below with heavy traffic, and you want to pass at, say, 5-10 mph over the limit, IMO it's perfectly fine for you to stay in the left lane as long as it takes until there's a reasonable gap in the right lane for you to pull back in. As long as you're continuously passing the right lane traffic, then it's up to you what speed to travel -- even if someone behind you wants to go even faster.

If you're the type of person who thinks that a person should immediately vacate the left lane even though they're passing people steadily above the limit, just because you want to go even faster, then IMO that's ridiculous.

This post describes one aspect of why I think "smart" cruise control sucks (the topic of the original post that got separated by a mod I assume). None of this works remotely smoothly with SCC. It's too slow in terms of responsiveness, dumb in terms of recognizing traffic flow on the fly, overreactive, and motivates a lower driver awareness level. It gums up the system. Multiply the effect if other drivers in these situations are also using it.

 

[TellmeyourWHAT?]

This post describes one aspect of why I think "smart" cruise control sucks (the topic of the original post that got separated by a mod I assume). None of this works remotely smoothly with SCC. It's too slow in terms of responsiveness, dumb in terms of recognizing traffic flow on the fly, overreactive, and motivates a lower driver awareness level. It gums up the system. Multiply the effect if other drivers in these situations are also using it.

Your SCC must operate totally different than mine. One tap on the break and it disengages and there is no way you can get in the left lane and keep maneuvering into the center lane and keep SCC going. SCC is for open highways and even if used in crowded highways, it is extremely fast reacting. I am afraid I just don't know what you are talking about?