Try putting your blinker on a little earlier to indicate to the impatient person behind you that you intend to move over after passing. Courtesy is a two-way street.

9/14/2011 2:17:32 PM

lol dick with the set-em up made my comment un-readable

9/14/2011 2:19:45 PM

^^exactly.

Quote :

"I don't know how many times I've done this, but I get so tired of after I'm passing someone and about to get back over, the impatient driver behind me slide by me on the right. That pisses me off. I'm sure that causes a number of wrecks."

Also, chances are that if the car behind you has already passed the car to the right, and has already gotten over next to you, that you're already 3-4 car lengths past the passed vehicle and are taking your sweet ass time getting out of the left lane.

9/14/2011 2:28:43 PM

Of course it won't help if the asshole behind you is so impatient that they speed up before you can get over. Fuck those people.

9/14/2011 2:34:04 PM

I lock up the middle lane hypermilin'. Its my prerogative to do 55 in a 65 cresting a hill. There are the left (and right) lanes to pass me (usually). It's not worth driving in the right lane the whole way because people treat that like the fast lane too. Especially those who are overly excited to be exiting the highway. I honestly never have much problem with people riding my ass, and often times there are many other drivers plenty content to follow along at a respectable distance. I find it worth the extra 10mpg for my daily 50 mile total commute to take an extra 5-10 minutes getting where i'm going.

Then there are times where I have a load on my mind and drone along at 5 over...

9/14/2011 4:00:15 PM

Quote :

"its people like theduffus that make me park in the fast lane. if im passing people that are in the right lanes and youre riding my ass im not getting the fuck over. deal with it. this thread is fucking stupid. "

I fully endorse this group, but this shit pisses me off. I will be going 10-15 over, passing people in the right lane, when some jackass in his honda ricer or
oversized pick-up will get on my ass because they are going 30 over. I am not slowing down, in order to slide over, to save you 20 seconds on your trip.
I am more than considerate enough to get over when i'm past all teh slow moving cars in the right lane.

Quote :

"Nobody should be driving in the left lane unless they're passing someone. Absolute speed has nothing to do with what lane you should be in--only whether or not you're engaged in passing someone"

There is one exception. During rush hour in major cities, the highways do reach satuaration where traffic must fill the left lane as bulk flow falls below the speed limit.

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" I'm betting at 65-80 your speedometer in your car reads around 10% high unless you've increased tire diameter or something like that"

Truth, my car tends to read 2 mph slow.

9/14/2011 4:44:34 PM

hypermilers are the worst kind of faggots

set your cruise and quit speeding up and slowing down

9/14/2011 7:26:40 PM

^think god someone gets it I set my cruise as soon as I get off an exit ramp. If you're that important leave earlier

So what I gather is people that drive slower are lazy and cause wrecks. Id love to see the statistics to back that up
I'm pretty sure the non driving fucks that play frogger ant tetris with their car doing 15-20mph over in the morning and evening in rush hour are the ones causing it

Yes rush hour sucks but there's no reason to drive like a nigger.

9/15/2011 12:02:01 AM

if people stayed out of the fucking passing lane, there wouldn't be any frogger or tetris.

9/15/2011 12:19:09 AM

^^ Just because someone wants to drive faster than you doesn't give you the right be an asshole and block them. Again, what the hell is wrong with letting someone by? Next time I see you in the grocery store Will, I'll just walk slowly in front of you so you can't get around me. I mean, if you are in a hurry and I'm not, then that's your problem. Perhaps you should have left to go to the store sooner...

For fucks sake, stop acting holier than thou Will. AND LEARN SOME GOD DAMN ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND SPELLING YOU RACIST BASKET OF TURTLE SHIT.

[Edited on September 15, 2011 at 1:25 AM. Reason : .]

9/15/2011 1:24:50 AM

What I'm getting from this thread is theDuke866 wants an entire lane of the highway to himself.

Like a personal place for him to get pulled over for speeding.

9/15/2011 8:45:31 AM

Quote :

"For fucks sake, stop acting holier than thou Will. AND LEARN SOME GOD DAMN ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND SPELLING YOU RACIST BASKET OF TURTLE SHIT. "

i will not

i never said i wouldnt get out of your way. i stated that if your front end is up my ass im going to be a dick and not move over. clearly i know that if someone is coming up fast than me i will make a lane change. but i rarely get in the left lane anyweay

9/15/2011 9:03:14 AM

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"I'm betting at 65-80 your speedometer in your car reads around 10% high unless you've increased tire diameter or something like that"

Not on my Honda. It's pretty much always 0-1MPH off the GPS. I think I may have seen a 2 MPH discrepancy, but not often and not for long.

9/15/2011 9:49:53 AM

^^^^BTW your couponing doesnt make you an elitist. this thread pretty much says troll away..

no one gives a fuck about anyones opinion

9/15/2011 10:26:58 AM

Quote :

"i never said i wouldnt get out of your way. i stated that if your front end is up my ass im going to be a dick and not move over. clearly i know that if someone is coming up fast than me i will make a lane change. but i rarely get in the left lane anyweay"

I don't really bother tailgating slow people on the interstate. Both of my cars are pretty tiny and given that so many people drive SUVs or pickups that they probably just laugh at me At most I might get really close for a second or two to announce my desire to go faster, then back off to a reasonable distance (i.e. far enough back to be safe while not big enough to invite someone to cut in front of me).

9/15/2011 10:50:20 AM

i don't tailgate... i draft.


there is a difference of about 10ft

9/15/2011 10:53:38 AM

you right.

Hes using my gas!!!
i hope someknows what that is from

9/15/2011 11:03:33 AM

Quote :

"^^^^BTW your couponing doesnt make you an elitist. "

lol wut

9/15/2011 11:42:26 AM

your pantry looks like that of a coupon user

9/15/2011 12:38:35 PM

That's not the pantry. That's actually the spare bedroom because the pantry is full

Gotta stock up you know; just in case...

9/15/2011 12:57:48 PM

zombies aint gonna get you

9/16/2011 4:39:11 PM

Quote :

"What I'm getting from this thread is theDuke866 wants an entire lane of the highway to himself. "

No, motherfucker, I don't want to be in the passing lane either, except when I'm passing. I want traffic to flow as it's supposed to, where I'll be in the traveling lane like everyone else, except for while I'm passing someone.

10/9/2011 10:47:32 PM

Quote :

"I want traffic to flow as it's supposed to"

good luck coming from 85 to Durham. I stay in the left lane because fucks dont know how to keep a constant speed.

there is nothing worse than fuckers changing their speeds all the fucking time.

its fucking stupid to fly up on someones ass to just jam on the fucking brakes 100 feet up.
also in rush hour stop and go traffic is a fucking hassle with aftermarket pads/rotors and just in general. so i stay in the left lane and keep a slow speed(until traffic speeds up) and it doesnt usually piss people off.

10/10/2011 2:42:51 PM

Quote :

"§ 20-146. Drive on right side of highway; exceptions (b) Upon all highways any vehicle proceeding at less than the legal maximum speed limit shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for thru traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the highway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn."

10/11/2011 1:00:41 PM

^ Does not state where a vehicle at the speed limit shall be driven.

Drive 55 in a 55, then left lane is okay, unless there's some other paragraph.

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 2:48 PM. Reason : ]

10/11/2011 2:47:13 PM

yeah, but the law assumes no one ever drives over the speed limit

doesn't really matter what a law states, especially one that isn't enforced

10/11/2011 3:01:32 PM

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"doesn't really matter what a law states"

lolwut?

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^^ Point was, according to the law, you can drive in the leftmost lane if you are driving the speed limit. It is permissible.

Makes you a tool in the eyes anyone who wants to break the law and exceed the speed limit in that lane, but technically it is within the law.

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 3:05 PM. Reason : ]

10/11/2011 3:02:26 PM

do you obey the speed limit at all times?

10/11/2011 3:05:23 PM

No I do not. I agree with most that you should avoid the left lane if possible. My sole point is that as written, the law DOES allow it.

...but I hold no animosity toward a car in the left lane if they're going at least the speed limit, unlike most.

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 3:07 PM. Reason : ]

10/11/2011 3:06:32 PM

and my point is that, no matter how fast you're going, you should stay in the right lane unless you're passing

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 3:08 PM. Reason : out of respect for other drivers]

10/11/2011 3:07:31 PM

That's fine, but the law does not require it, as you know.

10/11/2011 3:08:04 PM

left-lane riders are dickheads no matter what the law states

10/11/2011 3:10:19 PM

? still not arguing that.

10/11/2011 3:10:59 PM

and i'm not arguing about what the law does and doesn't allow, but you felt a need to post it over and over

10/11/2011 3:12:16 PM

K. Your first response was directed at my post, which usually means one is attempting to relate the two and begin conversation. I now understand that you weren't. My misunderstanding.

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 3:14 PM. Reason : all done]

10/11/2011 3:14:18 PM

i didn't argue against your statement, i just pointed out its irrelevance

10/11/2011 3:16:20 PM

Irrelevance to what? Discussion on the fact that generally accepted behavior is to not occupy the left lane? Yes, it is irrelevant to that societal conclusion.

Although Restricted did post some actual legal background behind this issue and we can see that the societal conclusion is unfounded according to the law. Arguably, that's relevant to this thread. If it is, then so was my response. If not, then mine was not. Your call. Don't care.

10/11/2011 3:20:34 PM

Those signs that say "Slower Traffic Keep Right" are enforceable even if the vehicle is traveling the speed limit.

10/11/2011 4:07:14 PM

Proof?

10/11/2011 5:08:49 PM

Quote :

"(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, when appropriate signs have been posted, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle over and upon the inside lane, next to the median of any dual-lane highway at a speed less than the posted speed limit when the operation of said motor vehicle over and upon said inside lane shall impede the steady flow of traffic except when preparing for a left turn. "Appropriate signs" as used herein shall be construed as including "Slower Traffic Keep Right" or designations of similar import."

While it states at a speed less than the posted speed limit, if you are doing 61/60 mph zone and there are cars piling up behind you; you are impeding the flow of traffic.

10/11/2011 5:49:49 PM

^ Yes you are, but you are still allowed to do it, according to the words you just posted.

......I assume you understand that?

edit: to be clear, it states that you may operate in that inside lane, so long as you are travelling the maximum speed.

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Look folks, I'm just tryn'a clear up some misunderstanding earlier in the thread.

If you are travelling the speed limit, then it is legal to travel in the inner lane. As far as the law is concerned, you are not impeding traffic flow and it is not punishable nor incorrect. Those people in the video toward the end of the first page were doing nothing illegal.

However, it is also the discourteous thing to do, because the vast majority of people do break the law and exceed the speed limit, and that's just the way it is. So you should keep to the right lane.

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 6:41 PM. Reason : ]

10/11/2011 6:31:55 PM

law says you can drive the speed limit in the left lane, but then you do have this on the road as well

10/11/2011 9:30:39 PM

'Tis contradictory.

10/11/2011 9:34:56 PM

^^ That sign only applies to people driving under the speed limit in the left lane....if you are going 100% by the word of the law

10/12/2011 9:32:20 AM

^ NEW INFO

Apparently the "Uniform Vehicle Code" is nationwide and it trumps any state laws:

Quote :

""The Uniform Vehicle Code states: Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic ... Note that this law refers to the "normal" speed of traffic, not the "legal" speed of traffic. The 60 MPH driver in a 55 MPH zone where everybody else is going 65 MPH must move right." "

Therefore, if the above were true (and I saw it in several search results), then you are NOT justified to drive the limit in the left lane. In fact you do have to move over. Unsure if the UVC is a law, or enforceable...

10/12/2011 10:29:36 AM

Quote :

"The Uniform Vehicle Code is a privately prepared set of United States traffic laws prepared by the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances, a private non-profit organization. Most of the members are state governments, in addition to some related organizations. The extent to which the code is used varies by state. "

[Edited on October 12, 2011 at 11:20 AM. Reason : doesn't sound all that uniform at all]

10/12/2011 11:20:12 AM

Y'all niggas be posting in a troll thread.

HOV Lanes ftw

10/12/2011 12:19:55 PM

speed limits are set based on the design speed of the road. if the design speed is 60mph then the road is posted at 55mph or lower.

10/13/2011 12:29:09 AM