ROAD TURDS - slow drivers in the fast lane

[eyeboy]

i am amazed at how many drivers migrate immediately to the left lane and sit there like a big steel turd. what ever happened to etiquette? keep right except to pass?

i love the 'i'm going the speed limit' crowd as well. where i live, on the major highways there is always twice as many cars going SLOWER in the passing lane than there are going faster in the right lane. what's going on??

discuss. 

[TiNi]

i am amazed at how many drivers migrate immediately to the left lane and sit there like a big steel turd. what ever happened to etiquette? keep right except to pass?

i love the 'i'm going the speed limit' crowd as well. where i live, on the major highways there is always twice as many cars going SLOWER in the passing lane than there are going faster in the right lane. what's going on??

discuss. 

it's kinda crazy, i know!
when i have to drive on the highway, and there is one of these "turds" in the left lane, i get frustrated quickly, and just end up passing on the right... just like everyone else does!

RIGHT... it's the new left 

[wbeck257]

Some states are starting to enforce the "slower traffic stay right" laws more strictly.

[acalles]

It doesn't bother me to much, cause here in NM, I don't think theres such thing the fast lane (or at least no one knows about it)

It just bugs me when a Semi does it and I'll just hang back a bit till I get a better time to pass..

you know what they say Left side's passing side, right side suicide..

in my car I'll be a bit more brave and flash the lights/ honk the horn till they get the f' over.

[monsterduc]

I absolutely dispise "road turds".  My thoughts are their thoughtless, uncourteous driving warrants the same to them.  I'll pass on the right and cut them off. 

I know it's immature and wrong but I just get so pissed off when people don't move over!   

Fortunately, I drive a slow, old car and usually just putt along in the right lane at the speed limit.   

[eyeboy]

snip
RIGHT... it's the new left 

bravo!

[silentbob]

Most states have laws that prohibit cruising in the passing lane, travelling slow in the passing lane, or failing to yield to an overtaking vehicle in the passing lane.  Unfortunatley they don't enforce them.  I know CA could solve their budgetary and traffic problems if they enforced those laws.

[Rev. Millertime]

I was just stopped last weekend because of a jacka$$ in the left lane.

Minnesota has signs all over that state "Slower Traffic Keep Right"

I came up behind a left lane camper and instead of passing them on the right, i flashed my lights a few times and when she looked in their mirror with her hands in the air, I pointed to the right.  After that I backed off a bit and just waited her out... flashing every so often.

After about 2 miles of this, she finally moved over.  I passed her and gave her the same "hands in the air" look.

About 20 minutes down the road I got pulled over.  HP said I was called in for tailgating and threatening the other driver.  After explaining things, he let me go, and turned around just in time to see her going by flipping me off.  When I said that was the car I had flashed.  He told me if I caught up to her again, pass her legally and wave to her in the same way!  Thought that was pretty funny.

[Rev. Millertime]

I hear a pocket full of ball bearings will send a message as well.

[Speedbag]

It happens CONSTANTLY in southern MN.      

When in my truck, I tend to tailgate these assclowns veeeeeeery close. They usually get the idea when all they can see in the rearview is F150 grille.

[Xiphias]

Uhhhhhhh.....Harley riders....did I say that???

(for the record I want one of them new 1200 HD Sportster (or better yet one of them Euro 1200 ones; I also want Jeep Rubicon and a really cool sportscar)

[aaronb]

i think this has gotten worse with the rising gas prices.  so many trucks and suvs just crawling along with no consideration to people who made intelligent decisions when purchasing their last vehicle. 

and you can not forget the people who think it is their job.. no... DUTY to police and pace traffic. 

[red baron]

In Los Angeles the fast lane is the right lane. I often get off at exits, get back on the same exit and end up passing 50 or so cars.

Most are too busy on the phone.

[Bigbore4]

i am amazed at how many drivers migrate immediately to the left lane and sit there like a big steel turd. what ever happened to etiquette? keep right except to pass?

i love the 'i'm going the speed limit' crowd as well. where i live, on the major highways there is always twice as many cars going SLOWER in the passing lane than there are going faster in the right lane. what's going on??

discuss. 

Most of em have Minnesota plates.

Flash lights, wait impatiently for a bit, then hard as whatever I am on or in will go on the suiside.

[He Man]

I know guys who drive next to me and try to take my lane right next to me. I dont know why they do this except maybe they are trying to proove that they are better? A lady in a 7 series newer BMW did that and ended up scratching her car up on my passenger peg. She was so dumb she claimed that she did not hit me. So i said, k. and left. of course she was also dumb enough to not  get out of the car and look at the damage.

As fro the slow people, i got dual Bixenon HID 4300k. Thats super mega bright white light x 2. thats 6x more light then halogens, I also have a stebel airhorn, no exahust, dry clutch. and my next mod is an emergency window breaker hammer head on the knuckle of my hand.