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234. When it comes to driving, it sounds like our fathers were similar.

Fri Jan 3, 2014, 11:06 AM

Jan 2014

He took the time and gave me all of the tools needed to understand it is one of the greatest responsibilities in life. It is a situation where you have your own life and others lives in you hands. Learning proper technique and etiquette was so important to him. If you learn it young, it sticks with you. I guarantee you and I will pass it along as it was passed along to us.

I did take a driving course when I was younger. My father thought it was important even with all of the time he took with me. The course was based on fear. I don't think it was a bad thing, but it didn't teach how to drive properly as it said it would. It did reinforce the fact that every time you get in a car you are risking your life and others. I think some parents send their children to these courses thinking it will teach them what they need to know when it comes to driving. For the most part, they do not. I don't want to make that a blanket statement as I am sure there are many driving courses that are great. The one I went to wasn't "as advertised".

So much of it is actually very simple. The emotional side is the more difficult part because it is simply up to the individual. Anger has no place on the roads. Anger on the roads is lethal. Even in this thread people are posting how they respond to other motorists when they don't like how they are driving. People, it is at most a couple minutes of your life. There is no need for anger. The accident you are going to cause can be lethal, and on a more selfish note, your irresponsibility could hold me up for hours as they clean up the mess. These emotional responses on the road lead to deaths.

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Left Lane Squatters - Read the DAMN Sign... [View all] liberal N proud Jan 2014 OP

I don't even have a license yet, Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #1

Mom, I didnt know you post here NightWatcher Jan 2014 #2

I use bright lights at night liberal N proud Jan 2014 #5

Don't do that. It just pisses the person off. Fawke Em Jan 2014 #19

I don't do it until the vehicle has passed up several opportunities to yield by pulling over. liberal N proud Jan 2014 #22

on the uptick grahampuba Jan 2014 #45

I wonder if GPS instructions have a part liberal N proud Jan 2014 #60

You mean "left" A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #109

I had assumed he was English. HubertHeaver Jan 2014 #129

My other right! liberal N proud Jan 2014 #176

Brian who? A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #298

It must be dyslexia liberal N proud Jan 2014 #302

LOL.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #309

OK. Good. Fawke Em Jan 2014 #97

If you are driving in Europe, this is SOP. It is not considered rude. MADem Jan 2014 #71

Driving in Mass is a Combat Sport 4Q2u2 Jan 2014 #83

Boston to me is rather similar to a large Italian city MADem Jan 2014 #90

While in Iraq we had a Name for It 4Q2u2 Jan 2014 #94

Holy shit--Storrow in a Town Car at rush hour? You're now qualified to drive a tank! MADem Jan 2014 #107

That is Pretty Much What You need 4Q2u2 Jan 2014 #113

Sleep well, there will be more tomorrow I am sure. MADem Jan 2014 #125

I learned to drive on Storrow Drive! Atman Jan 2014 #135

They've been gussying it up a bit, lately--improving the road. MADem Jan 2014 #141

It's long been my understanding that the left turn signal is used on the Autobahn. Mister Ed Jan 2014 #84

I've seen that to some extent, but the click-click is de rigeur, as well. MADem Jan 2014 #87

True, but that's in educated countries, remember. pangaia Jan 2014 #157

I do think, if someone squatted in the left lane in some of those countries, that someone not MADem Jan 2014 #288

Europe enforces left lane laws liberal N proud Jan 2014 #177

It's just politeness--if you aren't going fast, don't disaccomode those who are! nt MADem Jan 2014 #287

Yep. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #78

if I am going over the speed limit by Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #81

Like George carlin said: Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #91

most of the time Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #104

And you'll be god damned if you're going to allow that, eh? n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #112

why should I pull over if there is a car Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #118

Is there an open lane to your right? A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #121

If the two slower drivers are going the speed limit, or slightly over, ZombieHorde Jan 2014 #258

in that situation FatBuddy Jan 2014 #230

His point should be considered Mister Ed Jan 2014 #126

I agree. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #139

Agreed. Urban freeways are different. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #252

It's not your call to make. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #249

Generally, that is not true - the speed is not irrelevant. enlightenment Jan 2014 #266

The chart actually indicates "most states" are sort of in the middle. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #277

Won't argue. enlightenment Jan 2014 #319

So true! Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #320

Yep. And if you have ever been in traffic court that is EXACTLY what the judge tells you. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #338

You are willing to break the law to keep others from breaking the law liberal N proud Jan 2014 #276

Only time in my life I ever flashed and tailgated, my wife was about to give birth in the car. Mister Ed Jan 2014 #103

Sorry about that. I thought your wife was pounding on the window out of anger. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #108

Ha! Made me laugh out loud! Mister Ed Jan 2014 #114

You might want to check the laws on driving in the left lane liberal N proud Jan 2014 #178

Lol. Let them flag down a cop and perform a citizens arrest.... Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #254

me, too Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #80

Check the laws on left lane driving liberal N proud Jan 2014 #179

why don't you just do the correct thing? alato Jan 2014 #101

like obey the law and drive the speed limit Drahthaardogs Jan 2014 #166

You don't have to be breaking the speed limit to pass on the right liberal N proud Jan 2014 #181

Ah nonsense Drahthaardogs Jan 2014 #187

95%? liberal N proud Jan 2014 #191

Yes. Drahthaardogs Jan 2014 #192

Nothing in the left lane laws says it is OK to stay there just because you are doing the speed limit liberal N proud Jan 2014 #202

Maybe, Drahthaardogs Jan 2014 #209

This message was self-deleted by its author liberal N proud Jan 2014 #215

Self appointed traffic control? liberal N proud Jan 2014 #216

What? The right to pass at the speed limit and in a safe amount of time and distance? Drahthaardogs Jan 2014 #221

+1. To the extent that people who want to drive at the limit are almost forced to speed to El_Johns Jan 2014 #322

there was a farmer demwing Jan 2014 #330

no, like obey the law alato Jan 2014 #387

I don't care if it pisses the asshole off. They need to get over. we can do it Jan 2014 #260

I had some jerk do that to me dflprincess Jan 2014 #48

When used, it needs to be done safely liberal N proud Jan 2014 #53

i got my only ticket in a scenario like that. dionysus Jan 2014 #292

Careful with that ... SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2014 #102

I wouldn't be too concerned about that. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #117

What if a cop is having an off day? SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2014 #124

I think it will be a rare event at best. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #132

But happened. SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2014 #144

You can't go through life constantly in fear of something like that. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #147

Let them stop me and then they can stop the driver for false accusations liberal N proud Jan 2014 #162

Right. But why add to the anger? SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2014 #257

I hate being passed on a two lane highway and then the guy gets behind a truck and is too brewens Jan 2014 #127

Anytime someone does that shit to me, I slow down Marrah_G Jan 2014 #217

Making you the problem liberal N proud Jan 2014 #226

About what I'd expect from a Sawx fan. Codeine Jan 2014 #336

Yup Marrah_G Jan 2014 #337

Wow. Just wow. El_Johns Jan 2014 #327

Actually that is appreciated yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #366

The left lane is often the slowest lane where I drive. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #3

It's not that they think it's the fast lane... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #16

Refusal is pretty accurate. liberal N proud Jan 2014 #25

They don't want to be considered "Slower Traffic". JoePhilly Jan 2014 #4

Wanting and being are two different things. liberal N proud Jan 2014 #8

And stay out of the car pool lane itsrobert Jan 2014 #6

+1000 -nt gcomeau Jan 2014 #14

shit, down here the prius drivers are doing 80+.. frylock Jan 2014 #58

Long commute, gas prices? abelenkpe Jan 2014 #143

i'm a devout hypermiler.. frylock Jan 2014 #259

I know, right? abelenkpe Jan 2014 #342

Reminds me of this Top Gear bit caraher Jan 2014 #368

They aren't the slower ones until right lane kamikazees show up. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2014 #7

What constitutes the term right lane kamikazes? liberal N proud Jan 2014 #10

I'm doing 72, left lane, in a 60 zone TheCowsCameHome Jan 2014 #21

I like to get them past me so they can smoke out the speed trap liberal N proud Jan 2014 #23

Good, TheCowsCameHome Jan 2014 #27

You've got that right ryan_cats Jan 2014 #28

Is it just BMW's or does it count when I blow by you in my Ford as well? Glassunion Jan 2014 #290

Well......... Control-Z Jan 2014 #24

I bet they won't touch you at 7 over though liberal N proud Jan 2014 #33

they won't bother because they know that someone will be along shortly.. frylock Jan 2014 #63

I was going to post that there are other signs Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #59

wow, harsh state. On the 95 highway in Maryland you have to go at least 15 over the limit. Vattel Jan 2014 #110

Sometimes people don't realize... ljm2002 Jan 2014 #9

Many just run in the right lane liberal N proud Jan 2014 #11

I prefer this sign; A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #12

Maybe they would understand that one. liberal N proud Jan 2014 #15

Saw this one here liberal N proud Jan 2014 #282

Drives me batty Egnever Jan 2014 #13

In our household, the phenomenon you're describing is known as the "Wall of Stupidity." stranger81 Jan 2014 #61

Road boulders Egnever Jan 2014 #64

I like it too, but I've referred to them as "Rolling Chicanes" n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #116

The Anti-Destination League. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #278

Ooohh . . . . that's a good one! [n/t] stranger81 Jan 2014 #286

My FIL is one of those squatters and set in his ways. Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #17

I was going to ask about Texas and Oklahoma and road courtesy. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #89

Rural areas are particularly bad Major Nikon Jan 2014 #123

I'll drive in the left lane when there is no one around. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #136

I do that myself Major Nikon Jan 2014 #140

There are no split-speed restrictions on commercial traffic in Illinois. Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #142

I do a lot of trips to see family between chicago and peoria. Twice a month at least Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #149

Illinois also has one of the better laws against left lane driving liberal N proud Jan 2014 #174

Boston drivers can fix that. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #130

I do that almost daily on 128. Rockholm Jan 2014 #218

Heh. WilliamPitt Jan 2014 #240

If they're going the speed limit, there's not much you can say about it. Fawke Em Jan 2014 #18

If you are slower then you should pull over liberal N proud Jan 2014 #20

Slower Traffic KEEP RIGHT. vanlassie Jan 2014 #122

And what if all the lanes are slow and full? pnwmom Jan 2014 #199

But the other sign says "SPEED LIMIT." How come it's fine to ignore that sign? pnwmom Jan 2014 #159

Yes! Drahthaardogs Jan 2014 #196

What does "fine" have to do with it? If you want to enforce the law on the road then join the TheKentuckian Jan 2014 #233

"Compliance with one law doesn't give you some magical right to disregard another." pnwmom Jan 2014 #324

The people who are bugged so much by "left lane squatters" are speeders. I've been tailgated El_Johns Jan 2014 #350

Of all the things in the world to get pissed off about, you choose this. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #352

I didn't write the OP. Maybe you should talk to that person. El_Johns Jan 2014 #354

Shame??? You said it yourself: pnwmom Jan 2014 #355

+65 (n/t) klook Jan 2014 #379

Great, now if you'd accept that you have no authority to enforce the speed limit and are required TheKentuckian Jan 2014 #382

Who said I'm trying to enforce the speed limit? pnwmom Jan 2014 #384

ABSOLUTE AND UTTER HORSESHIT! A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #29

LOL, dramatic much? n-t Logical Jan 2014 #49

No, it's just that I see it every day, day in and day out.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #52

Go ahead and cuss more. I won't alert it. I imagine you and road rage are good friends. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #55

Pal, I'm one of the safest drivers you would ever come across A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #67

Well, stay safe on the road. You drivers have a tough job. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #73

Well, thank you. I truly do appreciate the sentiment. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #74

I understand. My bad. I can imagine the bad drivers you see. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #79

Thank you, driver FatBuddy Jan 2014 #198

My Dad Drove A Truck ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #204

I salute truck drivers for putting up with some of the bullshit from drivers liberal N proud Jan 2014 #206

No. He DRIVES much. His time is MONEY. Miss the point much? cherokeeprogressive Jan 2014 #69

.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #72

Wow. Just Wow. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2014 #77

The long one to Detroit and Pitt? I got sick as hell! A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #88

The highway engineers may not say it Mariana Jan 2014 #51

Bullshit. (Edited) A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #54

SHOW me where a law, ANY law, says "drive in the left lane" if you're going the speed limit. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2014 #70

How about the law that says "drive over the speed limit" quakerboy Jan 2014 #99

That's not the point. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #105

Come on man, Drahthaardogs Jan 2014 #220

The OP says nothing of the sort. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #317

Really? I think your attitude is much more GOP-ish than mine. Drahthaardogs Jan 2014 #343

How fucking DARE you? A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #345

It's not common sense. It's science! Drahthaardogs Jan 2014 #364

Explain why some states are 70 while others are 65 and some even 75 liberal N proud Jan 2014 #378

You don't have to be speeding to be passing liberal N proud Jan 2014 #323

Taking that to its absurdist conclusion, quakerboy Jan 2014 #332

..... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #333

:) Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2014 #56

There are those intentionally trying to keep people slowed down out there. They feel it's their brewens Jan 2014 #75

As I have said before, it's Lane Discipline, and most American drivers are just clueless A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #92

Yup. Any shoulder at all and there is room to be three wide. That makes it safe to pass even if brewens Jan 2014 #100

+1 It's epidemic in AZ. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #155

What you said. Common Sense Party Jan 2014 #153

"if there is an open lane to the right." pnwmom Jan 2014 #160

The poster is right. If you are not exceeding the speed limit there is no problem bowens43 Jan 2014 #183

No, she is not right. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #348

Depends on where you live. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #30

Only recently, same here in Florida; A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #34

no, it's not DrDan Jan 2014 #363

lL, too. And the law here was written by a cop turned legislator. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2014 #62

I like the Illinois law liberal N proud Jan 2014 #285

Husband's a control freak Repubkican, is he? Shrike47 Jan 2014 #39

That mentality is the problem in a nutshell. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #120

Exactly!!!! liberal N proud Jan 2014 #175

You might want to check the laws on that liberal N proud Jan 2014 #172

Not in my state pipoman Jan 2014 #186

there's the law FatBuddy Jan 2014 #200

Well said liberal N proud Jan 2014 #207

I already drive 9 mph above the limit. I'm not wading into merging traffic so that some fuckface... JVS Jan 2014 #347

Not exactly Trekologer Jan 2014 #213

People are attacking you for suggesting going the speed limit? Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #241

And there is a reason freeways have more than one lane in each direction. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #349

So the speed limit signs are meaningless? Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #353

There is a reason troopers tolerate 10 mph over the "limit." Atman Jan 2014 #362

Uh huh. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #370

That's incorrect. The convention is "slower traffic" keep right. Hosnon Jan 2014 #314

If I'm going the speed limit & some creep thinks that's not fast enough, they can make the El_Johns Jan 2014 #325

I'm with ya on that one. I, on the other hand, have the opposite problem. WillowTree Jan 2014 #26

From someone who drives for a living.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #32

You are driving the way many of us learned. liberal N proud Jan 2014 #36

That's not the best sign ... Martin Eden Jan 2014 #31

And that sign is the prevailing one in several states. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #35

I always make great time going through Chicago on the Tri-State. liberal N proud Jan 2014 #37

If you don't want to provoke a road rage incident, get out of the damned way! Shrike47 Jan 2014 #38

They read it too slowly, then obey it by turning on Rush. Festivito Jan 2014 #40

I think that must be an ego problem liberal N proud Jan 2014 #41

The occasional control freak. Others seem to be in vindictive denial. Festivito Jan 2014 #57

I guess some of them think that the far left lane is for pnwmom Jan 2014 #42

I Call Them "Traffic Regulators" BodieTown Jan 2014 #43

That applies to some, I am sure liberal N proud Jan 2014 #46

It's called "Nestoring", after the asshole made famous by doing it on purpose. Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #152

They are selfish, unsafe drivers. Maybe even twisted passive aggressive drivers. Zorra Jan 2014 #44

Unsafe is precisely what they are. liberal N proud Jan 2014 #50

Yep. Very unsafe. SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2014 #119

Ahhh....someone needs a nap! n-t Logical Jan 2014 #47

You get people on cruise control that take five miles to pass because they are set at just a brewens Jan 2014 #65

Ding ding ding - My pet peeve! Marie Marie Jan 2014 #96

Yep. Use the set/coast button to raise and lower speed a touch. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #98

I've been on I5 in Oregon heading down to California where trucks are doing that. You get a five brewens Jan 2014 #106

Yep. I don't want to be next to a semi for more than a few seconds. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #115

You don't have to go very far to see tire debris and skid marks where a trailor fishtails a little. brewens Jan 2014 #131

Most trucks are electronicaly governed. CANDO Jan 2014 #357

If I may speak on behalf of the nations truckers, I'm sorry, really. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #369

And by they time pass the car they intended to pass, they have come up on another liberal N proud Jan 2014 #170

It's the unofficial The Wizard Jan 2014 #66

LOL. Thank you! That is my #1 traffic pet peeve. catbyte Jan 2014 #68

The people who drive slow on a 2 lane road only to speed up when you get to a passing lane neverforget Jan 2014 #76

They are scared of anywhere the road bends, and MUST SLOW DOWN - and they love SUVs Mopar151 Jan 2014 #111

I always wanted to make a vigilante movie about driving 90-percent Jan 2014 #82

I don't know ccsar Jan 2014 #85

Surprised this doesn't have more recs. HughBeaumont Jan 2014 #86

If cars and trucks are passing you on the right, you're too far to the left. SeattleVet Jan 2014 #93

Enforcement - That is the key liberal N proud Jan 2014 #173

Yeah, sure. As soon as I move right, you slow down and sit in my blind spot adamuu Jan 2014 #95

What percentage of the time does this occur? TekGryphon Jan 2014 #128

More than that. n/t adamuu Jan 2014 #156

I live in Ohio and I do see that from some Ohio drivers liberal N proud Jan 2014 #168

The Law / Rule should be azureblue Jan 2014 #133

It is in Kansas pipoman Jan 2014 #187

Get a life. broiles Jan 2014 #134

There's always someone in the left lane on La Cienega doing ten miles under the abelenkpe Jan 2014 #137

Nope, don't agree. Atman Jan 2014 #138

You win the thread KentuckyWoman Jan 2014 #146

100% WRONG. Atman Jan 2014 #151

You don't get to set the pace KentuckyWoman Jan 2014 #195

You're just totally missing what I'm saying Atman Jan 2014 #197

If you are at the front of 100 car line, you are the problem liberal N proud Jan 2014 #205

Agreed. Atman Jan 2014 #208

Yes. This was my point up-thread about how I'm not moving out of the way .... Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #339

Bingo. Atman Jan 2014 #340

You are correct KentuckyWoman Jan 2014 #344

you're not a safe driver FatBuddy Jan 2014 #201

Yes, in fact, I am. Atman Jan 2014 #212

no, in fact, you're not FatBuddy Jan 2014 #228

Are you deliberately trying to ignore what I'm saying? Atman Jan 2014 #238

no FatBuddy Jan 2014 #255

That's the trouble... Atman Jan 2014 #270

Others are going the same speed you are only because they can't get by liberal N proud Jan 2014 #274

Ridiculous. Keep trying. Atman Jan 2014 #291

You might want to check the laws on that... liberal N proud Jan 2014 #167

That's EXACTLY what I'm talking about. Atman Jan 2014 #193

Right on! Also on my bad list are people who get into the carpool lane and then drive 55. Argh! DesertDiamond Jan 2014 #145

We call that "Nestoring" in the DC area. After some guy named Nestor who did 55 in the left lane. yellowcanine Jan 2014 #148

I don't drive. Silver Swan Jan 2014 #150

Usually the attraction of the left lane is that there isn't other traffic merging into it. El_Johns Jan 2014 #154

That is a key point, and one of my pet peeves. Atman Jan 2014 #222

Are you reading the other damn signs? pnwmom Jan 2014 #158

I have sat at the speed limit behinds some asshole in the left lane doing 5 under liberal N proud Jan 2014 #164

I rarely see cars around here going below the speed limit in any lane, pnwmom Jan 2014 #194

In high traffic, all lanes are used liberal N proud Jan 2014 #203

I agree. But we don't see much of that around here, unfortunately. pnwmom Jan 2014 #326

When you have trucks that are governed to run no faster than a certain speed B Calm Jan 2014 #161

I am not concerned about the trucks liberal N proud Jan 2014 #163

Most truckers will use left lane speeders for bear bait. I always B Calm Jan 2014 #165

Exactly, If someone wants to go down the road, I want to let them liberal N proud Jan 2014 #171

You must not be driving around here. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #169

I'm confident you always stay within the speed limit demwing Jan 2014 #180

You don't have to be speeding to pass on the freeway liberal N proud Jan 2014 #182

Good, so you observe ALL traffic signs! demwing Jan 2014 #189

My peeve is the self appointed pipoman Jan 2014 #190

No I get it demwing Jan 2014 #235

Left lane squatters really grind my gears NuclearDem Jan 2014 #184

In a sense, literally liberal N proud Jan 2014 #185

I think most people learn these simple rules at a very young age. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #210

There used to be Drivers Education classes liberal N proud Jan 2014 #225

When it comes to driving, it sounds like our fathers were similar. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #234

My dad taught me to drive my car as well as anticipate what the other drivers were doing liberal N proud Jan 2014 #264

Lots of "I'll be damned" and wannabe traffic enforcerers floating around... Lost_Count Jan 2014 #211

I live in St. Paul, Minnesota. MineralMan Jan 2014 #214

Left exits and merges are an exception liberal N proud Jan 2014 #219

Yes, they are, but still there are people MineralMan Jan 2014 #224

interstates that pass through downtown areas FatBuddy Jan 2014 #229

Of course they are different, which was my point. MineralMan Jan 2014 #236

sucks FatBuddy Jan 2014 #237

South Florida is the worst for that. badtoworse Jan 2014 #223

And they all have their left turn signal on liberal N proud Jan 2014 #227

I forgot that! badtoworse Jan 2014 #231

They think they are the traffic police. intheflow Jan 2014 #232

We need to find the cop that wrote that ticket and nominate him for a medal. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2014 #261

Probably knowing they have to be in that lane in order to treestar Jan 2014 #239

You will find the squatters in the left lane 100 miles from any left exit liberal N proud Jan 2014 #268

Ah, DU. WilliamPitt Jan 2014 #242

You never know what will fire the place up. liberal N proud Jan 2014 #269

If they're going the speed limit, there's nothing you should be pissed about. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #243

Except maybe that they're breaking the law. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #247

Going over the speed limit is breaking the law. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #251

Of course. But that in no way alters the fact that so is failing to yield. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #253

I'll bet somewhere between post #1 and #242 that argument's been dealt with already. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2014 #262

And? jeff47 Jan 2014 #263

See post 181 liberal N proud Jan 2014 #272

Understand why keeping right will help reduce traffic congestion. liberal N proud Jan 2014 #271

Can't find the link OxQQme Jan 2014 #244

I've seen the video you are talking about. Glassunion Jan 2014 #246

Here you go liberal N proud Jan 2014 #284

I love the NJ State Police sometimes! Glassunion Jan 2014 #289

$300 - I wish more states would do that liberal N proud Jan 2014 #294

I know pitbulls, breastfeeding, and the olive garden are far more popular, but fishwax Jan 2014 #245

I was behind one the other day that had a "Get off my tail" sign on the bumper... truebrit71 Jan 2014 #248

The left lane is typically less bumpy than the right lane, stopbush Jan 2014 #250

That is fine if there isn't any traffic or people don't have to pass on the right liberal N proud Jan 2014 #267

That's fine. Just don't ride my ass in the right lane, like I am expected Butterbean Jan 2014 #256

That would be stupid to ride someones ass in the right lane liberal N proud Jan 2014 #265

I know, right? It happens to me ALL the time, drives me NUTS. Butterbean Jan 2014 #273

Sounds like drivers in the Gary Indiana/Chicago area liberal N proud Jan 2014 #275

I never thought of that, but I think you are onto something there. Butterbean Jan 2014 #281

You want THEM to obey a sign, so YOU can be free to disobey another? Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #279

So many post here justifying breaking one law to stop other from breaking one liberal N proud Jan 2014 #280

I'm not justifying anything. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #283

Good idea, why don't you start? Atman Jan 2014 #293

Think I am wrong? liberal N proud Jan 2014 #299

What does this have to do with anything I've posted? Atman Jan 2014 #329

I have some sympathy here but not a lot..... Swede Atlanta Jan 2014 #295

2000 miles? BobUp Jan 2014 #296

No I am not a trucker but I understand what they go though liberal N proud Jan 2014 #300

I used to BobUp Jan 2014 #305

It has been a long time but yes liberal N proud Jan 2014 #306

Not sure BobUp Jan 2014 #310

Having driven though through Chicago many times liberal N proud Jan 2014 #312

$250.00 BobUp Jan 2014 #316

haha, come to Florida this time of year!!! Sancho Jan 2014 #297

I did that for several years liberal N proud Jan 2014 #301

It's equally as bad as people who don't yield on yield on left hand turn signals. Initech Jan 2014 #303

Agreed liberal N proud Jan 2014 #304

I drove approx 1,000 miles in Great Britain and never once had a problem with squatters. rhett o rick Jan 2014 #307

Europeans are far more considerate behind the wheel than Americans liberal N proud Jan 2014 #308

That's a good point. Another possible reason is that IMO European drivers are more daring. rhett o rick Jan 2014 #311

As many in this thread argue liberal N proud Jan 2014 #313

Without enforcement, things arent about to change. nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #315

George Carlin on driving: SomethingFishy Jan 2014 #318

There sure are a lot of assholes on the roads liberal N proud Jan 2014 #321

What I find irritating is when someone is poking along in the left lane, spots me approaching, Snarkoleptic Jan 2014 #328

Tacking this on to the end. Vermont. Atman Jan 2014 #331

Really? ozone_man Jan 2014 #334

Really. Atman Jan 2014 #341

Is this post a joke, too? n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #373

We spend a lot of time in Vermont. Atman Jan 2014 #374

I used to love going to Vermont, when I lived on the east coast. pnwmom Jan 2014 #376

Once and awhile one of those Subaru escapes and can be seen roaming the left lane of an. Iowa or liberal N proud Jan 2014 #335

The speed limit isn't a minimum. JVS Jan 2014 #346

It seems awfully narcissistic to claim that the Vermont locals are driving more slowly pnwmom Jan 2014 #356

Relax. Atman Jan 2014 #359

Then maybe don't say, "I'm not kidding" when you are kidding. pnwmom Jan 2014 #372

That was the second paragraph. Atman Jan 2014 #375

Quite often around here, the entire right lane is going slow, for miles. Silent3 Jan 2014 #358

Bingo. Atman Jan 2014 #360

Sounds like you've got an incipient case of road rage. Th1onein Jan 2014 #351

How is rant about assholes road rage? liberal N proud Jan 2014 #361

Do you know what the word "incipient" means? Th1onein Jan 2014 #371

On my list of issues in my life... 99Forever Jan 2014 #365

Pretty simple, anyone going less than 80 in the left lane should face summary execution. tritsofme Jan 2014 #367

Good application for drones klook Jan 2014 #381

A Hooters thread any day now. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #386

I never get in the left lane unless I absolutely MUST pass someone, which is rare... CTyankee Jan 2014 #385

Autobahn rules, rule MannyGoldstein Jan 2014 #377

Exactly! liberal N proud Jan 2014 #380

OMG. Phlem Jan 2014 #383