Another driving pet peeve......

Reb Cpl wrote: Eville wrote:  If someone is going 15mph faster than you in the lane to your left, and you move left to pass the guy in front of you, chances are you cut off the person behind you in the first place and I can understand why he would bright you.  You assume that every time someone comes up behind me too fast that I cut them off? Ugh. No. Just because someone comes up behind me faster than they should be driving doesn't mean that I cut them off in traffic....especially if I'm doing 70- that means he's doing 85.

but at the same time, if nobody is in your mirror, you shouldnt be taking the amount of time it takes said person to catch you to pass the person going slower than you

Thats just it Rofl......rate of traffic is generally 70-75. No problem. 80-90 is where these guys get behind people like me and get annoyed because I'm not going far enough above the speed limit to suit their needs. Basically, I'm not braking the law enough for them to be happy, and according to some.....they're right.

No wonder its no fun to drive anymore.

You can tell who the young drivers are.

Reb and pariell are right.

As long as your passing someone at a decent speed in the left lane, I see no problem.  I hate the people that sit there in the left lane going 1 mph faster than the right lane.

One of my pet peeves is when your driving 75pmh and you catch someone in the right lane doing about 70.  You move over to left lane to pass and they speed up.  Here I was catching you doing 75 or so and now Im struggling to pass you doing 80.

jmac3 wrote: stratoaxe wrote: I hope you guys know that 10  MPH rule is a total crock. You'll get a 0-10 ticket.   And not all Texas drivers are good...we have our share of weiner jockeys as well. Anyone that believes it is a real law is retarded....it is still over the speed limit.

I dont see how anyone can think that is a real law.  My friend got a ticket for going 4 over.  It happens but its ridiculous.

pntbl freak wrote: One of my pet peeves is when your driving 75pmh and you catch someone in the right lane doing about 70.  You move over to left lane to pass and they speed up.  Here I was catching you doing 75 or so and now Im struggling to pass you doing 80.

I do this for fun. I even go as far as to pace them a little while. I probably shouldnt but I get such a kick out of it.

0o0o I also like to do this on 3 lane highways with 2 lanes going the same way. When someone comes flying up behind me I immediately speed up, get over and pace the person that was in front of me so the other person can't pass. This often leads to me getting stuck behind someone doing 35. So it all works out eventually.

jmac3 wrote: RoboCop wrote: Come to Texas. We have the nicest drivers on the road. I have never had people flash their lights at me in the left lane and I set cruise control at 5 above. I was in Texas for one week. I was in the Austin/Ft. Hood area. This made me agree with this statement. Seriously I was shocked by how courteous drivers seemed just on every road.

It's no joke. I could be sitting at a stop sign letting the other person go first, but they insist I go first, but then they insist again for me to go first. It kind of makes you mad that your courtesy is rejected, but everyone is so nice. Sure there are a lot of mean drivers in Texas, but compared to everywhere else I go, we are really nice.

Oh and for people that think cops don't pull over for less than 10, I saw someone get pulled over for 3 over. A cop was right behind a car in front of me to the right and I was following at the same pace, but back a little and he got pulled over. Complete BS.

The justice of the peace in the town I grew up in got stopped out in rio vista and received a ticket for 1 mph over. 1 mph, no lie. There are small towns in TX where you don't go 1 mile too slow or too fast.

Boston drivers are hilariously terrible. The state of Massachusetts in general should have its roads only for the exclusive use of interstate travel for nonresidents.

The Guy wrote: Over in New York, do you get Dbags that drive SUV's with their headlights off, and their foglights on instead?

When I actually have my jeep, I leave my fog lights on all the time, and have the main lights set to auto.