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Driving is one case where you should just let the bullies have their way. There's nothing for you to gain, but there's a real possibility they'll do something violent.
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I will always be in the right lane if god forbid i have to use the freeway (rare)
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Aug 18, 2022 14:56
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Fitzy Fitz posted:Driving is one case where you should just let the bullies have their way. There's nothing for you to gain, but there's a real possibility they'll do something violent. yes-- 100%. there's no principle worth sticking to other than "stay as far away as possible from the psychos." obeying the speed limit or any other traffic law comes second to watching other motorists to stay as far as possible from the insane speedsters or drivers weaving unintentionally due to cell phone or other distraction/impairment
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Aug 18, 2022 14:58
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ate poo poo on live tv posted:The left lane is for passing regardless of the speed you are going. If you aren't passing someone you shouldn't be in the left lane. That should be the only traffic law enforced on the highway. what if I'm passing a line of cars and the guy behind me decides I'm not doing it fast enough at 80mph instead of 90 and wants to pass me. where's your passing the passing lane lane then bitch. People psychotically adamant about "PASSING LANE!!1" give me econ 101 supply and demand chart vibes
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Aug 18, 2022 15:04
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I like seeing the guys maniacally switching lanes get stuck in traffic as I catch up and pass them
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Aug 18, 2022 15:06
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truly one of the most car brained ideas is that you, as a driver, need to enforce whatever you think the rules of the road are upon others. you truly do not need to do dangerous poo poo like not letting people merge or slowing down to annoy tailgaters.
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Aug 18, 2022 15:07
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mistermojo posted:I like seeing the guys maniacally switching lanes get stuck in traffic as I catch up and pass them i like it when people pass me to zoom at top speed towards a red light, where they must stop, and then i cruise past them, remaining in motion at my slower speed, getting to the light as it turns green.
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Aug 18, 2022 15:09
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Cup Runneth Over posted:what if I'm passing a line of cars and the guy behind me decides I'm not doing it fast enough at 80mph instead of 90 and wants to pass me. where's your passing the passing lane lane then bitch. yeah, inside of commuter belts the concept of a passing lane just becoming "a faster lane" is super lovely and obviously doesn't make sense
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Aug 18, 2022 15:10
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speng31b posted:yeah, inside of commuter belts the concept of a passing lane just becoming "a faster lane" is super lovely and obviously doesn't make sense literally the inevitable and unavoidable consequence of a "passing lane" on any highway that isn't a sleepy scenic route. if you want to go fast you are most likely passing people at all times for the entirety of your journey. Then there are people who want to pass you while you're doing that because you aren't speeding enough for their tastes. I've never heard the term used in e.g. California because it's so obviously loving stupid a concept in a place with busy highways, it's just the "fast lane" or left lane there. CT does have some side highways that are fairly scenic and you don't need to be in the left lane much so I can sort of understand the argument there, but people who won't shut the gently caress up about passing lanes treat it as an immutable law of the road anywhere that has more than one lane. I can only assume they live in the middle of nowhere or some shithole state like Texas
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Aug 18, 2022 15:18
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Cup Runneth Over posted:literally the inevitable and unavoidable consequence of a "passing lane" on any highway that isn't a sleepy scenic route. if you want to go fast you are most likely passing people at all times for the entirety of your journey. Then there are people who want to pass you while you're doing that because you aren't speeding enough for their tastes. I've never heard the term used in e.g. California because it's so obviously loving stupid a concept in a place with busy highways, it's just the "fast lane" or left lane there. if you're taking a road trip on interstates in certain parts of the country you tend to spend most of your time on roads that are like 60-80% long haul trucks and traffic overall is relatively light, so the passing lane is basically just "drive around this giant truck, get a safe distance then pull back to the right." that doesn't happen in high traffic or busy areas but it is a real thing
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Aug 18, 2022 15:21
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the highway I take to work is 55 mph speed limit, everyone goes at least 65 and that still isn't fast enough for some people lol my advice? the only rule of the road you need is "chill out, we'll get there when we get there"
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Aug 18, 2022 15:21
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speng31b posted:if you're taking a road trip on interstates in certain parts of the country you tend to spend most of your time on roads that are like 60-80% long haul trucks and traffic overall is relatively light, so the passing lane is basically just "drive around this giant truck, get a safe distance then pull back to the right." that doesn't happen in high traffic or busy areas but it is a real thing Yeah I'm aware of that and referenced it in my post. It is a situation that is relevant to a minority of drivers by a considerable margin so car brained people should shut the gently caress up about it and stop pretending it's a law of the road everywhere so that they can complain about people not driving fast enough for them (which is almost always what it's really about)
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Aug 18, 2022 15:44
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lol printing and taping that poo poo is more trouble than changing the blinker bulbs
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Aug 18, 2022 15:47
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the left lane being for passing or speeding is literally the law in most places in the US, sadly https://www.mit.edu/~jfc/right.html
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Aug 18, 2022 15:49
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Cup Runneth Over posted:Yeah I'm aware of that and referenced it in my post. It is a situation that is relevant to a minority of drivers by a considerable margin so car brained people should shut the gently caress up about it and stop pretending it's a law of the road everywhere so that they can complain about people not driving fast enough for them (which is almost always what it's really about) yeah that's true. In fact many roads with a "real" passing lane have clearly marked signs that say "left lane for passing only," which makes it pretty obvious what's going on! in most driving i agree with you that just going the speed limit in any lane should be fine. but that poster above also had it right about letting the bullies get their way. If you're driving in a way that puts you in the line of fire for psychos, don't do that either
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Aug 18, 2022 15:54
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speng31b posted:If you're driving in a way that puts you in the line of fire for psychos aka "Driving in America"
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Aug 18, 2022 15:54
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yeah even in rural parts of the Midwest, an interstate with three lanes going in the same direction will inevitably have traffic bunch up in the left lane (still traveling well above the speed limit) and won't be enough for someone bombing up behind them and will inevitably veer off to the right lane, narrowly missing clipping the back end of a semi, then cutting off said semi while narrowly avoiding slamming into the slower traffic in the right lane. like they're flying the millennium falcon or some poo poo.
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Aug 18, 2022 16:24
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lmao, I'm sure those signs will be highly visible at night!
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Aug 18, 2022 17:31
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Cup Runneth Over posted:People psychotically adamant about "PASSING LANE!!1" give me econ 101 supply and demand chart vibes Something about fluid dynamics and the passing lane
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Aug 18, 2022 17:36
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mawarannahr posted:why do you need to pass people at all. go with the flow but only at the agreed upon speed limit or below. if you don’t like the limit, vote for elected officials who will raise it. I generally drive the limit but will go a little over to pass big trucks that block my view of the road ahead. Also I will overtake/avoid trailers or big trucks with open beds that might launch debris
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Aug 18, 2022 17:57
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BIG-DICK-BUTT-gently caress posted:I generally drive the limit but will go a little over to pass big trucks that block my view of the road ahead. Also I will overtake/avoid trailers or big trucks with open beds that might launch debris you can resolve this easily without violating the limit by pulling over and waiting, no?
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Aug 18, 2022 18:03
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Cup Runneth Over posted:what if I'm passing a line of cars and the guy behind me decides I'm not doing it fast enough at 80mph instead of 90 and wants to pass me. where's your passing the passing lane lane then bitch. Then he has to drive behind you until you finish passing and change lanes so he can resume his original speed or whatever. What’s the argument here anyways? passing on the left is safest because the driver seat is on the left. Driving is already dangerous enough, No need to make it any riskier
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Aug 18, 2022 18:06
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mawarannahr posted:you can resolve this easily without violating the limit by pulling over and waiting, no? sometimes, but I think the aggregate risk of changing lanes, coming to stop on the shoulder, resuming speed, and re-entering the highway would outweigh the risk of exceeding the limit in order to overtake a truck when conditions allow. You might have a point though
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Aug 18, 2022 18:09
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I'm not about to listen to how actually reckless driving can be a reasonable thing that can be accommodated and built around and anybody who doesn't like it is actually making things more dangerous when you think about it, from the same people who believe any pedestrian or cyclist who doesn't wear ambulance sirens on their high-vis or persists in following the actual laws instead of the ones drivers make up on the fly deserves to get pulped in a hit and run. I hope a bollard totals any car driven recklessly.
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Aug 18, 2022 18:11
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Epic High Five posted:I hope a bollard totals any car driven
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Aug 18, 2022 18:21
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i call for the immediate destruction of all cars
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I drive at the speed of traffic and try not to get worked up over things I don't have any control over
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I drive in the rightmost lane at the speed limit, if someone gets mad about it gently caress 'em
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Space Camp fuckup posted:I drive at the speed of traffic and try not to get worked up over things I don't have any control over
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Space Camp fuckup posted:I drive at the speed of traffic and try not to get worked up over things I don't have any control over same. i try to treat the poo poo that happens on a commute like a wildlife documentary that's trying to kill me. like, "wow, that was super hosed up, glad I didn't get pink misted." and so on
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lobster shirt posted:i call for the immediate destruction of all cars
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Aug 18, 2022 19:27
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Clark Nova posted:lol printing and taping that poo poo is more trouble than changing the blinker bulbs Pretty sure someone did that to the car that wasn't the driver of the car. Otherwise that is the dumbest thing in the world for a driver of a car to do. And yes, it's trivial to replace the lights on your car.
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Aug 18, 2022 19:53
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speng31b posted:same. i try to treat the poo poo that happens on a commute like a wildlife documentary that's trying to kill me. like, "wow, that was super hosed up, glad I didn't get pink misted." and so on I don't commute. If you commute it's a moral failing.
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Aug 18, 2022 19:54
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Space Camp fuckup posted:I drive at the speed of traffic and try not to get worked up over things I don't have any control over This is the only correct answer.
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Aug 18, 2022 19:55
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Cup Runneth Over posted:People psychotically adamant about "PASSING LANE!!1" give me econ 101 supply and demand chart vibes Agreed, but SPEED LIMIT!!11
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Aug 18, 2022 20:00
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ate poo poo on live tv posted:I don't commute. If you commute it's a moral failing. luckily I don't have to do it so much anymore
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Aug 18, 2022 20:00
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I sometimes think back to my early 20's when I lived in the Dallas area and commuted like 45minutes to my part-time job in the morning, that turned into an hour and half commute on the way back. The distance of that commute? 21 miles. LMAO.
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Aug 18, 2022 20:32
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dallas sucks rear end
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i simply sit in total gridlock at all times and dont concern myself with "passing" or "keeping right"
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