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iamjackflack@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Easy fix, go 10 mph under. If they are still a dick, keep slowing down
JohnnyMac@lemmy.world 1 month ago
OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Lemme just pull into this lane of oncoming traffic real quick
JohnnyMac@lemmy.world 1 month ago
[deleted]owsei@programming.dev 1 month ago
While the actual speed police said you are already over the limit
god I don’t understand speeding
ZeroGravitas@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Situational awareness is key.
10 over on left lane (right for UK) while the other one is free? You’re the entitled speed police asshole. He’s the dumb tailgating idiot.
10 over the other way around? You’re doing nothing wrong. He’s still the dumb tailgating idiot.
I don’t condone assholery on the road, but it’s still my license and my fine if I’m speeding up for a tailgater. So if the right lane has slow traffic and I’m overtaking on the left, I’ll stick to whatever speed on or above the limit that I consider safe. Unless the tailgater has blue lights flashing, I’m not obliged to do a damn thing.
Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Not sure why all the down votes. Most states it’s the law the right lane is passing only.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
So you’re the tailgating truck driver in this meme?
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Lol, no, we don’t reward selfish pricks
Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The problem isn’t that you are rewarding anyone anything. Your causing traffic and safety hazards if you are forcing someone to pass on right when it’s the law in most states to use the left lane as passing only.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
You are causing traffic and safety hazards
Driving a consistent speed on cruise control isn’t doing that, dumbass, it’s the guy riding your ass and trying to speed who’s made a hazard
forcing someone to pass on right
Show me the gun I’m using to threaten them into this, or explain how I make their wheels change direction
Also: one lane roads exist & are way more common than multi lane roads for this kind of incident
flandish@lemmy.world 1 month ago
nobody forces someone to do anything. they CHOOSE to pass illegally in addition to speeding illegally.
i’ll eventually move over when it is safe.
and when you react during this period like a douche and roof your car from behaving like a child, guess who’s going to show up at your mva? this guy, dressed like the first responder I am. guess who’s going to remind you I have dashcam footage of your overreaction and behavior?
JohnnyMac@lemmy.world 1 month ago
[deleted]gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
If I’m going at or above the speed limit then one can pass if that’s not fast enough. If they can’t pass for whatever reason: that’s their problem, not mine
yggstyle@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I control everyone’s speed. I am god.
- Just about every truck owner who pulls the above mentioned shit.
Bonus points for lifted, extra big wheels, and whatever other shit country music suckered them into buying. Meanwhile their truck bed has no scratches, or is covered, and the truck itself only has seen the highway. They don’t own a truck - they own a clowned up SUV and a testosterone deficiency.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
No reason to move over if you are already at the speed limit. If you are over you should slow down.
Signtist@lemm.ee 1 month ago
There’s a reason for those “slower traffic move right” signs. People drive at different speeds - if the people behind want to go faster than the people in front, it’s their responsibility to let them pass, so long as there’s a safe space in another lane to do so.
Jarix@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yes yes there are, but they aren’t there to appease criminals who can’t follow the rules.
Rules for thee but not for me!
There are minimum speeds laws as well, and those roads are where the slower traffic move right signs are. You are extremely unlikely to find them in city and not on highways.
They are designed because of mainly 3 types of people on the road.
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traffic that is too heavily loaded to accelerate quickly enough to maintain speed due to dynamic road conditions. Typically large commercial transport and vehicles towing or hauling something.
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Older vintage/classic/non-passenger vehicles that can’t or shouldn’t be traveling at the speed limit, but ARE still legal to drive on those roads
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Vehicles experienced pronlems but are still drivable.
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Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
We don’t have those here, going over the speed limit is illegal and if caught a few times you are banned from driving
iamjackflack@lemm.ee 1 month ago
So your solution to someone tailgating you while in the driving lane is to pull over into the passing lane and slow down to let them pass? Real genius…
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Every time the circlejerk assumes the worst out of comments like these.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
But for real, if someone is tailgating you at speed the right move really is to ease down slowly. Because if you have to stop quickly at speed, they’re going to catastrophically rear end you. Slowing down steadily lowers the stakes and may induce them to pass you and harass someone else.
Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s just plain rude
iamjackflack@lemm.ee 1 month ago
No it’s not. It’s safety conscious to keep space in front of you because you will need to reduce speed at a slower rate so the asshat behind you doesn’t slam into the back of you.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 month ago
It’s literally safer than someone on your bumper going 80 mph (as long as you’re not in the fast lane).
scops@reddthat.com 1 month ago
That’s heavily dependent on context. Oftentimes each person commenting in these threads has a different situation in their mind.
If they’re on your ass on a multi-lane highway and there’s plenty of space for them to pass you AND you’re in the designated lane for slow traffic (eg, right-most lane in the US) then it’s not rude at all. Encourage them to get off your ass and in the meantime, you’re giving both of you more time to react in an emergency.
If you’re on a two-lane road (ie, one lane per direction) I get wanting to slow down below the speed limit, but really, you don’t know whether that person has a friend bleeding out next to them while trying to get to a hospital, or maybe they are at the boiling point for a road-rage incident with a gun in the glovebox. I maintain a safe speed and if I get to a passing zone, I make a point to slow down for them to make an easier pass.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
Rude, safe, who’s to say.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s my two lane strategy. I use cruise everywhere I go, and I consistently go a little over the speed limit, usually about 10% of the posted amount. That’s not enough for some people and they tailgate. I will immediately set my cruise to the speed limit, and if they don’t back off, I will gradually get slower and slower. I don’t break check, but if there is a hill, I will ride the brakes all the way down as to not accidentally exceed the speed limit.
Naz@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I’ve had a much easier life following a super easy rule for highways:
Left lane: Passing/Fast
Middle lane: Cruising
Right lane: Exit/Slow
If I’m in the left lane doing 110 MPH and there’s a pickup truck right on my ass, I’ll signal and go middle lane and just cruise for a bit.
9 times out of 10, I’ll see that exact same pickup or other car on the right shoulder with a state trooper writing him up.
It’s happened so often in my life, it’s made me believe in “instant karma”. Just let them pass.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
“Never be the fastest car on the highway” is a pretty good rule for avoiding state troopers.
xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 month ago
I’ve been following this advice myself, but maybe with a bit of an ulterior motive… Being the second fastest car on the road, maybe a mile or two back from the fastest car on the road means they get pulled over and I don’t.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 month ago
“Or the stolen vehicle with no plates and a trail of illicit drug smoke, dragging a gas station hose, shooting a firearm out the bloody windows, while your hostage is screaming.”
But that’s not as concise.
bluewing@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Nah, you still good bro as long as you are moving smoothly with the traffic.
bluewing@lemm.ee 1 month ago
What catches the trooper’s eye and gets you pulled over is doing all those lane changes if you want to be the fastest. That’s what is unsafe. Otherwise, they aren’t too concerned about the actual speed as long as the traffic is flowing smoothly.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This strongly depends on both the area and the individual officers. And sometimes your skin colour, unfortunately. Also the condition of your vehicle, like a new porsche might be allowed to get away with a higher speed than a rust-bucket (or, on the other hand, that new porsche might attract more attention and/or envy).
ByteJunk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Right lane is for cruising.
Any lanes to the left are for overtaking, and you move back to the right after passing.
Of course it depends on how heavy the traffic is, but if you’re not willing to move faster than the cars on your right, CHANGE LANES.
People driving in the middle lane when there’s nobody on the left are a pet peeve of mine.
HerderHilton@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Don’t believe this is true. In scenarios where there are three or more lanes, the middle lane is used for cruising. The right-most lane is for entering/exiting traffic.
drivesafeonline.org/…/highway-safety-and-lane-dis…
Meron35@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The laws are different for the US, where middle lane hogging is generally not illegal. However, all states stipulate that you must keep in the right lane unless overtaking, which is similar in spirit. Annoyingly, all but Florida then add an exception to this rule for highways with three lanes or more.
Middle lane hogging is mainly outlawed in the UK, who have correctly recognised it as being incredibly dangerous and a curse of congestion by preventing other people from overtaking.
Who, what, why: What’s wrong with middle-lane hogging? - BBC News - www.bbc.com/news/magazine-2278498
KEEP RIGHT TRAFFIC LAWS IN ALL 50 STATES CHART (00214405).DOC - SLOWER-TRAFFIC-KEEP-RIGHT.pdf - www.mwl-law.com/…/SLOWER-TRAFFIC-KEEP-RIGHT.pdf
ByteJunk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The highway code, the official rules for road use in the UK, reads:
(General Rules, 160) “keep to the left, unless road signs or markings indicate otherwise. The exceptions are when you want to overtake, turn right or pass parked vehicles or pedestrians in the road”
(Motorway lane disciple, rule 264): “Keep in the left lane unless overtaking. If you are overtaking, you should return to the left lane when it is safe to do so (see also Rules 267 and 268).”
Many other EU countries have the same rules. I wouldn’t know about America.
abbadon420@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Yes, these situations exist in Europe too, where we have a “drive in the rightmost lane”-law. For example the ring of Antwerpen has the rightmost lane almost exclusively reserved for on and off ramping. It’s a 4 lane highway, if I remember correctly.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
I find that people driving in the middle when the right is clear are merely anticipating an upcoming on/off ramp where things can get bunched up.
snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
So I was taught that undertaking is technically not illegal but it’s bad practice, hogging the overtake lanes when there’s nobody on your left is the actual offence. (UK before anyone driving on the incorrect side says anything). But yeah there’s still a reasonable speed to keep at on main roads in most conditions.
ByteJunk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I don’t know about associated punishments, but the highway code is clear.
Rule 267: […]Overtake only on the right.
Rule 268: Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake.
It goes on to clarify that, in heavy traffic, the left lane could be moving faster and that keeping up with the flow is OK.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 month ago
A bit stupid to move back if nobody is behind you tbh. Needless lane changes.
ByteJunk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You know what’s a needless lane change? When I come behind you and have to cross 2 lanes to overtake you, because you’re totally zoned out and never saw me coming, and then I have to move back 2 lanes again instead of 1.
MOVE RIGHT jackass. If changing lanes on an empty highway is too challenging for you, maybe you shouldn’t be driving on one.
SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 1 month ago
I cruise in the middle lane because the right lane is full of idiots with cars more powerful than mine but somehow going 10 under the speed limit.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This is how lanes should be driven in. If I’m passing someone in the left, and I see someone screaming up behind me, I’ll usually try and speed up, get over to clear the lane, and then resume where I was at. I don’t cut anyone off, ideally the person passing doesn’t catch me before I get over, and life goes on with minimal interruptions.
Too many people go on autopilot and are completely unaware of other traffic around them. I’m consistently watching mirrors, traffic around me, and for animals deciding to cross the the road. It’s not no work, but it’s where everyone should be at when driving.
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Let them be the cop bait.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I try to drive in the rightmost lane where I can maintain my desired speed without needing to weave back and fourth, unless someone is coming up behind me, in which case I’ll reduce my threshold for moving to the right to let them by, unless they are driving aggressively enough that I think there’s a high chance they’ll pass on the right after I’ve passed someone but before I’m far enough ahead of whoever I just passed to move over.
Oh one more exception for if the right lane is clear but there’s an onramp with cars, I’ll leave them the right lane to merge into and move over once I’ve passed them. I’ll also avoid cruising in front of semis if I can.
iamjackflack@lemm.ee 1 month ago
This is assuming the person isn’t tailgating you in driving lane refusing to pass you, because that happens constantly…
xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 month ago
What highways are there with a 100mph+ speed limit? I’d love to visit.
I thought the highest in the US was 80mph, which means at least 30mph over. I thought you could start getting your vehicle impounded and get reckless driving charges at that point. It’s a little more than common speeding
RaoulDook@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I have seen an 85 mph speed limit on a 2-lane highway in Oklahoma. It was cool because I was in a fast car and I could go as fast as I wanted to (about 90).
Naz@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Doing the speed limit while cruising in the middle lane is the proper way to travel in the United States, or just going with the flow of traffic. Being predictable is safe.
If the road you’re on has a 80 MPH speed limit however, and people are doing 90-100 in the left lane (+10-20) it is exceedingly difficult to pass someone without temporarily going high speeds yourself.
xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 month ago
You do not need to be passing people if they’re already going 100mph…