| 174. Yep! I know that's hard to believe, given |
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how unbelievably annoying Ohio drivers often are, but yeah, they're worse here in SD.
|
| -Left-lane slowpokes drive you crazy? |
liberal N proud |
Dec-10-08 06:22 AM |
#0 |
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My commute home includes a left exit |
proud2Blib |
Dec-10-08 06:27 AM |
#1 |
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Oh, so it's YOU!??! Just kidding. |
chimpymustgo |
Dec-10-08 06:30 AM |
#2 |
| -
It's the guy that sit in the left lane driving from Chicago to Iowa that is the problem |
liberal N proud |
Dec-10-08 06:33 AM |
#5 |
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Let the dipshit speeders zoom on by |
riqster |
Dec-10-08 11:45 AM |
#46 |
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Better a pig than a sanctimonious ass (nm) |
Book Lover |
Dec-10-08 02:07 PM |
#67 |
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As has been discussed elsewhere, and ad nauseum at that, |
riqster |
Dec-10-08 03:14 PM |
#87 |
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Not "them". Me |
Book Lover |
Dec-10-08 04:18 PM |
#98 |
| -
Ah. |
riqster |
Dec-10-08 08:07 PM |
#112 |
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95% of all cops... |
awoke_in_2003 |
Dec-11-08 09:09 PM |
#180 |
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Yeah, kinda like politicians, |
riqster |
Dec-12-08 09:38 AM |
#186 |
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A lot of times it isn't speeders. Too many |
liberalhistorian |
Dec-11-08 09:22 AM |
#151 |
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Agreed. Some states do in fact ticket such drivers nt |
riqster |
Dec-11-08 09:35 AM |
#153 |
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Yep. Speeding 'only' is a major contributing factor to global warming, dependence on foreign |
codjh9 |
Dec-12-08 09:46 AM |
#187 |
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Where there are lane divisions and exit only lanes |
treestar |
Dec-11-08 06:58 AM |
#143 |
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not only that, |
nerddem |
Dec-10-08 06:38 AM |
#6 |
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+30 is excessive |
pending |
Dec-10-08 06:54 AM |
#10 |
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I want poor drivers in front of me, not behind me. |
mwb970 |
Dec-10-08 07:07 AM |
#16 |
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yeah, i don't block their progress either |
nerddem |
Dec-10-08 07:25 AM |
#20 |
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The average speed in the left lane on 95 through DE/MD is more like 75/80 |
haruka3_2000 |
Dec-10-08 06:56 AM |
#11 |
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i try to keep the cc at about 15 above |
nerddem |
Dec-10-08 07:18 AM |
#18 |
| -
I hated driving on the beltway |
haruka3_2000 |
Dec-10-08 07:20 AM |
#19 |
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In Ohio, my rule is 4+ |
riqster |
Dec-10-08 03:26 PM |
#92 |
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NJ Turnpike |
high density |
Dec-10-08 08:02 AM |
#25 |
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Yeah, if you're out of state, you should really obey the speedlimit on there |
haruka3_2000 |
Dec-10-08 05:00 PM |
#100 |
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I Was Going 60 in the Middle Lane Recently |
ProfessorGAC |
Dec-10-08 09:57 AM |
#44 |
| -
Increase Following Your Distance. |
Ikonoklast |
Dec-10-08 12:50 PM |
#57 |
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Thanks. I Do The Same Thing |
ProfessorGAC |
Dec-10-08 01:46 PM |
#59 |
| -
whenever i try to increase my following distance some asshole |
Scout |
Dec-10-08 02:25 PM |
#70 |
| -
Cops pick off the easy ones. |
thecatburgler |
Dec-10-08 02:04 PM |
#65 |
| -
you see that is the thing right there |
amdezurik |
Dec-11-08 05:09 AM |
#131 |
| -
I don't know why people like that never seem to get |
liberalhistorian |
Dec-11-08 09:28 AM |
#152 |
| -
Left exits are a special situation |
pending |
Dec-10-08 06:50 AM |
#9 |
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For a while, there was a woman who was traveling at the same time |
JerseygirlCT |
Dec-10-08 03:12 PM |
#84 |
| -
I agree |
LiberalEsto |
Dec-10-08 07:58 AM |
#24 |
| -
I drove in Connecticut over 30 years ago |
Cirque du So-What |
Dec-10-08 06:31 AM |
#3 |
| -
In CT, traffic is usually moving too slow for anybody to be passing anybody |
haruka3_2000 |
Dec-10-08 06:58 AM |
#12 |
| -
Maine is the WORST. |
joeunderdog |
Dec-10-08 11:54 AM |
#48 |
| -
Come to Oregon, nobody's in a hurry and couldn't care less if you are. |
greyhound1966 |
Dec-10-08 12:51 PM |
#58 |
| -
Oh god, not them. |
Nightflurry |
Dec-10-08 03:24 PM |
#90 |
| -
There's lots of good things here, but the drivers are not one of them. |
greyhound1966 |
Dec-10-08 04:22 PM |
#99 |
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I don't know - lately 84 in the left lane moves pretty dependably |
JerseygirlCT |
Dec-10-08 03:04 PM |
#78 |
| -
Yep, when I'm in CT, I'm on 95...all the fucking way to exit 91 |
haruka3_2000 |
Dec-10-08 05:00 PM |
#101 |
| -
95 is awful |
JerseygirlCT |
Dec-10-08 07:17 PM |
#108 |
| -
exit 83. |
NutmegYankee |
Dec-11-08 05:37 AM |
#132 |
| -
So my dad says |
JerseygirlCT |
Dec-10-08 03:02 PM |
#77 |
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Left exits are from the devil himself |
pipi_k |
Dec-10-08 06:25 PM |
#105 |
| -
The flyover on 91 N in Hartford (from 84E) is what |
JerseygirlCT |
Dec-10-08 07:16 PM |
#107 |
| -
Left exits aren't so bad here (Houston). |
kentauros |
Dec-11-08 09:57 AM |
#156 |
| -
We usually don't have trouble with that |
TheFarseer |
Dec-10-08 06:32 AM |
#4 |
| -
They were always very kindly to me. |
Buns_of_Fire |
Dec-11-08 05:44 AM |
#133 |
| -
Yes. Here's the tip: if people are RACING past you on your right - MOVE OVER. |
FormerRushFan |
Dec-10-08 06:39 AM |
#7 |
| -
It's very simple: Slower Traffic Keep Right |
ixion |
Dec-10-08 06:45 AM |
#8 |
| -
Some think that is possible when it is heavily congested in both |
hlthe2b |
Dec-10-08 07:01 AM |
#15 |
| -
One exception: Michiganers driving through Ohio |
rucky |
Dec-10-08 07:00 AM |
#13 |
| -
It's passive aggression. |
Romulox |
Dec-10-08 07:01 AM |
#14 |
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Definitely. And, in my experience, most of them are middle-aged white men... |
DCKit |
Dec-10-08 07:29 AM |
#22 |
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I find most of them are form Ohio or Illinois |
liberal N proud |
Dec-10-08 09:14 AM |
#35 |
| -
Nope. They're all from long island. |
jazzjunkysue |
Dec-10-08 08:29 PM |
#113 |
| -
LOL |
liberal N proud |
Dec-11-08 06:48 AM |
#142 |
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hah I was thinking most were from Ohio and Wisconsin. |
Radical Activist |
Dec-10-08 10:45 PM |
#121 |
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I lived in Ohio for forty years, most of my life, and |
liberalhistorian |
Dec-11-08 09:44 AM |
#155 |
| -
Even worse that the Ohio drivers who sit at your rear quarter on the left? |
liberal N proud |
Dec-11-08 11:19 AM |
#159 |
| -
Yep! I know that's hard to believe, given |
liberalhistorian |
Dec-11-08 08:01 PM |
#174 |
| -
That's absurd |
treestar |
Dec-11-08 07:02 AM |
#145 |
| -
On German autobahns in cities |
conscious evolution |
Dec-10-08 07:14 AM |
#17 |
| -
Germany is great |
Duckhunter935 |
Dec-10-08 07:35 AM |
#23 |
| -
Things have changed there then since I was there, because when I was there |
Bandit |
Dec-10-08 08:38 AM |
#30 |
| -
This was only when they autobahns |
conscious evolution |
Dec-10-08 09:32 AM |
#36 |
| -
Yes! They drive me crazy! |
Jim__ |
Dec-10-08 07:26 AM |
#21 |
| -
I do most of my long distance |
SheilaT |
Dec-10-08 08:13 AM |
#26 |
| -
What makes me angry is when there are signs 5 miles back that there will be a lane closing |
Horse with no Name |
Dec-10-08 08:22 AM |
#27 |
| -
That means that the road is OPEN for 5 more miles |
Romulox |
Dec-10-08 08:47 AM |
#32 |
| -
I can understand that |
Horse with no Name |
Dec-10-08 11:57 AM |
#50 |
| -
I agree w/r/t the final bit of merge. |
Romulox |
Dec-10-08 05:59 PM |
#104 |
| -
Drive in both lanes so they cannot get by. |
Kansas Wyatt |
Dec-10-08 09:56 AM |
#43 |
| -
Driving in more than one lanes is as illegal as speeding. |
Fumesucker |
Dec-10-08 10:37 PM |
#120 |
| -
When traffic is backed up and merging to one lane, and some.... |
Kansas Wyatt |
Dec-11-08 06:29 PM |
#172 |
| -
My time's not so important that I would allow... |
LanternWaste |
Dec-10-08 08:28 AM |
#28 |
| -
You're one of the passive aggressive ones. What a surprise. |
Romulox |
Dec-10-08 08:48 AM |
#33 |
| -
No-- I simply don't care one way or the other... |
LanternWaste |
Dec-10-08 09:41 AM |
#39 |
| -
You "don't care" enough to post about it on the internet. Right. |
Romulox |
Dec-10-08 11:35 AM |
#45 |
| -
You seem to be implying that I'm the one doing the slow driving |
LanternWaste |
Dec-10-08 03:11 PM |
#83 |
| -
I can't wait until you have to rush to the hospital to see a loved one dying |
Zywiec |
Dec-10-08 09:38 AM |
#38 |
| -
That wouldn't be my time, would it |
LanternWaste |
Dec-10-08 09:43 AM |
#40 |
| -
that was harsh n/t |
GloriaSmith |
Dec-10-08 12:08 PM |
#54 |
| -
Call an ambulance |
treestar |
Dec-11-08 07:00 AM |
#144 |
| -
Call a reading teacher |
Zywiec |
Dec-11-08 07:57 AM |
#147 |
| -
My response addressed the norm, not the extreme... |
LanternWaste |
Dec-11-08 03:53 PM |
#167 |
| -
OTOH, |
JerseygirlCT |
Dec-10-08 03:06 PM |
#80 |
| -
Probably not... |
LanternWaste |
Dec-10-08 03:36 PM |
#93 |
| -
In the larger scheme of things, sure |
JerseygirlCT |
Dec-10-08 03:47 PM |
#94 |
| -
It's obvious that your comments about taking your time on the highway and enjoying life ... |
OmelasExpat |
Dec-10-08 04:06 PM |
#97 |
| -
You've uncovered my dirty little secret. |
LanternWaste |
Dec-11-08 03:59 PM |
#168 |
| -
I use left lane campers for bear bait. After all if you want to speed |
B Calm |
Dec-10-08 08:31 AM |
#29 |
| -
(paraphrased) George Carlin: |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Dec-10-08 08:41 AM |
#31 |
| -
"Left Lane losers" |
LeeM |
Dec-10-08 08:48 AM |
#34 |
| -
. |
herbster |
Dec-10-08 02:00 PM |
#63 |
| -
Hey Neighbor! Welcome to DU! |
alphafemale |
Dec-10-08 07:22 PM |
#109 |
| -
They're just as bad as walk - four - abreast - blocking - the - aisle at Wal-Mart slowpokes |
slackmaster |
Dec-10-08 09:34 AM |
#37 |
| -
Or standing to the left on DC escalators! |
sofa king |
Dec-10-08 12:05 PM |
#53 |
| -
Escalators are one or two stories: About 40 feet |
taterguy |
Dec-10-08 03:22 PM |
#89 |
| -
Oh, yes! |
sofa king |
Dec-10-08 07:04 PM |
#106 |
| -
Hehe, I actually made a blog post about that not long ago |
NeedleCast |
Dec-11-08 10:06 AM |
#157 |
| -
How 'bout those who get off the escalator ... then stop? |
ieoeja |
Dec-11-08 04:25 PM |
#170 |
| -
I'm sick of the tailgaters myself |
Neo |
Dec-10-08 09:47 AM |
#41 |
| -
Tailgaters are the most unsafe drivers on the road. |
TexasObserver |
Dec-10-08 10:26 PM |
#117 |
| -
Once I had some idiot in a pickup tail-gate me at 70 mph in the left lane |
RebelOne |
Dec-11-08 06:42 AM |
#140 |
| -
The worse the driver, the faster and closer they drive. |
TexasObserver |
Dec-11-08 11:54 AM |
#160 |
| -
I saw a tailgater clip the rear bumper of the car in front who was passing to accommodate him |
brentspeak |
Dec-11-08 09:06 PM |
#178 |
| -
We Have A Law In Illinois |
ProfessorGAC |
Dec-10-08 09:53 AM |
#42 |
| -
Ain't that the truth! |
WCIL |
Dec-10-08 12:04 PM |
#52 |
| -
Well, I'll Admit, I'm One Of The Slow Ones |
ProfessorGAC |
Dec-10-08 01:52 PM |
#60 |
| -
Do the math.. |
Fumesucker |
Dec-10-08 02:07 PM |
#66 |
| -
Or, you could look at it rationally, and blame those who drive over the speed limit. |
TexasObserver |
Dec-10-08 10:21 PM |
#116 |
| -
The great majority of people exceed the speed limit at least some of the time.. |
Fumesucker |
Dec-10-08 10:48 PM |
#122 |
| -
Try that defense when you cause an accident going over the speed limit. |
TexasObserver |
Dec-10-08 10:55 PM |
#123 |
| -
I don't tailgate, don't honk my horn and don't flash my lights.. |
Fumesucker |
Dec-10-08 11:14 PM |
#124 |
| -
What Math? |
ProfessorGAC |
Dec-11-08 06:13 AM |
#134 |
| -
Here is what you said.. |
Fumesucker |
Dec-11-08 12:13 PM |
#161 |
| -
Now I Get It |
ProfessorGAC |
Dec-11-08 12:16 PM |
#162 |
| -
Here in Atlanta we have a perimeter highway, I-285 |
Fumesucker |
Dec-11-08 12:31 PM |
#163 |
| -
I've Been On That Highway! |
ProfessorGAC |
Dec-11-08 01:31 PM |
#165 |
| -
Nope. I discovered that I was sharing the planet with billions of other people decades ago. |
TahitiNut |
Dec-10-08 11:53 AM |
#47 |
| -
That's a great way to look at things. |
wartrace |
Dec-11-08 09:23 PM |
#183 |
| -
So true! n/t |
schuetter |
Dec-11-08 10:01 PM |
#184 |
| -
There should be a corollary law to that. |
sofa king |
Dec-10-08 11:57 AM |
#49 |
| -
That is precisely the reason I got a ticket |
WillieW |
Dec-10-08 12:01 PM |
#51 |
| -
The safety issue, it seems to me is the disparity between speeds |
krispos42 |
Dec-10-08 12:22 PM |
#55 |
| -
The speed disparity is the fault of speeders in most cases. |
TexasObserver |
Dec-10-08 02:34 PM |
#74 |
| -
Speed limits have nothing to do with safe speeds, IMO |
krispos42 |
Dec-10-08 02:55 PM |
#75 |
| -
That's not an opinion shared by safety experts. |
TexasObserver |
Dec-10-08 03:06 PM |
#79 |
| -
Except safety experts aren't in a vacuum |
krispos42 |
Dec-11-08 01:39 AM |
#125 |
| -
They're experts for a reason. Their opinions are based upon facts, not suppositions. |
TexasObserver |
Dec-11-08 02:49 AM |
#126 |
| -
And they aren't running things. |
krispos42 |
Dec-11-08 03:17 AM |
#127 |
| -
Yup. |
JerseygirlCT |
Dec-10-08 03:07 PM |
#81 |
| -
Watching the clusterfuck develop on the 101 used to be my morning entertainment. |
greyhound1966 |
Dec-10-08 12:46 PM |
#56 |
| -
If someone is moving faster than you when they move over into your lane... |
Fumesucker |
Dec-10-08 10:34 PM |
#119 |
| -
Personal space, it's an automatic reaction when someone squeezes in |
greyhound1966 |
Dec-11-08 12:48 PM |
#164 |
| -
So, you're one of those speeders who thinks the speed limit isn't for you? |
TexasObserver |
Dec-10-08 01:58 PM |
#61 |
| -
No I am not one of those speeders |
liberal N proud |
Dec-10-08 02:21 PM |
#68 |
| -
You just said you do. That's your problem, speeding. |
TexasObserver |
Dec-10-08 02:26 PM |
#72 |
| -
Get your ass out of my way! |
liberal N proud |
Dec-10-08 03:59 PM |
#96 |
| -
Just for that, I'm slowing down to 55 mph beside that big truck. |
TexasObserver |
Dec-10-08 10:18 PM |
#114 |
| -
Glad I don't drive in Texas |
liberal N proud |
Dec-11-08 06:40 AM |
#139 |
| -
Texas is, too. |
TexasObserver |
Dec-11-08 09:07 PM |
#179 |
| -
yup, if i'm already going over 80 in a 70mph zone, i have no sympathy |
Scout |
Dec-10-08 02:25 PM |
#71 |
| -
Here's hoping you don't kill anyone! |
TexasObserver |
Dec-10-08 02:30 PM |
#73 |
| -
Deleted message |
Name removed |
Dec-11-08 07:33 AM |
#146 |
| -
Oh brother. n/t |
donco6 |
Dec-10-08 07:34 PM |
#110 |
| -
I travel I-95 to and from work every day. |
calico1 |
Dec-10-08 01:59 PM |
#62 |
| -
Every day I curse the idiots who designed those left exits, though |
JerseygirlCT |
Dec-10-08 03:09 PM |
#82 |
| -
Many people drive in the left lane because they think it's less "bumpy" |
herbster |
Dec-10-08 02:01 PM |
#64 |
| -
Yes, they do. |
flvegan |
Dec-10-08 02:23 PM |
#69 |
| -
Glad to hear it. They drive me nuts. |
JerseygirlCT |
Dec-10-08 03:01 PM |
#76 |
| -
"None shall pass..." |
EnviroBat |
Dec-10-08 03:13 PM |
#85 |
| -
I just try to be a courteous driver. |
Dr.Phool |
Dec-10-08 03:13 PM |
#86 |
| -
Exactly |
liberal N proud |
Dec-11-08 06:32 AM |
#137 |
| -
What I really hate is people who block a lane while approaching a merge... |
bbernardini |
Dec-10-08 03:18 PM |
#88 |
| -
I drive in the left lane all the time, but I yield when needed. |
Xithras |
Dec-10-08 03:25 PM |
#91 |
| -
If you watch truckers on hills in CA with only two lanes, if they want to pass a slower moving truck |
county worker |
Dec-10-08 03:50 PM |
#95 |
| -
I noticed trucks like to do this on I-80 in the mountains going to Reno. |
pinniped |
Dec-11-08 05:02 AM |
#130 |
| -
I ride occasionally with a colleague who always drives in the left lane. 55-60 mph. It drives me |
CLW |
Dec-10-08 05:21 PM |
#102 |
| -
Hogging the passing lane is inconsiderate as hell and dangerous. Traffic stacks up |
bertman |
Dec-10-08 05:24 PM |
#103 |
| -
I hate it. |
donco6 |
Dec-10-08 07:36 PM |
#111 |
| -
Hallmark of a bad driver. They need to make a left turn/exit miles ahead. |
alphafemale |
Dec-10-08 10:19 PM |
#115 |
| -
While its dangerous to camp the left lane |
NeedleCast |
Dec-10-08 10:32 PM |
#118 |
| -
Insane left-lane speed demons are just as annoying and perhaps |
JCMach1 |
Dec-11-08 04:04 AM |
#128 |
| -
No doubt |
liberal N proud |
Dec-11-08 06:21 AM |
#135 |
| -
Some joker was playing lane hog at 60mph on Highway 58.... |
pinniped |
Dec-11-08 04:59 AM |
#129 |
| -
Can't Stand Them. But I Make Sure To Cut Them Off Sharply To Give Them A Good Ole Hint To Move The |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Dec-11-08 06:25 AM |
#136 |
| -
When I retire, I'm going to move up North and drive slow... |
Sancho |
Dec-11-08 06:35 AM |
#138 |
| -
not since i lashed that 4x12 hardwood plank to my front bumper! woohoo! |
KG |
Dec-11-08 06:45 AM |
#141 |
| -
First of all, "fast" means the speed limit. |
Deep13 |
Dec-11-08 08:13 AM |
#148 |
| -
Why do you think they call it rush hour? |
liberal N proud |
Dec-11-08 08:52 AM |
#149 |
| -
Good: Left lane campers are assholes with no concept of society |
alcibiades_mystery |
Dec-11-08 09:15 AM |
#150 |
| -
when I drive on the LIE at 8:30 in the morning |
Magic Rat |
Dec-11-08 09:39 AM |
#154 |
| -
That is a bit excessive |
liberal N proud |
Dec-11-08 10:24 AM |
#158 |
| -
Nah. I just bide my time, and when I can get around them, I get around them. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Dec-11-08 02:01 PM |
#166 |
| -
In Florida It's Known as DWO - Driving While Old |
ddeclue |
Dec-11-08 04:13 PM |
#169 |
| -
The Montana law also allows the patrolman to write you a ticket at 55 |
liberal N proud |
Dec-11-08 06:24 PM |
#171 |
| -
Left Lane Idiots are very dangerous....... |
lib2DaBone |
Dec-11-08 07:49 PM |
#173 |
| -
When I am on the road, the trucker gets the courtesy |
liberal N proud |
Dec-11-08 08:55 PM |
#175 |
| -
In my experience, the left-lane Speed Racers also tailgate in the middle and right lanes |
brentspeak |
Dec-11-08 08:59 PM |
#176 |
| -
True |
liberal N proud |
Dec-11-08 09:03 PM |
#177 |
| -
Not necessarily the same group.,. |
Fumesucker |
Dec-11-08 09:13 PM |
#181 |
| -
I used to deal with tailgaters by slamming on the brakes |
brentspeak |
Dec-11-08 09:19 PM |
#182 |
| -
Or some right to carry asshole might take a shot at you |
liberal N proud |
Dec-12-08 06:38 AM |
#185 |
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