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ailsagirl

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12. Me too

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 11:09 PM

Oct 2012

It's one thing to be able to move to the slow lane so the tail-gater can pass, but sometimes I can't change lanes! I hate it when I'm trapped like that. Driving is so dangerous, even when you're super careful.

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2 dead, 50 vehicles involved in I-75 crash [View all] JRLeft Oct 2012 OP

I wonder what the driver was texting thelordofhell Oct 2012 #1

Or someone created a backup by driving slower in the left lane cpwm17 Oct 2012 #2

How does that create a crash? nt valerief Oct 2012 #10

the slow driver in the fast lane boston bean Oct 2012 #18

I've seen people drive the speed limit in the left lane. Is that wrong/illegal? valerief Oct 2012 #19

"Take personal responsibility..." CanSocDem Oct 2012 #20

So you're saying to break the law "in the public interest." Okay. valerief Oct 2012 #28

No. I'm saying "Use your head!" (eom) CanSocDem Oct 2012 #30

And break the law. nt valerief Oct 2012 #31

Let me ask you this... CanSocDem Oct 2012 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author valerief Oct 2012 #33

You can't bring yourself to say "the responsible thing is to break the law." valerief Oct 2012 #34

Don't flatter yourself... CanSocDem Oct 2012 #35

I agree. Our selective choices of which laws to adhere to LanternWaste Oct 2012 #37

Drivers who purposefully hold to the speed limit in the left lane are pretending to be law enforcers truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #23

Yes, it's a passive-aggressive action. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #42

It's not how fast you're driving, as much as whether you are *passing* and if someone behind JudyM Oct 2012 #24

I have flashed my lights at people driving this way. kentauros Oct 2012 #25

I don't deal with the daisy chain lane. I stay in the right lane. And drive over the speed limit. valerief Oct 2012 #29

Ha, yeah, same thing here. Can't win, surrounded by both kinds of unconcerned drivers. nt JudyM Oct 2012 #36

agreed. Robeysays Oct 2012 #27

because we got places to go and things to do.. snooper2 Oct 2012 #38

I75 is a death trap. darkangel218 Oct 2012 #3

Try driving I-75 here in the Atlanta metro area. RebelOne Oct 2012 #4

Yeah, funny how nobody seemed to take into account that mixing the traffic from 2 major interstates Up2Late Oct 2012 #14

Yes, I quickly learned to take the turnpike south soon after I moved to central Florida. cpwm17 Oct 2012 #5

It really is Aerows Oct 2012 #40

I am sure Liberalagogo Oct 2012 #6

Car accidents scare the hell out of me ailsagirl Oct 2012 #7

That reminds me of a 1970s made-for-TV movie slackmaster Oct 2012 #8

Oh that's a joke compared to when it really happens! Up2Late Oct 2012 #15

Now it says that there were no fatalities ailsagirl Oct 2012 #9

I HATE tailgating. Tailgating appears to be the norm and it terrifies me, especially valerief Oct 2012 #11

Me too ailsagirl Oct 2012 #12

I STAY in the slow lane and always have some clown right up my ass. valerief Oct 2012 #16

It can really be infuriating ailsagirl Oct 2012 #21

That's when you do a brake check... snooper2 Oct 2012 #39

Except that everyone is going 80 Aerows Oct 2012 #41

My husband and I made the mistake of traveling I-75 through central Florida once---- Grammy23 Oct 2012 #13

What we say about Rte 2 here is it's bumper-to-bumper, 70 miles an hour, with the sun in your eyes. valerief Oct 2012 #17

That sounds TERRIBLE ailsagirl Oct 2012 #22

Is this it? DemzRock Oct 2012 #26