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boston bean

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18. the slow driver in the fast lane

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 09:52 AM

Oct 2012

makes people change lanes to pass them.

If someone is gonna drive slow, stay in the right hand lane, please. That's where you are suppose to be by law.

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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