Driving to work this morning in the 3rd lane ('fast lane')... Saw this dude ahead inthe lane, doing about 65 (65 limit) and I was doing 75. From 1/8 mile I flashed my headlights twice and put my left turn signal on (Apparently the Americans I have used this on so far either don't understand it or are selfish). As I closed the gap to about 500 feet I flashed my headlights again. I made sure he had plenty of spae to move to the middle lane - there was nobody else around.

Finally I gave up, signalled right for a few seconds, then moved to the middle lane and powered past him.

He obviously had some **** problem, because he took this as an opportunity to prove his manliness by accelerating to 85 and passing me again. I cared not. I had already seen the red glow of suspicious brakelights ahead. I knew there was a cop around the next corner. I slowed to 65 and let this guy blast past me - Right around the corner to where the cop was waiting with his laser gun.

The dude STOOD on the brakes, locking them, and slowed down enough that the cop didn't get him, but gave his stunt-show a nasty glare. Driver then very sheepishly stayed at 65 as I went back to my regular cruising speed. Thinking; "Next time you'll go down, mi compadre..."


I did that once before... A freeway driver (who obviously had to trade his porsche for the minivan he was in) was desperately trying to stop me from passing him... I saw brakelights from loads of people going into the next corner (COP!), so I booted it, and he dropped the hammer and we both got up to 85-90. Then I threw the anchor out... Got down to 65mph just as we got around the corner. Troopah in the median playing laser tag - Mr.Minivan had no chance. 90mph in a 65. Explain *that* to the Missus... (*rubbing hands in maniacal glee*)

 

I feel your pain. I tend to use the flash to pass, but nobody seems to understand it. That is why I have resorted to just passing on the right. Less consternation and frustration because when they are there, they believe they have right of way whether they are doing the speed limit or not. The worst is when they see you go around to pass they speed up to block you in. Usually I make a "fly by" to make sure that this does not happen.

I live in Cincy and Kentucy drivers are the worst. They drive in the left hand lane, usually slower than the speed limit and will not move at all. Period. People just don't understand that you can move over, let faster traffic go by and then get back into the lane and absentminded again.

 

Wait... Did an Ohio driver just call someone else slow? I must be delusional. I went to school in Ohio for 4 years (by Dayton) and I can assure you that Ohio drivers are slow. Michigan drivers on the other hand are not.

Stereodude

 

there is a reason why texas highways are called friendly, here people know that going down the highway on a 2 lane road to pull to the median and let the faster driver pass, its common courteusy here, and we wave to people to thank them, we do have our crappy drivers, but at least we something else on other states

 

I'd say in CA people are genarally pretty good as far as moving over to let passing traffic through. I don't flash people as it usually annoys them and seems to encourage the "you're not passing me" mentality. I always make sure my fogs are on and I am coming up on them at a good clip...people more often than not move over, although if they don't I just change lanes.