If I can't see your bumper in my rear view mirror

[Duer 157099]

and I'm going over 60mph on the freeway, GET THE HELL OFF MY ASS!!

And bullshit to those who say that I should move over, I am going as fast as I can safely go. I like to leave room between my vehicle and the one in front of me, unlike the asshole who is tailing me about 3 feet behind while going 60+.

OK I feel better now. But WTF do people do this?

[bluedigger]

1. Usually, I just let them slide under.

[JoePhilly]

2. Which lane are you in?

If you are not actively passing other vehicles, you need to move to the right lanes.

If you are in a left lane, riding side by side with vehicles in the right lane, you need to move over, because you are creating a bottle neck.

The left lane is for PASSING. If you are not actively PASSING other cars, GET TO THE RIGHT.

[Duer 157099]

3. Seriously?

I'm in the carpool lane. Now what?

[JoePhilly]

4. Seriously ... your OP says you are ON THE FREEWAY!!!!

If you are ON THE FREEWAY ... so I again ask ... WHICH LANE ARE YOU IN??

It matters ... well, it matters if the person who taught you to drive new what they were doing.

Read your own OP.

[Duer 157099]

6. I think I just told you

the HOV otherwise known as the carpool lane. Was that not clear?

[JoePhilly]

8. My kid's school has a car pool lane.

Regardless ... if you are in the HOV lane, and you are not passing cars in the other lanes to your RIGHT, you should GET OVER, and allow those behind to pass you, and then return to the HOV lane after they do so.

[Duer 157099]

9. I'm pretty sure you realize that

if one is in the HOV lane, they pretty much are assured of passing cars in the other lanes. Else, what is the point?

[JoePhilly]

15. I've been in HOV lanes where the car in front of me is going slower than the

cars in the right lanes.

I'm sure you realize that.

[Duer 157099]

21. Why are you so sure that I know something about

your experience driving in an HOV lane?

That certainly has not been my experience.

[Phentex]

13. There are restrictions on some HOV lanes...

where you can only get in and out at certain places. So if you get behind a slower driver, you are stuck.

[JoePhilly]

16. Which makes the point ... slower drivers should not be in the HOV lanes

nor should the be in the left lanes unless actively passing other cars.

[Duer 157099]

17. This isn't about driving SLOWLY

it is about FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY

[Phentex]

19. *i* get that. I am saying you can't just hop out of a lane...

To let someone pass you.

[Duer 157099]

20. Yeah, I know I replied to the wrong person

But aside from that, if they pass me they will just immediately be upon the ass of the car in front of me.

[JoePhilly]

23. Sure you can.

Unless the other lanes are STOPPED, you can definitely "hop out of a lane" so that a car moving faster can pass you.

If you are in the left lane, and a car comes up behind you going FASTER than you ... you should look for your next opportunity, going at your current speed to move over so that car can continue on. Then you slide back.

Now, if the lanes to your right are totally clogged, then no, you really can't move over. But other than that situation, you should get out of the way.

[Phentex]

28. Not here. Double lines and you can get a ticket...

It is prohibited. You have to wait until there is an exit/entrance.

Ok, yeah you can but you'd be breaking the law.

[Iggo]

5. Gradually slow down.

[HopeHoops]

7. I ran a piece of rope to the back of my Maverick to a cardboard sign that said...

"BACK THE FUCK OFF!"

I took it out when I replaced it with the one that said, "DON'T VOTE? THEN DON'T BITCH!"

[Major Nikon]

10. I increase the distance to the car in front of me

I adhere to the 2 second rule. If someone is tailgating, I will increase that distance to 4 seconds. This way if the person in front of me slams on their brakes, I have extra space to slow down and prevent the tailgater from hitting me.

The one thing you can always count on in life is that there will be stupid assholes on the road. There's no sense in getting pissed off at them. Just use good defensive driving techniques to decrease the odds of them killing you.

[Duer 157099]

11. What bothers me almost as much as the tailgater

are the people who think that *I* should have to move out of their way just because *I* don't want to tailgate the car in front of me.

[pa28]

22. Yeah. I noticed that upthread.

The lane next to the HOV is usually slow and congested. You don't need to risk your own neck to save the asshole tailgater behind you five seconds on his daily commute.

Accidents happen that way and the thousands of people behind you wind up in a parking lot for 30 minutes while the mess is cleaned up. Meanwhile the aforementioned asshole goes on his merry way.

[alphafemale]

12. If the Speed Limit on the Freeway you are on is over 60 you need to move over...period.

In many states that's the law.

Because this rule prevents bottlenecks. And therefore accidents.

What part of slower traffic keep right is difficult to comprehend?

[OxQQme]

14. Not mentioned:

Is the HOV lane clear ahead?
If so, then you're consciously creating problems for those who wish you were faster. {king of the road}
If you have traffic close in front, then keep a safe distance and flip off the tailgater.

The anger arises when the trailing vehicle believes you're f'ing with him/her with purpose.

[Duer 157099]

18. Actually it was mentioned

I specifically mentioned that I am driving the speed I am BECAUSE I WANT TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE from the car in front of me.

This isn't about fucking with someone for the fun of it. It is about trying to drive safely and having assholes get on my tail.

[JoePhilly]

24. I've talked to my son (new driver) alot about "Traffic Density"

If you are in the left (fast) lane, you need to notice if the traffic density is HIGHER behind you than it is front of you.

So for instance, looking 200 yards or so ahead and behind, where are there more cars. If all of the cars are behind YOU, and very few are in front of you ... get over.

[Duer 157099]

31. I pay very close attention to that

When I see more behind me I ALWAYS move aside. Always.

I'm not a jerk driver, I just like being safe.

[JoePhilly]

36. YUP ... I've also shown him how, when in highway driving, to avoid

getting stuck in the dense traffic areas.

Very often you can see a big clump of cars but in front of them and behind them, there are large open spaces.

I tell him that where he wants to be is in the large open spaces when possible ... avoid getting trapped in those tight packs.

[Orrex]

25. Deploy the smokescreen and oil slicks

What the hell are you waiting for?

[barbtries]

26. if you're in the left lane

you need to get over. slower traffic keep right. if you're already on the right, then yes, they should go around you or get off your tail.

[chknltl]

27. Blame it on Starbucks

Now that I have given up on (redunkulous amounts of) coffee and energy drinks you are no longer (deliberately) in my (fu**ing) way...nor is EVERYBODY else. (true story) My most sincere apologies.
chris (chknltl) chick

[harmonicon]

29. I think the bigger problem is you posting this while driving.

Keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel!!

[Duer 157099]

32. LOL I knew someone would post something like that

that's what I get for posting in present tense.

Not to worry, I don't ever ever ever touch my cell phone while driving. Ever.

[harmonicon]

37. How could you?

You've got both hands tied-up with typing. Now, do you put the laptop on the passenger seat, or on the dash above the steering wheel? With the former, you've got more room, but with the latter - despite the restricted view - you're at least facing forward.

[dr.strangelove]

30. Its all about safety

But I think people who refuse to move out of spite are as negligent as the idiots who tailgate. Just move over. Its not worth an accident. If you are in an HOV lane where it is impossible to move over, then I can see that there is nothing you can do, but if its possible to let him/her pass, you should. Its not worth getting hurt or hurting others. If you have to stop short and he hits you and hits others, maybe someone dies. Okay, you can have on your mind that the other driver was the one who was wrong, but you will also have on your mind that if you moved, someone else might be alive. I move over all the time and I drive very fast. I usually drive 75 on the freeway, but if someone wants to drive 85 and gets up on my tail, I move over and let him/her pass. It doesn't bother me. Likewise, I hope all those in front of me will move. If there is just one lane, then there is nothing to do, but if its possible to move, you should.

[Duer 157099]

33. It's like standing in line and someone taps you on the shoulder and asks if they can go ahead

There's another car RIGHT in front of me, but at a safe distance. I just don't get what my moving over accomplishes.

[dr.strangelove]

34. Its a little different

On a line, you are waiting to go to the cashier and the speed of the line is only controlled by the cashier. On the highway, you go as fast as you want and others go as fast as they want. The only problem I have is staying in a lane out of spite because you think your position is correct when that decision could well lead to another death or injury. To me, the most important think is safety. Its safer if you move out of the way of an aggressive driver. Just like its safer to speed past and away from a bad driver. I've seen people weaving in and out of lanes and I have speed past them to get far away.

Don't let person feelings impact driving. If someone else wants to drive 95 MPH and rides on your ass because you are driving 85, just move over. the same is true if he wants to do 60 and you are doing 50. These cars are fast moving hunks of steel and shrapnel. The key to avoid accidents, even if it means letting someone else pass you. Pride in your speed is no reason to get killed yourself or let someone else be injured.

[Duer 157099]

35. I get what you are saying

but I can very honestly say that my driving decisions are all based on safety. I'm a very defensive driver and a very curteous driver too.

Also, when I see crazy drivers I want to stay behind them, far far behind them where I can keep an eye on them.