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Today I took the old car out on the highway, as it was dry this morning. I was on a 4 lane in each direction major highway, light traffic, second to right lane, maybe going 60-65 in a 60 (the flow of traffic). Not far ahead in the far right lane is a woman in a Corolla going maybe just under the limit. As I get close to her, she makes an abrupt lane change in front of me, and doesn't speed up. That lane did end about 8 miles ahead, maybe she was thinking of the future? Sometimes you just know how aware the driver is by their car. I passed her, and a couple minutes later she was so far behind me I couldn't really even see her, so she must have slowed down even more. Corolla! Later I was driving along a 35mph 4 lane suburban arterial, and I came up behind a dirty old Villager loafing along at about 25 in the left lane. I passed on the right, speeding up as I did so (probably not much more than 40) and by the time I completed the pass the guy was speeding up, and then tailgated me at 40 until he turned. I was really tempted to brake check him, but I suspect he had no insurance. Another new to the states driver too, I should add. |
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Replying to: fintail (Jan 04, 2009 3:41 pm)  
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Replying to: ruking1 (Jan 04, 2009 3:48 pm) I watch this all the time.... I'm a geezer right-laner and I HATE the interstate but have to put up with it. I am constantly amazed at how the left lanes will mindlessly jam up while the right lanes will occasionally un-congest. At times I will catch up to a car that had passed me a few miles back, slowed by the pack. Sometimes they take note of me and are infuriated - bolting out of the left lane for a little while only to return to the frenzy of lemmings in the left lane. The process then repeats. The right lane does have its perils however, I think I wrote a while back about getting almost rear-ended because a Porsche in an apparent fit of road rage swung wildly over to the right lane only to find me, his view of my little Miata blocked by a large S-Useless-V. I slammed the accelerator and went for the shoulder while I saw the Porsche do that sickish jiggle with road dust flying while doing hard braking. We missed by inches....
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Replying to: ponderpoint (Jan 05, 2009 8:34 am)  There seems to be few of us left.
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Replying to: ruking1 (Jan 04, 2009 3:48 pm) Indeed we were driving north on I 5, this last Sat coming back from the High Desert, i.e. Mojave Desert. We were behind a steady stream of vehicles all traveling in a pack at about 75 mph. Suddenly everyone slowed to about 45 mph. We did this about 10 minutes when we passed a Toyota with the four way flashers on, going about 30 mph in the slow lane. This was north of Bakersfield. The driver was sitting straight up (rigid) in his seat, and had to good old "death grip " with the steering whell. When we got passed that soul, we all sped up again to 75. About 100 miles further we stopped at a rest stop and stretched our legs for about 25 minutes. We then got back on I 5, and guess what? We are in another long line of cars, all going 45 mph. The reason appeared in about 5 miles as we again passed the death gripped driver going 25 mph. There are about three ways to get north from LA. I 5, 101, and 99. The driver must have driven about 200 miles or more in the same driving position. I was grateful the driver did not drive in the left lane as he would have been a harazard to others. But then in Disneyland there is something new and exciting every day as one travelings the "freeway" which are slowly falling apart due to no money to fix. (Example, I 5, Altamount Pass, 101 up from San Jose. Hope all had a wonderful holidays. Good luck and stay safe. jensad |
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a inconsiderate husband(ricardo patrese, ex F1 driver) driving with his wife. some choice italian spoken
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jan 11, 2009 5:27 pm) 
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I didn;t read 655 pages, but did read alot of them- so if this is a duplicate of someone else's I apologize. I drive frequently with a three horse trailer with small living quarters. I have a dually truck, that is weel equipped to haul. I get absolutely livid when an idiot cuts in front of me, then immediately slows down about 30mph or more- I have LIVE horses in my trailer that have a hard time standing when I have to slam on my brakes so I don't hit the guy! Where are peoples brains??!! I am carrying an animal that is standing up in a trailer- these horses have legs that are not much thicker than a man's arm- some horse's legs are smaller than a man's arm!! When someone does this, the horses are slammed against the stall dividers. GEE MR IDIOT- I PAID MORE FOR MY HORSES THAN YOU'LL EVER PAY FOR A CAR- HAVE SOME COURTESY!! These drivers seem oblivious to the fact that I can't slow down from 65mph to 30mph in 200 feet- WHAT THE H*LL ARE THEY THINKING??!! Please- drivers- when you see someone hauling live animals- give them some room... Geez- I get upset just thinking about it! The rudest city for driving is San Antonio, Texas in my book.
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Replying to: ilmbg (Jan 13, 2009 6:07 pm) After getting stuck next to a semi hauling hogs I have to agree with you.
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