Ask the Car People.SM


Inconsiderate Drivers (share your stories, etc.)

21734 messages,  Last post on May 17, 2013 at 6:46 PM

You are in the Automotive News & Views Forum.

What is this discussion about? Car Safety

Messages Page 1916 of 2174

#19149 of 21734 Re: Common courtesy [steve_] by fintail

Aug 05, 2012 (8:27 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Aug 04, 2012 7:22 pm)
If you are over 60 and/or driving a Buick or other large domestic sedan?

#19150 of 21734 Re: Common courtesy [backy] by steve_ HOST

Aug 05, 2012 (9:06 am)

Replying to: backy (Aug 05, 2012 8:06 am)
Didn't think about road construction, but the situation I'm thinking of is typical in a morning or evening commute on good roads, no accidents, fine weather, etc.

#19151 of 21734 Re: Common courtesy [steve_] by ronsteve

Aug 05, 2012 (1:24 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Aug 05, 2012 9:06 am)
It's permissible to be in the left lane and not passing when an emergency vehicle is stopped on the shoulder. Is that where you were going?

#19152 of 21734 . by fintail

Aug 05, 2012 (2:20 pm)

Portland area resident has a youtube channel devoted to the lack of local driving ability...an idea I have, use a gopro cam or similar, record every drive, and put the fun bits online. I need to do this. Just add music to override the parts where I get excessively profane. Fun.
 
Some of the idiocy seen in those videos is exactly what one can find around Seattle. Lack of lane discipline, lack of understanding of right of way, endless bad lane changes, texting while driving, blocking intersections, general slowness, and so on.

#19153 of 21734 Re: Common courtesy [ronsteve] by steve_ HOST

Aug 05, 2012 (3:38 pm)

Replying to: ronsteve (Aug 05, 2012 1:24 pm)
Nope this is ordinary, everyday driving (albeit in larger cities).
 
Imagine the speed limit is 65.
 
You and your wife have left your home in the 'burbs and are cruising along in the far left lane at 9 o'clock one Tuesday morning heading to a nice breakfast joint you like downtown. You're chatting away, enjoying the billboards, and only doing 62 mph.
 
There's no one in your lane behind you and people are passing you non-stop in the two right lanes (make it three right lanes as you get closer to town). Some of those folks are going the speed limit; others are speeding.
 
Yet there's no one tailgating you or having to move over a lane to get ahead of you and no one is road raging because you are dawdling along.

#19154 of 21734 Re: Common courtesy [steve_] by ronsteve

Aug 05, 2012 (4:11 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Aug 05, 2012 3:38 pm)
Nope this is ordinary, everyday driving (albeit in larger cities).
 
Got it... carpool lane!

#19155 of 21734 Re: Common courtesy [ronsteve] by steve_ HOST

Aug 05, 2012 (4:21 pm)

Replying to: ronsteve (Aug 05, 2012 4:11 pm)
Bingo.
 
A Washington State link I found the other day said that if the HOV lane is crowded and there's a line of cars behind you, the cops may pull you over and "educate" you that you should move over and let the faster cars pass you, even if you were going the speed limit. "A ticket may be issued if you are impeding "normal and reasonable movement of traffic" in the lane.
 
The idea is to reduce the possibility of road rage.

#19156 of 21734 Re: Common courtesy [steve_] by fintail

Aug 05, 2012 (4:27 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Aug 05, 2012 4:21 pm)
"It is best to drive in the HOV lane only when you are able to keep up with the flow of traffic."
 
Head out on a Sunday morning to see simps who can't grasp that idea.
 
From the link: "although a ticket may be issued if you are impeding "normal and reasonable movement of traffic"...
 
Oh I wish more of those tickets would be issued.

#19157 of 21734 Re: Common courtesy [fintail] by steve_ HOST

Aug 05, 2012 (4:31 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Aug 05, 2012 4:27 pm)
Kind of glad I don't live where HOV lanes are needed on Sunday mornings. Going to be in a place like that, give me Manhattan.
 
Failing that, give me a Manhattan.

#19158 of 21734 Re: Common courtesy [steve_] by fintail

Aug 05, 2012 (4:39 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Aug 05, 2012 4:31 pm)
They aren't needed - Sunday mornings are easily the best daylight hour time to drive here, but some get over and just camp there because they have 2+ occupants. It's like the LLCs dreamland, they can go as slow as they please and feel entitled.
 
On many weekday afternoons, HOV lanes on 405 in my city jam up as bad as the rest and offer no advantage.

Messages Page 1916 of 2174

To POST a message, please Sign In.

Advertisement

Browse by Category

Browse by Vehicle
   View All Vehicles

Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
View All Topics

Edmunds Community

Advertisement