speeding in passing lane

Magnulus wrote:
> "Nate Nagel" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > Why should anyone slow down to accomodate you? In the situation
you
> > describe you should have slowed down (or sped up) so you could get
into
> > the left lane without affecting other traffic. People who think
that
> > their directionals give them some kind of special rights really
**** me
> off.
>
> I couldn't slow down because there was a car behind me. I could
have
> also passed if the other driver hadn't started speeding up trying to
> "defend" his lane. I had no special right, but then again he had
no
> right to be driving 5-10 mph over the speed limit.
>
> It's just an example of the aggressive, stupid driving that so many
folks
> on this newsgroup advocate. "I've got mine- screw you".

So what is your problem with -him- speeding? In order for him to be
blocking you, you to had to have been speeding or he would have been
out of your way.

Looks like a troll to me.

Harry K

"Magnulus" > wrote in message
...
> The other day I was driving to the mall. I went down a road in the
> rightmost lane. When I was approaching the intersection, I started
> signalling, checked my mirror, and there was a big pickup off to the left.
> Well, I thought this guy, being a bit over the speed limit would GET A
> CLUE
> and slow down, but he wouldn't. In fact, he seemed to speed up some.
> This
> lasted a few seconds, and then I gave up. So I ended up having to turn
> left into a grocery store and cut across the intersection without being
> able
> to just do a left turn.

1) It's not his job to accommodate you. If there isn't a gap next to you,
don't assume one will be made; speed up or *slow down*, then when you're
ready to change lanes, signal your intentions. Don't signal THEN look for a
gap. If he truly was speeding up, that means there'd have been a mighty big
gap behind him.

2) Plan ahead. Assuming you are familiar with this area, you know you will
need to get into the left lane, so as you are approaching the intersection,
slip into a gap in the left lane. You had the blinders on, oblivious to the
fact that there was a truck beside you, until you decided to move over at
the last minute and he was in the way. If you planned ahead you'd know the
situation of traffic around you before trying to change lanes.

"Magnulus" > wrote
>... So I ended up having to turn
> left into a grocery store and cut across the intersection without being
> able
> to just do a left turn.

If you consider this statement, he didn't follow the MFFY philosophy.
He *actually* did the right thing, once he realized he had screwed up
by going past and coming back.

Floyd

In article >, fbloogyudsr wrote:
> "Magnulus" > wrote
>>... So I ended up having to turn
>> left into a grocery store and cut across the intersection without being
>> able
>> to just do a left turn.
>
> If you consider this statement, he didn't follow the MFFY philosophy.
> He *actually* did the right thing, once he realized he had screwed up
> by going past and coming back.

But he still expected "consideration". He just couldn't get it. The
reason he did the right thing is because the pick up truck's driver did
the right thing and didn't yield to him.

fbloogyudsr wrote:
> "Magnulus" > wrote
> >... So I ended up having to turn
> > left into a grocery store and cut across the intersection without
being
> > able
> > to just do a left turn.
>
> If you consider this statement, he didn't follow the MFFY philosophy.
> He *actually* did the right thing, once he realized he had screwed up
> by going past and coming back.
>
> Floyd

Yep, because he was -forced- to do the right thing.

Harry K

Magnulus wrote:

> It's just an example of the aggressive, stupid driving that so many folks
> on this newsgroup advocate. "I've got mine- screw you".
>

No, it's an example of you not changing lanes early enough so that you
could make your turn in time.



John

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"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 15:48:08 GMT, "Bill the second" >
> wrote:
>
>>1) It's not his job to accommodate you. If there isn't a gap next to you,
>>don't assume one will be made; speed up or *slow down*
>
> Preferably the former; the people in the lane behind him don't deserve
> to be needlessly delayed just because he can't plan his lane changes
> properly.

Preferably the former, or just traveling at a constant speed and waiting for
the gap to come to you, but if that doesn't work (person beside you speeding
up), slow down, and move over in a short period of time won't delay drivers
behind greatly, they will soon catch up to the vehicle that was ahead of
you.

>>Don't signal THEN look for a gap.
>
> This is truly the key to a successful merge. Find the gap, signal, and
> move decisively into it. Even if there is some asshole who would like
> to speed up and block you, by the time he realizes what's happening
> your merge is already completed.
>
> I'm firmly convinced that 99% of the people who whine that using their
> turn signals causes other drivers to speed up and block their merge
> are doing precisely what you said: flipping the signal on and THEN
> looking for a gap (or waiting for somebody to show consideration and
> make space for them).

I'm sure that 99% of people who whine about other people are doing things
wrong themselves. I've very rarely had someone tailgate me, honk at me,
flash their brights at me, block a lane change, or flash their brake lights
at me, because I try to stay out of the way (without being a total pussy).
Example: if I'm passing, I make the maneuver quickly, move over, and
amazingly, people don't come up behind me and honk and flash their lights.