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speeding in passing lane
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. |
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You gonna live?
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So why not slow down, let the truck pass, then make your turn?
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Did your mother have any kids that lived?
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Magnulus wrote:
> 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. > > 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. nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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"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". |
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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". Look at it from the other guy's perspective - he's just driving along minding his own business, almost abreast of some slower car in the right lane who suddenly puts his left turn signal on. Are you going to slow down to let the guy in? Why *would* you? Far easier to pass and let him tuck in behind you. As for "no right to be driving 5-10 MPH over the speed limit" well... EVERYONE around here consistently drives faster than that, so I don't really see your point. The speed limit is quite simply irrelevant when it comes to safe driving, and the sooner you realize that the better off you'll be. What really matters is the maximum safe speed *FOR CONDITIONS* which has nothing to do with the speed limit whatsoever in 99.44% of all cases. Sounds like you simply didn't plan far enough ahead to be in the lane you needed to be in, but in your defense, instead of pulling some boneheaded move in the middle of the street you turned around in a parking lot and doubled back. So what's the problem here? You made a mistake, but you did the right thing afterwards, why are you complaining to us? Sounds like just another day in the life. nate |
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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. What????? |
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Larry Bud wrote:
> 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. > > What????? My thoughts exactly. |
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> The other day I was driving to the mall.
Sorry, hon, the left lane is for PASSING, just like the big truck driver man was doing. Next time, plan ahead, slow down and fall in behind to make your turn. Your driving instructor should have shown you that recently. |
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