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I hate people who hang out in the passing lane as much as anyone, but for those overtaking at 15 mph over the speed of the rest of traffic, allow me to explain:
The rest of us can move over a lot sooner if everyone is driving predictably at a reasonable speed for current traffic conditions.
The person overtaking at 15 mph faster than the wisdom of the crowd - that person is causing the very delays that are slowing then down.
The rest of must move slower and change lanes slower until the reckless driver is well away from us.
When there’s nobody else on the road, I see no problem with driving as fast as you want. When I’m passing someone else though, I usually only go 5+ what they are, even if I was just going 20+ in the lead up to them. I’ll let off the accelerator and by the time I reach a proper following distance, we’re close to the same speed
I don’t necessarily think people going too fast are the reason for slower traffic, I think it’s other behaviors like lane changing without signaling, following too close and braking, etc., but I’m sure it contributes
Nice. And that's the fast play. If I see someone approaching at that speed, I can find a gap and get over ASAP, even though I was just passing someone myself.
For the clowns that keep doing 15 mph over at they approach, I hold still until they either find a way around, or have matched speed. Anything else would be reckless on my part.
Yup. There’s a specific few cars I recognize on my commute, one of them is in a blue Chrysler 300 and he drives me nuts. Never signals, drives anywhere between 70 and 90 with no consistency, and follows right behind your bumper. Even if you move over to let him pass, he may just sit there in the left lane for no reason.
Those are the kinds of things that makes the highway dangerous IMO