HEY ASSHOLES!!!! STAY OUT OF THE LEFT LANE!!!!

[BlondieK143]

(and yes, that did need to be in CAPS)

One of my biggest pet peeves is stupid people who drive in the left lane knowing good and well their slow asses should be in the right lane! BASTARDS! The only acceptable time to be in the left lane and driving slower than the right lane is if you're making a turn. Otherwise: FUCK OFF AND DRIVE FASTER DUMBASS!

/rant

[ohiosmith]

1. I may be slow, but I'm ahead of you.

[BlondieK143]

2. You're still getting honked at.

:)

[tjwmason]

3. The real problem is that you're all on the wrong side

If you switched to driving on the left, then those folk in the left-lane would be properly positioned. :P

[BlondieK143]

5. Err...

We could try that. :shrug:

[billyskank]

57. But then they'd just drive in the right-hand lane

As well you know!

[slackmaster]

4. Lately I've noticed the types of vehicles that do that around here

Mostly supersize pickups and old junker passenger cars, not SUVs or minivans.

[BlondieK143]

7. Pretty much.

The cars that look like they're barely going to make it up the hill are the most prominent ones here.

[DS1]

6. Who gave YOU a license?

:D

[BlondieK143]

8. Your mama.

Tell her I said hello.

[Demit]

9. Oops, you must've been behind me today :)

I drive slower when I have a passenger. You should have flicked your lights at me. I would have moved over.

[BlondieK143]

Didn't you hear me honking?

Damn! :D

[fleabert]

10. don't come to CA, people pick a lane and stay there, come hell or high

water, no matter how fast they are going. My faves are the ones in the fast lane who are zooming along and don't look ahead to see the slower traffic, then slam on their brakes at the last minute; instead of changing lanes to one that is still moving, or just adjusting their right foot a little and matching the speed of traffic.

Ohio was the worst though, people stopped before turning right into parking lots that weren't on a corner...middle of the street....stop. turn at the speed of molasses in January.

[BlondieK143]

13. I wouldn't make it there.

I can't stand traffic and people that can't drive. Ugh.

[LisaM]

16. Yes, we in our family mock Ohio drivers

and Indiana drivers, also. Though I must say, after having lived in Washington for a while, people here drive strangely, also. They all pass on the right, they tailgate like crazy, they are chronic lane switchers, and they like to move over four lanes at a time.

[fleabert]

25. Washington sounds like Houston. It's like there's a race, and no one

knows when it started or when it's ending, or where, but everyone wants to win.

[LisaM]

28. I know! It's like NASCAR

People do these things for no clear reason.

[fleabert]

34. I once drove from SA to Houston for a U2 concert, we were running late

I was stupid and invincible at the time...I probably averaged 90 on 10, and then I hit Houston, and had to shoot across six or so lanes of stopped traffic to get in the correct lane, which was moving at the speed of light. I went faster in traffic in Houston than I did on 10, I remember hitting 105 and cars were flying past me like I was standing still. I was scared shitless, and never went that fast again!

I made will-call though, and it was a great concert.

[Xithras]

40. That's because California has no left lane law.

We're one of the handful of states that legally permits people to cruise all day long in the left lane. You can only be ticketed if you're "obstructing traffic", but the CHP NEVER tickets anybody for obstruction if they're at or above the speed limit.

[fleabert]

43. It drives me crazy.

at least in Texas there are signs saying, "keep texas moving, slower traffic move right" I have seen a few that say 'slower traffic keep right" but no one pays attention to them. Everyone also seems to have broken blinkers, because they never use them, and they pass on the right. INFURIATING!

[no name no slogan]

90. Sounds like the infamous "Minnesota Flying Wedge"

Three lanes, three cars, ...one speed.

We don't have left lane laws either, and in MN drivers ed they really don't teach new drivers to keep the left lane clear for passing, either. So, naturally, the worst offenders are newly-arrived immigrant taxi drivers who do 55 in the left lane, no matter what the rest of traffic is moving at.

And since Minnesotans are naturally polite, we don't honk or blink our lights at them-- we just sit five feet off their rear bumper and tailgate them.

[pinniped]

82. I love those Los Angeles carpool lanes.

You have to do 90MPH+ just to go with the flow.

[intrepid_wanderer]

83. Luxury!! (tell me... TELL ME!!)

...


that sounds like a dream.... (if only my 11 year old 'clunker' could maintain 90 up a hill)


Is it bad that I bought a new truck in '1994' and kept it??


I've always thought of that as a good & environmentally conscious thing by not adding another vehicle to the roads until this one is no longer viable... No?

:bounce:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

11. be glad you have a left lane

My commute involves about 50 miles of two lane road. Most of the time it is ok, but in the spring and fall, the tourists come in droves to look at the elk. They STOP in the MIDDLE of a state highway, and just sit there. Sometimes there's elk, sometimes not. Usually they are all crowded in one area, so I know when to be on the alert for them.

Funny thing is that, since I travel the road daily, I know where the elk are and when is the best time to find them (usually not where or when the tourists are around). If these people weren't so darned obnoxious (there are turnoffs for them to park, plus wide shoulders on the road, but many don't take advantage of them), I'd give them some pointers on where to find the elk.

[BlondieK143]

15. Are you sure you don't live in TN?

The county that I live in is the exact same way. Damn tourists. :angry:

[KFC]

20. Tourists in TN??

I guess the moon pie museum and mud flap hall of fame are bigger draws than I thought.

[BlondieK143]

26. Ouch.

Actually - it's the mountains.

[KFC]

45. Yep.

Just kidding. I remember the Florida drivers being the worst in the NC/TN mountains. Flatlanders deathly afraid of going over the side - there could be 20 cars behind them.

[Wcross]

46. I love narrow minded people like you KFC. You haven't a clue.

In my Tennessee county we have the national walking horse celebration every August. Have you ever heard of the Smokey Mountains? How about Memphis and Beale Street? How about Nashville? There is fan fair for country music fans every year- and Bonaroo south of Nashville during the same week.
Chattanooga hosts the south’s finest aquarium and many sights to see. For civil war buffs we have hard fought ground. Stones River, Shiloh, the battle of Franklin, the battle of Nashville, Hoover’s gap. Touring the Jack Daniels facility is a real treat. The Natchez trace parkway is a wonderful drive all the way from Nashville south to deep inside Missippi. You will hardly see anyone else on it and no commercial traffic- it is a true "park"way.

I doubt I have covered all the tourist attractions in my State. In all fairness what State are you in?

On edit- didn't know you were kidding KFC! Sorry!

[madeline_con]

64. Gatlinburg's big, too.

What's with posters knocking States, like everybody who lives in a certain place should be insulted for it, because of ignorant misconceptions? :)

[BlondieK143]

65. Thank you.

:)

And by the way - we don't wear shoes down here in TN. :D (joking of course)

[madeline_con]

66. Here in FL

We're the stupidest of all, what with DUH-bya's bruhther runnin' the show.

[BlondieK143]

68. Of course you are!

:D

Actually, I have to deal with a lot of people from Florida because of my job, and most of them aren't so nice. :) So thanks for not filling that stereotype.

[madeline_con]

78. Oh, they're not FROM here...

they're NY transplants or retirees. :hide:

[BlondieK143]

81. Good point!

:D You'd think they'd be happy to have the beautiful beaches nearby!

[madeline_con]

98. We take so much abuse

from the rest of the country.

Has anyone ever noticed the large number of pedophiles and other criminals we have to deal with who are reported to be "drifters" when the story breaks about their crimes?

We're a magnet for these "drifters". They come down here in the winter to escape the cold.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

33. No, a bit further west

namely northwest Arkansas

[Jara sang]

12. Fuck yeah, Blondie!

Tell it like it is, my pet peeve also. Especially when there are so many slow fucks in the "fast lane" that you have to jam into the slow lane to pass people. Agh!

[BlondieK143]

17. I absolutely HATE that!

And when you get in the slow lane, the person in the left lane speeds up a little to be a fuckwad! UGH!

[Jara sang]

23. Or fuckwads that go slow when there is a solid line.

and then speed up on straight sections where you can pass them. :mad:

[BlondieK143]

27. No kidding!

It doesn't matter what state you're in - they run rampant!

[intrepid_wanderer]

84. yeah... YEAH.. n/t

[zbdent]

14. Heh, heh, heh, maybe we should demand that

only liberals be able to use the left lane! (Keep the "slow" righties in the low-speed lanes . . .)

Only in the US, though . . .

[BlondieK143]

18. Yeah right!

The Freepers wouldn't be able to comprehend that! They'd have to hold up their hands to see which lane the left one actually is.

[MuseRider]

19. May I send this

to my husband? Right lane clear? Move the hell over!

[BlondieK143]

22. Of course you can!

The more people that know, the better.

[neuvocat]

21. I may be an asshole but I'm not a dumbass.

:cry:

[BlondieK143]

24. Awww, don't cry!

Just get out of the left lane!

[LynzM]

29. LOL

Hi Blondie! Sounds like you could use a :toast:

How's life?

[BlondieK143]

30. Oh man could I!!

:toast: Bottoms up! Actually, I could use hanging out with a cool girl like yourself!

Life's been better, but I can't complain too much! Hope all is well your way!

[LynzM]

35. Stuff's good here!

Busy, but good! Get yourself up here and come have a beer with me, girl! :)

[BlondieK143]

53. Trust me,

If I could - I would! :D

[Briarius]

31. Amen

they should be run off the road and set on fire! :evilgrin:
at least that's how I feel most of the time...

[BlondieK143]

32. No kidding!

just no harm to them during the fire. :D Just a lesson learned.

[Outrider]

101. No

There cars should be crushed into nice little convient cubes, while they are forced to watch.

[Wcross]

36. Oh- my pet peeve as well!

I am amazed at the stupidity of people every day. The ones that get me are the drivers that get on the interstate and move directly to the left lane- even on eight lane (4/4) highways when there is no traffic in ANY lane(early morning).

[JohnKleeb]

37. Ahh this is one of the few reasons why I am glad I dont drive

Stupid idiots though, good riddiance.

[Canadian Socialist]

38. Flatlanders in motorhomes

in the Rockies. In summer. On a non-twinned highway. Passing lanes only every 100 kms (or so it seems). You finally hit the passing lane. What does Asshole_1 (in motorhome) do? Try and pass Asshole_2 in motorhome. Going up hill. Needless to say it's usually an unsuccessful driving moment. Meanwhile traffic is backed up for the last 10 kms. The speed limit is 100! Not 75! Not 60! Move the fuck over! My 4 cylinder beater moves faster than you!/rant

[sasquatch]

39. Where do you live at in East Tennessee?

[BlondieK143]

54. Close to Knoxville.

:)

[madeline_con]

67. I was born...

at St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville. Small world. :)

[BlondieK143]

70. Wow!!

It is a small world! I was born at Fort Sanders!

[madinmaryland]

41. Wait a second!

Driving faster uses more gas. What are you, a hummer driver? supporting osama?

:mad:


Dammit, I stay in the right lane to stay out of the way them. With what is going on in other parts of the world and this country fighting for oil :grr: why arent we doing more to conserve what we have so that we can be less reliant on that part of the world.
And less reliant on the big oil companies. Peak Oil is hitting NOW!

on edit: :rant:

[BlondieK143]

55. Not in my little Civic it doesn't.

And that's a proven fact. I went for a week driving the speed limit everywhere (boy was that hard!) and then drove the way I wanted to for the other week. Guess what? I spent the SAME amount in gas money (and the mileage was equal).

[madeline_con]

69. Lordy, honey...

DUH-bya never said a word about tightening our belts, even though it's not a bad idea.

He goes on about 'maintianing our way of life'. You know what that's code for. We'll continue to pillage the world for whatever we need.

:(

[DrGonzoLives]

92. In my Accord

I get better mileage at 75 than at 55 or 60. Even with the A/C on.

[Outrider]

102. Not true

I burn no more gas going 75-80 then I do driving 65. The only time my gas mileage goes down appreciably is once I get into town off of the interstate. Kinda wish I still had my car from college, it got better gas mileage in town, but I had to pour in a quart of oil a day.

[Elidor]

42. I do it just to piss you off

It's so easy to push your buttons. :evilgrin: Hey, I paid for these highways, too.

[BlondieK143]

56. Gee, thanks.

Now move over!

[achtung_circus]

44. There are very few absolute truths in life, but here is one.

Everyone driving slower than you are is an idiot.
Eberyone driving faster than you are is an asshole.

Try it, it works no matter how fast you are travelling. It only seems to apply to drivers, though.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

47. In Mass, if you're not going 85 in the passing lane

you'll get pulverized.

One of my pet peeves too. :grr:

[BlondieK143]

58. Oh man.

I drive fast, but I'm terrified to drive up there! Scared the crap out of me!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

88. Driving is a contact sport up here

:evilgrin:

[xultar]

48. I A-FUCKING-GREE! Slow as mutherfuckin slo-ass-pokes

[WillyT]

49. Here In NorCal, The Right Lane Has Become The Left Lane !!!

Because of the left lane cruisers, who refuse to move for ANYONE (sometimes including ambulances), people are now shooting over to the emptier right lanes at 80+ mph. This is causing many a wreck, and death.

So if you are in the left lane... and somebody wants to go faster than you... and you can do it safely...

MOVE THE FUCK OVER!!!

:nuke:

Hey Blondie!

:hi::evilgrin::hi:

[BlondieK143]

59. I completely agree!

(And BTW, your sig pic gives me goosebumps!)

[Dukkha]

50. AND TURN OFF YOUR LEFT TURN SIGNAL!

What are you going around the world to the left?

DUMBASSES!

[BlondieK143]

60. LOL!

Agreed!

[Swede]

51. Yeah,that's one of mine too.

Like can't they see the line of cars behind them?

[tarkus]

52. Hey man, we slow people keep you fast people safe! NM

[BlondieK143]

61. Most fast drivers are the safest out there.

It's the slow ones that don't know what they're doing that cause wrecks because their dumbasses are going 40 in a 70 mph zone!

[madeline_con]

62. Um

what if the right lane's full?


If you're in such a hurry, leave 10 minutes earlier.

[BlondieK143]

63. Most of the time it isn't.

And in that case, I couldn't be mad. And if you're feeling the need to be slow - why not move over to the right lane and scenery watch from there? :shrug:

[madeline_con]

71. Hey ,pal...

If I'm doing the speed limit, I don't gotta move. LOL

Are you one of those punks in a little wannabe pick 'em up truck, weaving in and out of traffic?

:mad:

Jeb vetoed some crazy bill where people were going to be *required* to move to the right lane if some guy behind them decided to haul ass. He said it just gave carte blanche to speeders.

I agree, even if he is DUH-bya's bro.

[BlondieK143]

72. The speed limit is one thing.

But once again - most people don't do the speed limit, they're much slower. I still fully believe that slower traffic should keep to the right. It's just common sense and niceness damnit!

And nope. I'm neither a punk nor do I drive a truck. My car isn't souped-up and normally it's not blasting music. (Okay, so most of the time it is).

[madeline_con]

77. Unless you're on the Interstate,

there are people slowing down and pulling off both sides, so I just get in the lane that's moving. Unless I have to turn soon.

I have to have music. It's required.

[bullwinkle428]

94. Wow, I thought Jeb allegedly was the "smart one" -

FUGGEDABOUT DAT! So now he thinks it's the driving public's job to enforce the speed limit on the highways? Illinois just passed that law, but a recent trip convinced me they need to start enforcing it a little more stringently...

[matcom]

73. but HOW do you feel about weddings?

;)

[BlondieK143]

74. Exactly the same way you do.

I can't fucking stand brides that make their whole wedding party miserable just because of their anal plans. Weddings should be a celebration to honor your family and friends for putting up with your love-sick asses the whole time.

[matcom]

75. well, i have but one thing to say to THAT

:loveya:

[BlondieK143]

76. back at ya

hot stuff. :loveya:

[intrepid_wanderer]

85. wow!

that was different....


... thanks for different!!!

[arwalden]

79. We Should Model Our Interstates After German Autobahns

And it should be illegal to pass on the right. And it should be illegal to poke along in the left lanes UNLESS you are going FASTER than the folks in the RIGHT lanes.

The LEFT lanes should have MINIMUM actual speeds and MINIMUM relative speeds.

[BlondieK143]

80. I completely agree!

But I'm sure half the dumbasses would still drive slowly!

[alarimer]

86. They should also LEARN WHAT YIELD MEANS!!

Some idiot who probably got their license yesterdayat Walmart, failed to yield to traffic coming off the ramp and nearly hit me. The only time I have ever flipped someone off while in a work vehicle. I know I shouldn't have but she was so fucking ignorant. I only wish they could actually hear me screaming at them. Can somebody invent a horn that, instead of making a noise, shouts obscenities, like "get out of my fucking way you stupid piece of shit driver!"

I also nearly got involved in a head on collision yeaterday whensome jackass in a beer van decided he needed to pass someone tying to turn right (Despite the double solid line indicating a no passing zone). Stupid jackass.

[Solar]

95. Its awful here in Missouri

People will actually stop after going through a cloverleaf and wait for an open spot on an INTERSTATE! There are so many cloverleafs here you think people would know what to do. When you have to merge over, HIT THE GAS!

Then there are people who drive so slow that the cars are stacked up behind them like a train. I don't do anything rude like honk my horn or flash my lights, but I (very carefully) tailgate them.

Missouri sucks even more in the winter. It snows here every winter so you think people would learn "hey I have to slow down in the snow." Nope, you see so many accidents on the highway in winter because people still think they can drive 70 in a snowstorm.

[alarimer]

97. Our main road is elevated, like a freeway

With on/off ramps that are too close together. So a person getting on to the freeway can come very close to those coming off. The people on the frontage road, though they are geting on the highway, are required to yield to traffic coming off. It is a very poor design but that doesn't mean people don't have to obey the signs.

[GalleryGod]

87. Fortunately, my commute is a dream! This "Road Rage" thread is

pretty cool:silly: ,though!

I got angry behind the wheel once, just once ('71) I learned.
:mad: O8)

[toey]

89. come to indianapolis

people here drive like they're on the speedway racing in the Indy 500...its GREAT!

[dajoki]

91. oh, does that piss me off!!

:wtf:

[Lowell]

93. Lane split

That's the beauty of riding a big bike. I just lane split the pokey bastards and scare the shit out of them as I roar by. Then forget about them and keep on cruising.

[progmom]

96. hey - that's my grandmother!! and she's doing it for your own good!

:eyes:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

99. In Mass, your grandma would be roadkill

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