I love when I'm driving and I run into these people...

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Some of you people fail to realize that driving in NY is nothing like driving in the backwoods of Louisiana...there's no such thing as a PASSING LANE. It's a fast lane. We were in steady traffic. Cars were going same speeds in both lanes. No reason to ride up someone's *** WHEN THERE'S NOWHERE FOR THEM TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ugh.

****ing rednecks in here...I swear.

The left lane is usually used for passing other vehicles.

When confronted by an aggressive driver:

Avoid eye contact.

Stay calm and relaxed.

Make every attempt to get out of the way safely. Do not escalate the situation.

Put your pride in the back seat. Do not challenge an aggressive driver by speeding up or attempting to hold your position in your travel lane.

Wear a seat belt and encourage your passengers to do the same

Ignore harassing gestures and name calling, and do not return them.

Report aggressive drivers to the appropriate law enforcement authorities by providing a vehicle description, location, license plate number, and direction of travel.

If you are being followed by an aggressive or threatening driver, do not stop or get out of your vehicle. Drive directly to the nearest police station.

If an aggressive driver is involved in a crash, stop a safe distance from the crash scene. When the police arrive, report the driving behavior you witnessed.

To avoid becoming an aggressive driver:

Allow enough travel time to reach your destination on schedule.

Alter your schedule to avoid driving during peak highway congestion periods.

If you're running late, call ahead so you can relax.

Do not drive when you are angry, upset or overly tired.

Make your vehicle comfortable. Listen to relaxing music and avoid situations that raise your anxiety.

When driving, relax and remain aware of your posture. Sit back in your seat, loosen your grip on the steering wheel and do not clench your teeth.

Give others the benefit of the doubt; be polite, courteous and forgiving.

You can control your own reactions to other drivers. If someone else drives aggressively, do not retaliate.

http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/dmanual/chapter06-manual.htm

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[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

it doesn't matter how fast you are going and how fast everyone else is going...it's the fast lane
if a car is going faster than you...then you should be to the right of them, brake checking a car thats on your *** is fine with me...if i drove a shitty car i'd do it all the time, but not when someone is trying to pass you on the left and you won't let them for 10 mins...thats good way to get shot by depressed johnny on his way to work

the speed limit is the speed limit in either lane, its a max speed you should be traveling, so i'd be in the right going the speed limit in either lane. sorry.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

90% of you are morons, idiots, **** etc.
So let me get this straight the person speeding trying to get passed you is the dick.

but you the one holding them back.. tapping on yer brakes.. and just plain instigating the other person to try and teach them a lesson..

You are a hero?

get the **** out of here. YOU are the ****ing dick... dick...

They can't get past me...I was in traffic...are you that ****ing dense?

Seriously.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

like i said, the speed limit is the same in both lanes.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

like i said, the speed limit is the same in both lanes.

Very true, i actually sort of remember hearing that they pay people to drive the speed limit in the fast lane, in order to slow the flow of traffic. Maybe that was just bullshit though.

Oh and just cuz your legally right mike, doesn't mean i wouldn't hate you if i was behind you on the road //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[mattf 5,000+ posts]

It's called being a courteous driver noodle

I don't care wtf its called, if its legal I can do whatever the hell I want to.

I'm not saying that I do it, I'm just saying that if I wanted to I could.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

you show that pinto, tough guy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

its OK, i drive a 06 ford focus hatchback.

But actually i really like it, its better than your cavi //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

No reason to ride up someone's *** WHEN THERE'S NOWHERE FOR THEM TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ugh.

****ing rednecks in here...I swear.

could have just moved over?

 

[Jared530 10+ year member]

i love it when im on a 2 way road and someone is riding my *** and when they try and pass me going into oncoming traffic i floor it so they cant get over into the right lane. Usually scares the shit out of them, beeing that they almost crash. Kinda immature and stupid, but i get bored on the road sometimes.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

id really like to get some one killed.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

could have just moved over?

Why? So they can sit in front of me...in traffic?

If there was no traffic...I'd have gotten out of the way. But I'm sitting on traffic...with traffic lights every couple hundred yards, and...TRAFFIC!

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

you failed to mention heavy traffic in your first post. and its NY dood people ride your *** all the time. i even know that.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

i love it when im on a 2 way road and someone is riding my *** and when they try and pass me going into oncoming traffic i floor it so they cant get over into the right lane. Usually scares the shit out of them, beeing that they almost crash. Kinda immature and stupid, but i get bored on the road sometimes.

yeah, i just start merging over, if they wanna be a dick, I'm insured i don't give a fuk. You know what though, they always slow down and let me over... its hard to know your about to get hit and not react. I'm sure you would slow the fuk down to //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, left that out, sorry about that one.

I always get tailgated...but I take exception to it-especially when it's some dumb teenage ***** (seeing as I've been rear-ended 3 times- all 3 times other driver was 100% at fault, and all 3 times driver was a teenage girl)

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