The "Passing Lane"
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My policy is that as long as I am going faster than someone in the right lane, I will be in the left lane....if someone is coming up on my tail while in the left lane, I move to the right until I come up behind someone in the right lane again and need to move to the left....if I come up behind someone in the left lane, I will ride their tail until they move to the right lane, in which case I will pass them...I refuse to pass while in the right lane, so if the person in the left lane going slower than I want to go will not move to the right lane, I will move to the right lane, signal to the driver that they are an #$@%+$&$ and the move back to the position of tailgating them until they move to the right lane....I will cycle this process until the #$@%+$&$ moves to the right lane so I can pass. 
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Originally Posted by msugeotech
He was eating breakfast.
I don't mean a biscuit or anything handheld. I mean a plate of food with fork and all from home. His left arm was bent at 90 degrees, with his forearm on the steering wheel. This allowed him to nestle his plate in the crook of his arm and his chest, while the right hand was free to use the fork.
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Originally Posted by wstahlm80
My policy is that as long as I am going faster than someone in the right lane, I will be in the left lane....if someone is coming up on my tail while in the left lane, I move to the right until I come up behind someone in the right lane again and need to move to the left....if I come up behind someone in the left lane, I will ride their tail until they move to the right lane, in which case I will pass them...I refuse to pass while in the right lane, so if the person in the left lane going slower than I want to go will not move to the right lane, I will move to the right lane, signal to the driver that they are an #$@%+$&$ and the move back to the position of tailgating them until they move to the right lane....I will cycle this process until the #$@%+$&$ moves to the right lane so I can pass.
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I cut truck drivers some slack, and really can't blame them when they need to use the passing lane.
But I had one encounter that was memorable. I was coming down Interstate 5 at about 9:30 on a weeknight. Pulled over at Harris Ranch to get gas. Traffic was light, I had been averaging about 85 mph (this is normal speed when traffic is light on I-5).
Just as I was merging, I see one heavily loaded truck pulling out to pass another, about 1/4 mile in front of me. The passer was going about 55 mph and the truck being passed was going about 54.95 mph. I knew it was going to be a while, so I just reisigned myself to my fate and checked my odometer to see how long.
IT TOOK HIM 18.5 MILES to make the pass! Approximatley 20 minutes. I am not kidding. He did not intend to screw me and I was not in a hurry, so I just laughed it off. What else can you do?
On the other hand, I was once held about for about the same distance by a car that wanted to 'send a message'. Eventually the guy in the slow lane took if off cruise control and hit his brakes, and I snuck in front of him before the guy in the fast lane could brake hard enough. Man, I was furious at the guy intentionally blocking the fast lane.
But I had one encounter that was memorable. I was coming down Interstate 5 at about 9:30 on a weeknight. Pulled over at Harris Ranch to get gas. Traffic was light, I had been averaging about 85 mph (this is normal speed when traffic is light on I-5).
Just as I was merging, I see one heavily loaded truck pulling out to pass another, about 1/4 mile in front of me. The passer was going about 55 mph and the truck being passed was going about 54.95 mph. I knew it was going to be a while, so I just reisigned myself to my fate and checked my odometer to see how long.
IT TOOK HIM 18.5 MILES to make the pass! Approximatley 20 minutes. I am not kidding. He did not intend to screw me and I was not in a hurry, so I just laughed it off. What else can you do?
On the other hand, I was once held about for about the same distance by a car that wanted to 'send a message'. Eventually the guy in the slow lane took if off cruise control and hit his brakes, and I snuck in front of him before the guy in the fast lane could brake hard enough. Man, I was furious at the guy intentionally blocking the fast lane.
Last edited by dirt bike dave; Jul 25, 2005 at 12:16 PM.
