There was a guy in a minivan that would do that near Minneapolis, I'm surprised he never caused an accident as he would cut you off right as you got close to his back bumper, and he would block both lanes by crossing the stripe and being in both.
Anybody else park way the heck out there and walk a mile to door?
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I've seen idiots doing that too, although when it's a truck coming up on them self-preservation kicks in on the ones that are a little smarter and they keep their ****-box in their lane. I would think that in N.J. someone doing that would learn a hard lesson pretty quick.
If a tree falls in the forest and there's no wife there to hear it, it's still your fault.
Once you accept that it is always your fault, no matter what, life gets easier...
I'm just starting to bite my tongue, but only 37% of the times I should.
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
It is going to take another 10 years to unlearn the urge to stay in front of a truck in Ohio. Years of that stupid split speed limit have trained most 4 wheelers like Pavlov's dog. They speed up when you get halfway past them, you end up falling in behind them then in less than a 1/2 mile they slow down again. A endless cycle till you trap them behind another 62 mph truck.
Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
Sounds like a Darwin award finalist
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Unfortunately, those Azzoles tend to take others with them... In the DD I do have my own azzole tendencies, the insurance is good , the record is clean and I have moments where I debate how willing I am to trade paint.Sounds like a Darwin award finalist
That kind of behavior will get your *** shot in Baltimore....its on the 6 O'clock news all the time here.
She pulls that on a Friday holiday weekend up I-75 she'd be lucking to just get a ticket!
MSP will more likely ticket her than the whole left-lane draft of cars doing 80 plus.
A new thing they will ticket you for is say you're in the middle lane and are constantly being passed on the right. Both offenses are considered "impeding traffic" and a safety hazzard.
The driver above would also get a lecture from a MSP buddy of mine regarding impersonating a policeman acting like she's the official pace car of I-75!
MSP will more likely ticket her than the whole left-lane draft of cars doing 80 plus.
A new thing they will ticket you for is say you're in the middle lane and are constantly being passed on the right. Both offenses are considered "impeding traffic" and a safety hazzard.
The driver above would also get a lecture from a MSP buddy of mine regarding impersonating a policeman acting like she's the official pace car of I-75!
Big Red is a loner.
Had a similar thing happenes to me in a two lane merge ramp into one from one highway to the next and some dude in a Nissan came over without checking his mirrors or looking in his blind spot. I had to pass him on the shoulder, he wasn't too thrilled about that...
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
We had these signs installed in Ohio 2 years ago. I have noticed it has helped to a certain degree with commuter traffic. It doesn't seem to make a difference on the weekend or after about 6:30pm during the week.
and blaring his horn
300rag
It's Not Going to Shift Itself
The problem with these is that they think "slower" means slower than the posted limit, not slower than other traffic. They are trying this approach here...
Since this is an old thread anyway might as well go further off topic. There was a guy that everyone would cut off. He would set his cruise on the speed limit and never leave the left lane, fortunately my commute changes, because I am a paint contractor.
The regular commuters hated him, nearly everyone who passed him would blow their horn and cut him off when they passed him. This went on for 4-5 years and he either moved or someone killed him.
The regular commuters hated him, nearly everyone who passed him would blow their horn and cut him off when they passed him. This went on for 4-5 years and he either moved or someone killed him.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
I hated driving in Ohio for this very reason. All Ohio travelers are good for driving in the left lane and not thinking about their actions and the effect on the roadway. I'm glad they've posted these signs. It'll take a generation for it to change.
Marv
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In front of the grocery store I also tend to park far off the crowd.. But when I've to park in line, I'll leave the car in front of one of these hilarious shoebox cars
300rag
It's Not Going to Shift Itself
Then it will just be self-driving cars, and it won't matter anymore.
I am hoping it will take less than a generation. I have noticed on the weekend when there is lighter traffic, the ones camped out in the left lane are generally out of state, so I think Ohioans are learning. I also heard from a State Highway Patrol friend, that they are pulling over people for holding up traffic in the left lane. He admits he has only given a few tickets, usually just a warning. He said everyone always says as soon as I get up to the car, I was not speeding I had the cruise on 70. He said, I pulled you over for impeding the flow of traffic, not speeding.
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