from_the_NEK
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Watch without sound :lol:
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Driving PSA
- Thread starter SKIQUATTRO
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4aprice
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^I can't believe it. I know exactly where that video was taken. Never seen the cops do that but this is NJ and nothing here surprises me.
Alex
Lake Hopatcong, NJ
Alex
Lake Hopatcong, NJ
ctenidae
Active member
That was beautiful.
Awesome!
Geoff
Well-known member
Cop must-a needed to get to the donut shop
gmcunni
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and if the driver of that "slow" car got spooked and hit the brakes??????
ctenidae
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As clueless as that driver appeared to be, would have taken a zombie horde, two well armed shrews, and 5 gallons of peanut oil to spook him. Might have been able to do it with canola oil, but it'd be tougher.
o3jeff
New member
If the idiot is hanging in the left I'm not going to hang around on his bumper hoping he'll move over I'll just use the right lane on a 2 lane or more highway.
Me too, but it is illegal to do so in CT, if it's less than 3 travel lanes. You can get ticketed for it.
ctenidae
Active member
Lately I've been flicking high beams a couple of times as I'm coming up, and it seems to get a better response. Maybe people don't feel as pressured, or as angry, or whatever.
gmcunni
Active member
love it when i pull up behind someone on the Merritt Parkway going slower than me in the left lane. when i finally decide to pass them on the right i glance over to see them chatting on the phone. makes me want to cut back in front of them and hit the brakes.
I believe this is illegal, though I'd have to look it up.
ctenidae
Active member
According to webtrafficschool.com (your online source for all driving tips), step 5 of safely passing is "Honk or flash your high beams to warn drivers ahead".
http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/right.html
According to the Uniform Traffic Code in theUS, it seems that it is illegal to drive slower than the speed of normal traffic (note, that'snot the posted speed limit) in the left lane.
Illegal in Washington State anyway:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/12/26/1958986/flashing-high-beams-at-others.html
bigbog
Active member
Approaching the Albany, Troy exit? ...fwiw:lol:
billski
Active member
Maine Turnpike used to have reminder signs in the median reminding the clueless from southern New England, a state that begins with "M". Rules are intended to help everyone get along. Guess they went out of style along with manners.:uzi::angry::smash:
I also believe "Keep right except to pass" signs are illegal in Massachusetts.:dunce:
I also believe "Keep right except to pass" signs are illegal in Massachusetts.:dunce:
Left lane slow pokes are definitely more common now than 20-30 years ago. I've noticed that it's now more common to just drive in the left lane. Rarely do people move over after passing any more, they just stay in the left lane, like they're too lazy to turn on their turn signal and move over into the right lane.
On 3 lane highways the right lane is rarely used since nobody wants to deal with the idiots entering the highway at 30-40mph, another major problem. Didn't anyone teach these people that they should be doing the speed of the traffic they're merging in with when entering? It's as if nobody learned how to drive correctly the last few years. It seems every year it just gets worse.
On 3 lane highways the right lane is rarely used since nobody wants to deal with the idiots entering the highway at 30-40mph, another major problem. Didn't anyone teach these people that they should be doing the speed of the traffic they're merging in with when entering? It's as if nobody learned how to drive correctly the last few years. It seems every year it just gets worse.
SKIQUATTRO
New member
question....can a commercial vehicle (not tractor-trailer) say like a uhaul, cargo van, pick up with commerical plate be in the left lane of a 3 land highway? i know tractor-trailers/busses cannot be in the far left, but what about other commercial vehicles?
In Mass they can be. When traffic is light, it's not a bit deal. It's another story when it's heavy.
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