[prohornblower]

Great thread, d10. I'm a ridiculously aggressive driver who logs about 20k miles a year.

Here are some pointers for aggressive highway driving:

1)When all lanes are moving fairly equally, try to travel in one of the center lanes, this gives you the opportunity to switch to the left lane when it speeds up, or to the right lane when it speeds up. You have 2 "outs". Sticking in only the far left or far right lane will get you "trapped" a lot.

2) Always look for 18-wheelers and big trucks to cut in front of when late for an exit, etc. They are easy to get in front of, and they are "on the clock", so they can't really pull a gun on you. If there are none, then look for a car that has just cut in front of somebody else. Cut in front of THAT car. The reason is simple. They just cut, so they can't get mad at you for doing so. I always use this method.

3)Like you said, no blinkers. When people see blinkers they try to not let you in.

4) Again like you said, use ramps to circumvent traffic.

5) Drive across the grass median to get to the feeder/outer road when highway traffic is not moving. I do this in my Chevy Impala 2wd. Usually you only see trucks or SUV's do this.

6) If stuck behind a car in the passing lane who isn't speeding up or really even acknowledging you, don't stick to their ass, just sort of sway side to side in a non-threatening way behind them. The movement of your headlights will def. get their attention, and they almost always speed up to get over. Do NOT tailgate. They will slow down if you do.