Re: If you drive in the left-most lane, [rant]
 

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I live in Massachusetts, where the roads are far too crowded to designate one lane for just passing, and where directionals are a sign of weakness.

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I learned to drive there and honed my battle skills on 128 during rush hour. I can tell you that murderously aggressive driving, as in MA, is way better than stone-dumb mongoloid driving, as in CA.

Re: If you drive in the left-most lane, [rant]
 

Its also okay to slam on the brakes so that they run into you.

Re: If you drive in the left-most lane, [rant]
 

im a fast driver in the left tlate, im always passing someone, wee

Re: If you drive in the left-most lane, [rant]
 

Houston is the freeway capital. Besides LA, we probably have the most amount of freeways going every which direction. Most are 4 lane.

I don't mind getting out of the way of someone wanting to speed ahead. However if I see in my rear view that the car speeding up is sharply cutting off cars and not using his blinkers at all, I will try to box that guy in. Nothing extreme, but your turn signal makes a hige difference.

Simple equation in population terms:
Bad Drivers > Smart Drivers.

Re: If you drive in the left-most lane, [rant]
 

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Let's make this a generic ranting about idiot drivers thread.

TURN SIGNALS ARE VERY USEFUL TO INDICATE TO OTHER DRIVERS YOUR INTENTIONS PRIOR TO MAKING A TURN

For instance: if you are approaching an intersection and intend to turn left, activate your left turn signal before reaching the intersection. Not turning your signal on at all doesn't work, neither does activating it WHILE making the turn.

Thank you.

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one of my driving pet peeves is when people hit the brakes before they turn on their turn signal. there is a highly logical order of events to turning that nobody seems to understand:

1) decide to turn
2) activate turn signal
3) slow car down to appropriate speed
4) turn

Re: If you drive in the left-most lane, [rant]
 

The Mass Pike is the roadway equivalent of Thunderdome.

Re: If you drive in the left-most lane, [rant]
 

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I live in Massachusetts, where the roads are far too crowded to designate one lane for just passing, and where directionals are a sign of weakness.

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D.C. - where rush hour is a full contact sport!

Re: If you drive in the left-most lane, [rant]
 

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The Mass Pike is the roadway equivalent of Thunderdome.

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from the weston tolls to the allston/brighton tolls, yes. the rest is just like any other highway.

Re: If you drive in the left-most lane, [rant]
 

in DC, traffic is too [censored] to have any system for passing or whatever. but where this does apply, like in non-rush hour times, or on less busy roads, I agree.

IF YOURE IN THE LEFT LANE AND SOMEONE IS BEHIND YOU, GET THE EFF OVER AND LET THEM PASS.

Re: If you drive in the left-most lane, [rant]
 

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The Mass Pike is the roadway equivalent of Thunderdome.

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from the weston tolls to the allston/brighton tolls, yes. the rest is just like any other highway.

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Yeah, and good luck if you need to pee or get a drink because it's about 30 miles between each freakin' exit. I hate the Mass Pike.