Hi, Guest
09-15-2009, 03:12 AM
Ken,
I guess it boils down to "everyone does 10 over", and 9 times out of 10 that includes me. So, if I'm doing 100 in a 90, and I come up on a truck doing 90, I'll follow (but not happily).
After a while, as noted above, I get sick of rock #988348344 being thrown at my truck. So, at the next legal and sound passing availability, I'll go and pass the truck. Be it two-lane and denoted passing area or a passing lane that "grows" out of the two lane, it doesn't matter.
And again, at this point, the issue becomes a little more complex.
No passing extra lane: Guaranteed I'm doing 110+ on most roads with a clear line-of-sight to pass the truck - if for no other reason than to minimize my exposure. Sure, I'm over the limit at that point during the pass but then prove that the truck was doing 90. What if he was doing 80? 85? Speedo discrepancies, etc, etc.
Passing extra lane: I'm surprisingly lazy here. I'll pass @ 100 if there's noone behind me. If I've accumulated or become part of a "train", I'll accelerate, pass, drop in and then coast to 100 (in a 90). The rest are then free to pass me as well.
Seriously, if you can't perform one of the above... you shouldn't be f***ing driving. Ken, I agree 1000% (yes, I mean one thousand) about most drivers not needing to hold their licenses by driving in the ways that they do. It disgusts me daily to watch people not even comes close to stopping for a red light when turning right... on the pretense that the guys on the opposite side of the intersection who have yet to proceed through have not reached you yet. I've seen cops turn a blind eye to this MANY times.
Same for rolling 4-way stops. Such a dangerous game was never invented before. I've seen lots of guys "coat-tail" directly behind a guy that just went through the 4-way stop - mostly in a straight line. It honestly boils my blood. It causes instant copycat-ism with others travelling in different directions within minutes.
I guess it boils down to "everyone does 10 over", and 9 times out of 10 that includes me. So, if I'm doing 100 in a 90, and I come up on a truck doing 90, I'll follow (but not happily).
After a while, as noted above, I get sick of rock #988348344 being thrown at my truck. So, at the next legal and sound passing availability, I'll go and pass the truck. Be it two-lane and denoted passing area or a passing lane that "grows" out of the two lane, it doesn't matter.
And again, at this point, the issue becomes a little more complex.
No passing extra lane: Guaranteed I'm doing 110+ on most roads with a clear line-of-sight to pass the truck - if for no other reason than to minimize my exposure. Sure, I'm over the limit at that point during the pass but then prove that the truck was doing 90. What if he was doing 80? 85? Speedo discrepancies, etc, etc.
Passing extra lane: I'm surprisingly lazy here. I'll pass @ 100 if there's noone behind me. If I've accumulated or become part of a "train", I'll accelerate, pass, drop in and then coast to 100 (in a 90). The rest are then free to pass me as well.
Seriously, if you can't perform one of the above... you shouldn't be f***ing driving. Ken, I agree 1000% (yes, I mean one thousand) about most drivers not needing to hold their licenses by driving in the ways that they do. It disgusts me daily to watch people not even comes close to stopping for a red light when turning right... on the pretense that the guys on the opposite side of the intersection who have yet to proceed through have not reached you yet. I've seen cops turn a blind eye to this MANY times.
Same for rolling 4-way stops. Such a dangerous game was never invented before. I've seen lots of guys "coat-tail" directly behind a guy that just went through the 4-way stop - mostly in a straight line. It honestly boils my blood. It causes instant copycat-ism with others travelling in different directions within minutes.
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33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.