[NefCanuck]

residentdud,Nov 21 2005, 03:16 PM Wrote:Sometimes you can't get out of the way...tractor trailer, a line of cars etc...and  already doing 130. I'm not going to eccelerate to 140 150 to get past a wall of vehicles in the middle lane, just for you...besides, you're already do 130...relax. The last thing I want, and I'm sure it's the last thing you want aswell, is to see me suddenly stop, no lights...then into me and the guardrail / pile'o'cars.
I can totally see if the guy's doin 100 80 in the fast lane, move out of the way ass, but most of the time..let's say 70%, I do pass in the middle lane. I usually sit beside for a sec and look over at the passenger which hopefully knows what or why I'm looking over, let's just hope. Theres no sense swerving in front or really "taking off" anyway, why beat you car just cause you want to beat his head?
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Oh sure, there are times where you are stuck behind The Tool & their Toolmobile, but all you can do in a case like that is grin and bear it until traffic opens up in the passing lane.

What you should not be doing is riding the car in front of you to try and get them to speed up. Two second plus rule has saved my ass on more occassions than I care to count. Including one time on the 401 last winter where a sudden icy patch caused a guy on my right to swerve in front of me and apparently bounce off the guardrail on the far left lane before he continued on his merry way.

Had I been following as closely as the rest of the traffic that night, he would have taken me out along with him :ph34r: As it was I was merely trying to pry my fingers free of the steering wheel the rest of the drive home...

NefCanuck