Slow drivers, KEEP RIGHT!

[GoCubsGo]

Well, 3 minutes per day, times 5 work days per week, times 52 weeks in a year adds up to 780 minutes, or 32.5 hours per year. That's a lot of time for those of us that lead busy lives. Kindly move the **** over.

AND since you're saving three minutes each way, you would actually double the estimate above, for a total time savings of 65 hours/year. Assuming a 40-year career, that's a total of 2600 hours, or 108 days.

In sum, slow drivers who don't move the **** over are literally making others lose almost four months of their lives.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

I just plain get ****** when people drive below the speed limit. This is especially the case on 1 lane roads (i.e. Ontario in Ames). It seems like I get behind one of these people every day lately!!!

People going slow in the fast lane is also infuriating!!!

Just because you have nothing better to do than drive slow doesn't mean you should slow everyone else down!!!

And where specifically on Ontario does this matter so much to you? The speed limits are designated for various reasons, including the 25 mph by Sawyer Elementary school, and the 30mph in the residential areas.

Just because you want to fly doesn't mean it's safe to do so.

 

[HILLCYD]

AND since you're saving three minutes each way, you would actually double the estimate above, for a total time savings of 65 hours/year. Assuming a 40-year career, that's a total of 2600 hours, or 108 days.

In sum, slow drivers who don't move the **** over are literally making others lose almost four months of their lives.

It's not so much the time for me, but more the raise in blood pressure.

It also isn't so much about slow drivers, unless you are ridiculously slow (which I see from time to time).

For me it is about the pure stupidity. Having no idea what the rules of the road are. Being completely oblivious to your surroundings. Doing EVERYTHING but driving while bombing down the freeway.

Again, driving SHOULD be a privilege for those who demonstrate they can operate a motor vehicle. Instead people seem to think it is a right.

 

[majorcyfan]

And where specifically on Ontario does this matter so much to you? The speed limits are designated for various reasons, including the 25 mph by Sawyer Elementary school, and the 30mph in the residential areas.

Just because you want to fly doesn't mean it's safe to do so.

+1,000,000

Idiots who speed on Ontario need more tickets for their collection

 

[Storkenheimer]

And where specifically on Ontario does this matter so much to you? The speed limits are designated for various reasons, including the 25 mph by Sawyer Elementary school, and the 30mph in the residential areas.

Just because you want to fly doesn't mean it's safe to do so.

Did you read what I posted? I said people driving below the speed limit.

 

[IcSyU]

I followed a dumb *** on Ontario yesterday who was slowing at every intersection to check. Said person shouldn't be allowed to drive.

The turn lane thing pisses me off too. You have the right to the inside lane when you turn, not whatever lane you feel like turning into *******.

 

[Cydkar]

I have a real pet peave at people who occupy the right lane of a multilane road in town at a stop light and there are 10 cars behind them wanting to turn right on red.

I know that sometimes it's unavoidable but I've seen people on a near vacant road do this. If you know you are going straight get in the left ******* lane before the intersection.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

I followed a dumb *** on Ontario yesterday who was slowing at every intersection to check. Said person shouldn't be allowed to drive.

The turn lane thing pisses me off too. You have the right to the inside lane when you turn, not whatever lane you feel like turning into *******.

Technically, I think a driver is supposed to (according to Iowa code) turn into the closest lane. On a left turn, that would be the left/inside lane. On a right turn, that would be the right/outside lane.

In any case, DO NOT straddle the dashed center line during the turn and for another block until you decide which lane you want to be in. Makes me wonder, as others alluded to above, about the quality of drivers ed instructors these days.

 

[4429 mcc]

My Hate goes to the Cops from other counties or cities driving 80/35 heading to Camp dodge who drive 65 in the left hand lane slowing everyone down just to be ****headds.

 

[VeloClone]

you can do what the guy did to me last Saturday on 80/35 in Des Moines. I was probably doing 70 in a 65 and he past me on the left. This would have been ok but I was in the far left lane so he passed me on the shoulder. I was a little dissapointed that he didn't wreck.

Over time those things have a way of working themselves out.

 

[IcSyU]

Technically, I think a driver is supposed to (according to Iowa code) turn into the closest lane. On a left turn, that would be the left/inside lane. On a right turn, that would be the right/outside lane.

In any case, DO NOT straddle the dashed center line during the turn and for another block until you decide which lane you want to be in. Makes me wonder, as others alluded to above, about the quality of drivers ed instructors these days.

I was going more from the point of the turn. When you're turning to the left, the inside lane from your point of view is the left lane. When you're turning right, the inside lane closest to you is the right lane.

Spacial words don't quite fit well in this conversation...my bad.

 

[BigBake]

I was going more from the point of the turn. When you're turning to the left, the inside lane from your point of view is the left lane. When you're turning right, the inside lane closest to you is the right lane.

Spacial words don't quite fit well in this conversation...my bad.

I got what you two were saying. Drives me nuts too.

I always make sure to pay special attention to two lane turning because inevitably some moron always doesn't realize it's a two lane turning lane setup and crosses from the left to right lane.

 

[VeloClone]

Technically, I think a driver is supposed to (according to Iowa code) turn into the closest lane. On a left turn, that would be the left/inside lane. On a right turn, that would be the right/outside lane.

In any case, DO NOT straddle the dashed center line during the turn and for another block until you decide which lane you want to be in. Makes me wonder, as others alluded to above, about the quality of drivers ed instructors these days.

Yes, I was very disappointed when I had to take a MN driver's test due to my Iowa license expiring that it is not that way here. They say that you should finish your turn in "any lane available to you" and show multiple arrows in the diagrams with a car finishing the turn in any one of many lanes.

Each day on my way home from work I turn at an intersection that has two right turn lanes onto a street with 4 northbound lanes. Invariably some schmuck thinks s/he has the right to use the right most turn lane and finish in either of the left most lane even though this often gives the drivers in the other turn lane nowhere to go. You see the same drivers do this week after week. Does no one learn?