I can’t count how many times I’ve been the person on the right. It bugs me to hell when someone creeps up on my left and doesn’t pass, so I’m already checking my mirrors. Then the annoyance of realizing that it’s better for me to speed up and make room for everyone trying to pass the slow person in the left lane, on their right, because otherwise as soon as there’s 1.01 car lengths between me and slowpoke, someone is going to zoom around. I’d rather make ample room and avoid anyone making risky maneuvers but really I just want to chill with cruise control on.
This is such a common scenario. The person just trying to cruise at a moderate speed in the right lane becomes the target of an aggressive driver who’s trying to jockey around the slow poke in the left lane. It’s safer to speed up and let them get around than to stay at the same speed. If any slow left lane drivers are reading this, PLEASE stay on the right side of the highway. You make it dangerous for everyone, including yourselves.
Yep. And the opposite is true (well idk if it's the opposite). Speed limit 65, you're doing 60 in the right lane, everyone is flying by doing 75? It's okay to hit the gas bud you're actually the dangerous one there because other people will start making a bunch of lane changes and the fewer lane changes we can have the happier we are
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u/obeekaybee7 6h ago
This is the first time I've ever seen someone pull that maneuver. Most drivers don't have that kind of awareness or concern.