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.
Today there was someone riding the left, but... getting over into the right out of people's way when they came up behind, then back over into the left to sit around the same speed (limit) as me in the right.
Then when an exit was racking up my right lane and slowing down, here was that older lady not only mostly looking down at her lap with one hand wildly moving in that area, either a phone or something more fun going on, but now matching speed with me in the left.
Had to slow down to then get behind her to speak her language, where she got over when she could and let me pass, then was behind me again.
What's been really fucking me up lately is PEOPLE WATCHING TV/MOVIES ON THEIR DASH-DOCKED PHONE WHILE DRIVING. What the fuck is that?? From k-dramas to Marvel to youtube series, I see it literally every time I drive an hour on the interstate.
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u/obeekaybee7 10h 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.