I just cant comprehend...

"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi)
09/25/2014 at 11:26 • Filed to: None

Yes, yes. Another left lane rant.

I just want one person to give me any sort of a LOGICAL explanation as to why they are so obsessed with the left lane.

This morning, driving into work, three lane highway, I am in the right lane, no one around me for some distance. I come along to an on-ramp which dumps out into a 4th lane (the on ramp becomes another lane for a good 8 miles). I had my cruise control on at 65 mph. a guy drives down the on ramp and is just barely in front of me but not far enough to get in front of me. I see the car starting to shake back and forth across the lane (he was sawing at the wheel), and I noticed he kept looking back at me.

For a good 1/2 mile, this guy would slow down and speed up, but never enough to get in front or behind me (not that he needed to, there was no one blocking the lanes ahead). The whole time he is sawing at the wheel like he wants to get over but I am blocking his way.

Finally he floors it, speeding up to about 80 mph, the whole time looking back at me and sawing at the wheel in his lane. Once he was about 800 ft. in front of me he decided to make his move, jerking at the wheel shooting him all the way across the lanes to the left lane (remember, 4 lane highway, he and I were pretty much the only 2 vehicles on the road for about 1/4 miles distance). Once he got to his coveted left lane he jacked on the brakes, down to about 55 mph (65 zone) and continued at that pace for as long as I could see him.

So I need to ask, honestly, what is this overbearing obsession with the left lane?

For those that need help understanding, here is a friendly map for you to know what you need to do in your state.

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Sorry for the rant but I am getting damn tired of these self-centered ass wipes whom refuse to maintain speed or move over to allow traffic to pass.

DISCUSSION (56)

E30Joe drives a Subaru > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:29

I wish my state were a green state.... Darn Minnesotans and their passive aggressiveness

CAR_IS_MI > E30Joe drives a Subaru
09/25/2014 at 11:30

I wish all states were green states... thats the way it should be

Big Bubba Ray > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:30

It's a daily occurrence that I encounter a left lane squatter on my way to class in the mornings. Today it was a blue PT Cruiser going 50 in the left lane. There was a good amount of traffic in the middle and far right lanes so I couldn't pass him. Flashed the brights, honked the horn, rode the shoulder and everything, but he wouldn't take the hint to move over. Unbelievably frustrating.

crowmolly > E30Joe drives a Subaru
09/25/2014 at 11:31

Doesn't matter anyway. Not really enforced, at least in NJ, PA, MA, and ME.

RazoE > Big Bubba Ray
09/25/2014 at 11:32

Ram him. No court would convict you.

E30Joe drives a Subaru > crowmolly
09/25/2014 at 11:32

I'd imagine it's hard to enforce, but it would be nice if everyone did it anyways.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:32

I really feel like green should be on every state.

and I've found a lot of times here in Michigan people get trapped in the left lane on the highway.

As soon as an opening to get around them appears, off goes the whole line of traffic around them which effectively locks the left laner in the left lane.

So please people, at least let them OUT of the left lane.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:32

I call bullshit on this map, Pennsylvanians believe that the left lane is for doing 10 miles under the speed limit and doing the same speed as the car next to them in the middle lane.

CAR_IS_MI > Big Bubba Ray
09/25/2014 at 11:34

There is a guy with a Prius out here who is like that. I run into him quite frequently on my trips home. I know it's the same Prius (even though they all lane hog) becasue his plate is "pwned". Always, always in the left most lane, and always 10 mph under the flow of traffic. So frustrating. I constantly envision just using the bull bar to ram him off the road and solve the issue once and for all (or until he buys a replacement earth saver Prius)

Rainbow > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:34

Some people think they're being heroes by slowing everyone down.

I do the same thing in school zones. I go the exact limit, no matter how slow it is, and if anyone wants to pass me they can go fuck themselves. I don't mess around when there are hundreds of young lives at stake.

On the freeway, though, 55 is too slow for the fast lane, so screw everyone who does that.

Sweet Trav > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:34

So I guess fuchsia states truly do have a fast lane...

Though I wish the Murder Mitten was green.

OPPOsaurus WRX > crowmolly
09/25/2014 at 11:35

I was going to say the same thing, it wouldnt make a difference.

thismightbemylastburner > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:35

All states should be green. Another note, the asshole jockeying for position on a busy roadway almost never gets to the destination faster than they would if they were calmly driving in one lane. Its okay to drop ~2 mph to match traffic speed instead of flying off the handle and making a three lane pass snarling the other traffic in the process.

CAR_IS_MI > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
09/25/2014 at 11:36

They do this here too. In some ways I can't blame them (most of these people never move, no matter how many cars pass them on the right), but if, on the rare occasion, the guy actually has his turn signal on, let the guy out.

CAR_IS_MI > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
09/25/2014 at 11:37

The map only shows what the law is, not how it is enforced. Which, unfortunately, it is not enforced at all in most places, so whats the point of making the law anyways?

Big Bubba Ray > RazoE
09/25/2014 at 11:37

PIT maneuver to clear the lane of squatters.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:37

yep

I also have no sympathy for the trapped guy with no blinker on.

If you want out turn it on.

Big Bubba Ray > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:39

Put that bull bar to good use! Nobody will miss the pwned Pruis. What a douche.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:39

Ah well, I'm pretty sure PA drivers test requires only breathing on a mirror because I'll be damned if they know their own bloody road laws.

Imirrelephant > E30Joe drives a Subaru
09/25/2014 at 11:39

My state is green and I've never seen it enforced...

CAR_IS_MI > Rainbow
09/25/2014 at 11:39

I agree with the school zone thing. And I have no problem with going the speed limit; you should still leave the PASSING LANE open though, even if you are going the speed limit. Those other people whom wish to break the speed limit are not your responsibility, if they want to risk a ticket, let them. It's not worth you risking creating an accident, road rage, or more traffic, right?

CAR_IS_MI > Sweet Trav
09/25/2014 at 11:41

No, it says to move left to allow faster traffic to pass. Meaning, if you want to got 55 in a 65 in the left lane, that all fine and dandy, until someone who wants to go 65 comes up behind you. Then you must move right to let them pass.

Rainbow > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:43

Exactly. In fact, impeding the flow of traffic is just as bad as speeding, if not worse. I know that some college students around here decided to perform a social experiment where they formed a rolling road block to keep everyone at the exact speed limit just to see what reactions they would get. After ~15 minutes of being passed on the shoulder, relentlessly tailgated, and universally hated, they were ALL ticketed for being the only people following the speed limit.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:43

As someone in a green state: HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH YEA RIGHT

The left lane around here seems defined as "try to pass someone, then the person you're trying to pass matches your speed and you end up with no easy way to get out of the left lane while faster traffic piles up around you" or "I'm going faster than everyone in the middle lane but not as fast as everyone else in the left lane oh maybe I should speed up for this black Buick that's charging up my ass"

CAR_IS_MI > thismightbemylastburner
09/25/2014 at 11:43

It's true. Its so funny how many people I see driving over aggressively to get to the left lane, and then I just catch up and pass them while driving calmly and maintaining speed in the proper lane. all you did was look like an idiot and waste a bunch of gas...

 > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:44

Every time I have to go around a guy in the left lane I pull up in front of him and activate my window washer. Wind blows all the washer fluid over my car and all over his windshield. Then I grin when I see him turn on his wipers.

Sweet Trav > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:44

Yes but in practice, at least in Michigan there is no room for slower traffic in the left lane as people doing 10-15 miles per hour over the speed limit keep it pretty clear.

CAR_IS_MI > Big Bubba Ray
09/25/2014 at 11:44

I would but I couldn't bear to sully my nice Jeep bumpers with the innards of Prius.

Milky > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
09/25/2014 at 11:46

I pass on the right so damn much … and always look to see if they get over in my mirror. And thats a big nope.

People just don't give a shit if they inconvenience others.

CAR_IS_MI > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
09/25/2014 at 11:47

Sadly, this is how many states are. Rural parts of PA were decent, but the areas around Philly and Pitt are just terrible. Come out to SoCal / NV and see how many seconds it takes before your blood boils over from "wtf?WTF?!"'s.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Milky
09/25/2014 at 11:48

I'm CERTAINLY not trying to imply the majority of left lane idiots are all trapped

Milky > Rainbow
09/25/2014 at 11:49

I get what you're saying, but its not your job to enforce laws.

Imirrelephant >
09/25/2014 at 11:49

I'm so going to start doing this!

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:51

I got my drivers license when I lived in Cali, the I5 was my personal hell for a year.

CAR_IS_MI > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/25/2014 at 11:51

That's pretty standard, yes, but that's ignorance on the drivers part and lackadaisical law enforcement.

CAR_IS_MI > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
09/25/2014 at 11:54

So then you are aware of this madness they pretend to call driving out here.

JGrabowMSt > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:55

I live in a green state and can tell you on behalf of all of New Jersey, "Go fuck yourself!"

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:55

Indicators? WTF are they? SHOULD BE READING MY MIND ASSHOLE!!!!

CAR_IS_MI > JGrabowMSt
09/25/2014 at 11:56

Don't even get me started on Jersey drivers. Thats an enigma in itself.

Diesel > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 11:59

I can't stand left lane speed limit going assholes. There should be a 10 commandments of driving. Not being a left lane hog should be in the top 3.

CAR_IS_MI > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
09/25/2014 at 12:05

But when they do signal that does not mean "I intend to merge in this direction" it means "I'm coming over without checking my mirrors or looking so good-fucking-luck everyone".

user314 > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 12:12

So, this then:

CAR_IS_MI > user314
09/25/2014 at 12:16

Exactly. I am pretty sure Seth drew this up after driving once in LA....

JGrabowMSt > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 12:31

My apologies. I drive like the pro I was trained to be, not like everyone else. I got cut off by a senile senior citizen this morning who then thought it was appropriate to brake check me right after because I honked at him. Fuck you old man, hand in license for that goddamn stunt.

I just need my charger cop wheels, and Ill get an offroad lightbar, and no one will do that to me again hopefully.

BigBlock440 > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
09/25/2014 at 12:36

Wait, what? I rarely see that, except for maybe philly, which is almost NJ anyway so it makes sense they drive like they've got a front plate. I don't spend much time down there, so maybe that's why I almost never see the left lane rider with a PA plate.

CAR_IS_MI > JGrabowMSt
09/25/2014 at 12:41

Lol. It's funny that you think New Jerseyans (New Jersey-ites???) will avoid brake checking / cutting off a cop / vehicle that looks like a cop.

Just4GP > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 12:44

Having spent 98% of my life in Ca, I never really thought about this. I just accepted it as how people drive. During a Chicago to SoCal road trip this summer, I had my first taste of driving in a green state. Ca really needs to get their sh!t together.

JGrabowMSt > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 13:04

Youre right, I should just get a dump truck, and hit and run people who cut me off like that.

Ill need a few license plates and a sign guy who can re-wrap the truck daily.

Meatcoma > RazoE
09/25/2014 at 14:08

No auto enthusiast on a Jury would convict you*. A court may.

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 14:31

to waste taxypayer money...

CAR_IS_MI > Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man
09/25/2014 at 14:35

Well besides that. Whether congress is making laws or not, wasting taxpayer money is their prime objective.

BZiel > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 17:40

It is generally not a problem here in Germany. If you are driving in the left lane, you must be passing and you either move to the right as soon as the pass is completed, or, when a faster car approaches. No negotiation. Not doing so results in a ticket.

CAR_IS_MI > BZiel
09/25/2014 at 17:41

It was the same way in Italy and I loved it. The problem in good ole America is that it is not taught, and it is not enforced.

BZiel > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 17:58

I know. When I am back in the US I nearly go into full rampage shooting meltdown mode while driving.

I need this:

Kinja'd!!!

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > CAR_IS_MI
09/25/2014 at 18:45

WA state here. IDK if it's just the GLI's aggressive face, my driving or respectful drivers, but people move the fuck out of my way! :D

aranxa1 > Imirrelephant
09/25/2014 at 20:36

My state is green too, and the only time I've heard of it being enforced was on my ex-husband. Hahaha Hehehe Hohoho!