So close they're almost touching!

[bhskittykatt]

Okay, here's a couple photos I snapped. Sorry they're not the greatest (I was focusing on driving, and I didn't want to get too close anyways). You can't see it too well, but notice the white semi and the black pick-up ahead of it:





So yeah, two pieces of suck here:

(1) The black pick-up had been traveling in the left lane for miles, not really passing anyone or anything, just hanging out there. (In these photos, you see him passing the white pick-up, but there were a good three miles before that with no one in the right lane.)

(2) Most of the suck goes to the semi, who was (a) speeding and (b) tailgating that pickup so close, someone in the bed of the truck could've probably reached out and touched the semi!

[Sunshine]

yikes! that is scary!

[PepperElf]

O yeah... my bf hates those people who sit on cruise-control in the left lane and ignore the rest of traffic.

I mean I understand the left lane is NOT the "speeding allowed" lane... but you also don't just hang out there if you're not going to pass anyone. Unless it's one of those weird roads with a left hand exit.

But on the same token people who tailgate so close they are an inch away from your bumper? DIAF. Seriously Die in a fire.... you probably will anyway if someone gives you a brake check.


Last time someone did that to me, I wanted to brake check them but my BF wouldn't let me. And yeah the guy was riding up everyone's asshole. Not just "following closely" but following so fucking closely he was probably a few inches away from the bumper of the car ahead of him.

[blas]

I hate left lane dwellers who refuse to AT LEAST go the fucking speed limit.

For me, it's a nightly adventure going to work, weaving in and out around nearly everyone. At less than 70 mph. Hardly ANYONE in either lane is doing the speed limit. And people are just hanging out in the left lane for fun, holding hands with those in the right, who are only going 50-55.

My coworker and I were bitching about it last night, and he told me he plays a game while he drives every day. If he even can, once he gets on the freeway, he sets his cruise at 70 mph exactly and sees how long he can go by just weaving around people before he has to slam on the brakes because he can't get around people going less than 65 in either lane.

[mikoyan29]

One time I was out and about and it was dark and stormy and I had some asshole in a semi right on my bumper. The sad part was that he could have gone to another lane as they were all empty.

today, I had some asshole right on my bumper as I was going through the city. Normally, I will go trhough yellows....not today.

[DeltaSierra]

One time I was out and about and it was dark and stormy and I had some asshole in a semi right on my bumper. The sad part was that he could have gone to another lane as they were all empty.

I hate that. If they do that to me and there's nobody else on the freaking highway, I QUICKLY swich lanes, and hit the brakes and let them fly by, then get back in to my line and carry on at the speed I want to. Life's too short to be stressed out by these morons. Of course I have seen more than once the semi then slows down and tries to get back behind me again like he just WANTS to continue to be the worlds biggest asshole.

[greek_jester]

Of course I have seen more than once the semi then slows down and tries to get back behind me again like he just WANTS to continue to be the worlds biggest asshole.

I like your method of doing things. If good old taking my foot off the accelerator until I'm doing 20mph doesn't work, I'll give this a go. Two things, though:

1) Dashboard camera, front & rear.
2) Pass the recordings to the cops.

There's no excuse for someone trying that kind of crap on you, & they deserve the points on their licence/loss of licence that may be coming their way.

[HotelMinion]

I was just cruising to work in my right lane, watchin' the cars fly by. One SUV on the left lane was cruisin' along too. The 4 x 4 truck behind him was blinkin his lights on and off at him, tryin' to make him go faster. The SUV: he hit the brakes! The red taillights came on and it took a full five seconds for the 4x4 to hit his brakes too! LOL So Mr. 4x4, which held a bunch or rowdy men, careens over to my lane, zooms, up ahead, cuts SUV off, and he (4x4) hits his brakes too in front of the SUV! WTF? Cause an accident just because of that? Get outta this planet!