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Originally Posted by DuffMan
So I was driving up a 2 lane highway the other night. As it turned out there was only me in the left lane and a guy about 8 or 10 car lengths behind me in the right lane. We were going the same speed, and I thought there's no point in getting in front of him, and no one else was around, so I just stayed in the left lane. About close to 5 minutes later he steps on the gas, passes me, pulls in front of me and then eventually has to go slower so he can take a turnoff on the left. He could've just drove the same speed, pulled in behind me and taken his turnoff.
I tailgated him as long as I could.
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This is a bit nitpicky, but I'll say it anyway. The rules (and courtesys) of the road regarding the left lane are that you pass the car(s), then move to the right. By doing that, you're indicating to all other drivers that you're now going your desired speed. This allows other drivers to pass you and go ahead of you, and assume that you don't care. By staying in the left lane (this is where it's really nitpicky, go ahead and roll your eyes), you're disregarding the way things are supposed to work, and the person in the right lane (albeit 10 car lengths back) has no idea why you're not moving over to the right lane like you should be.
TBQH, for a driving geek like me, it's annoying to watch a person "drive wrong". You're not doing any courtesy by not moving over, you're kind of telling other drivers that you don't understand how to drive. Now, having read plenty of your posts, I know you're not a stupid person, so don't take that the wrong way. Just saying that in this instance, what you thought was courteous could have easily been construed as clueless. Sorta like when you're exiting Macs, and there's someone walking toward you down the sidewalk, so you hold the door open, and then they walk around you and the door and continue down the sidewalk.