Grand Theft Auto?
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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
It's felt like, since the 'end' of COVID, that the slogan is "20 Under is the New 10 Over". Drives me nuts.
From my anecdotal experience, it feels to me like it's (enraged) entitlement vs (righteous) indignation at a lack of 'following the rules like me' that fuels road rage.
Some "jerk" does something because "putz" isn't driving how Jerk likes, so Jerk does something, and Putz, who's just following the road rules gets upset because Jerk isn't following the road rules, and the next thing you know. rage is afoot.
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I've found that post Covid, many people suddenly want to start doing things their own way and also pushing responsibility on others vs themselves. Driving is just one category of many. However, these type of people inexplicably think that all other people will know telepathically what they're doing or will do. What's the wording used lately? People thinking they're a main character in a game or story or something?
The 20 kmph under thing I sorta understood when it first showed up even though it annoyed the #### out of me. Those that rarely went out went out less and got scared behind the wheel. It's starting to get better on city roads and I think we're returning to 10 under/speed limit. I've felt like I've seen less drivers doing 20-30 kmph below speed limit this summer vs last summer. But they're still seemingly everywhere on the highways.
I've also attributed some of the sudden issues to mass migration from Toronto, Vancouver(?) and the East Coast etc. I've never seen so many people blow red lights and stop signs in my life vs what I've witnessed this entire summer. I'd seen a lot more of that in Winnipeg and Toronto and this summer, it's suddenly here.
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I get where you’re coming from but I have been behind people going a legitimate 25-30 below the speed limit.
To add to that, in searching for some stats on impeding traffic, I came across article out of Regina where police were talking about impeding traffic, and noted instances where someone was going 73 in a 100 and 20 in a 50.
These things can and do happen, and they are illegal.
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I drove out to Vancouver Island in the dead of night a few weeks ago because of the damn Westjet rebooking fiasco(hailstorm). During the dead of night, awesome. Almost all vehicles (including myself) 10 kmph over or under the speed limit as I and others felt comfortable. Most of the only vehicles on the road knew to be on the right lane unless passing. Transport trucks, completely predictable.
During the day on the way back? So many vehicles doing 80-130kmph on 100-110 kmph posted roads. Literally +/- 20-30 kmph the posted speed and rarely ever actually on the speed. The issue as mentioned is that they're unpredictable. Not only are they randomly going up and down 10-30 kmph variations every few minutes, they're often slamming on the brakes to do it at times... like playing bumper tag with a ghost. This was the same experience I had a few months ago when I went to Kelowna. It's not like 10 kmph +/-. I can handle that. It was literally 20-40 kmph +/- in relatively rapid succession which is quite infuriating plus makes you want to pass them ASAP not just for the time savings, but to get past someone as terrifyingly unpredictable as that.
I honestly think that they're scared of a twinned highway (vs dual lanes). As soon as there's a lane in between them and oncoming traffic, they feel more confident to gun it. Annoying AF. I cannot wait until they finish twinning a lot of those roads in 2026 or 2027 or whatever. That or I get an EV type with improved cruise control features so that I can just "rest" behind them and gun it without redlining it on the passing lanes (minivans don't have awesome acceleration even on sports mode with eco mode turned off). That or more really early/late or night driving on the Trans Canada when in BC.
I drive to Regina a few times a year. I don't notice strugglers as much. Maybe because there's so many more areas to pass, longer stretches of dual lane highways to pass... and I might occasionally do a right lane pass. I do so at around speed limit after a few minutes have elapsed and I've confirmed the person isn't budging from the left lane. I also always confirm there's no other traffic around or in front of us that could become an issue when I'm passing on the right.
In the event that someone is in the left lane doing less than speed limit and has been doing so for several minutes, is it technically a right lane pass to drive speed limit in the right lane? Yeah I know right lane pass is technically illegal, but what do you do with a left lane hog doing 85-95 kmph on the highways?
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Originally Posted by Cappy
So much of my frustration just comes from people not paying attention.
You are driving. Pay attention to your surroundings and we can all get their a little more efficiently. Know the rules around four way stops and drive with some authority so we arent all waiting for you to creep through the middle.
My wife will got on my ass in the car, typical grabbing my arm when the car in front hits the breaks etc. Yeah, babe, i see it because i am actually paying attention to my surroundings.
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My wife is like that too. Also gets scared when the idiot in the right lane has crap spatial awareness and starts floating close to the left passing lane, brake slamming, people tail gating etc.
She used to argue with me about my opinion that night driving wasn't bad and actually slightly relaxing vs day driving on the highway. After this drive to Vancouver Island, she's in complete agreement with me.
I hear you about the lack of awareness though. I watched a guy this morning at a light with a literal cop van directly behind him (not several cars away or in next lane). Light turns green and he absolutely guns it something like 20-30 kmph over the speed limit and of course immediately gets pulled over. I couldn't laugh or feel bad for the guy as I drove by. It was such an idiotic way to get pulled over and I was kinda shocked it happened.