[The Yen Man]

I think people should leave the policing to the police. Yes, we all know speeding is illegal. But honestly, I think it's more dangerous to be inattentive than to be speeding. I would think being unaware of your surroundings causes more accidents than actual speeding. There's a difference between reckless driving and speeding.

My take on this whole situation? Well, I tend to use the left lane on Deerfoot because, depending on how much traffic, I go usually around 100 to 120 ish. So it's not excessive speeding, but usually fast enough that I'm passing cars on the right. Once I see a stretch in the middle that I can go for a bit without having to switch lanes and pass cars, I usually cut back to the right. Also, I'm always aware of cars coming up behind me and if I see someone coming up fast in my rear view, I cut back into the middle as soon as I can and let that guy pass by.

So yes, speeding is illegal, but hey, if the person speeding wants to risk it, who am I to try to make them stop? I mean, in the end, if I'm stubborn and won't let the guy pass, I'll probably be inadvertently creating a potentially dangerous situation, because now that impatient person is probably gonna do something wreckless (ie cut across 2 lanes and then cut back over again) to get in front of me, and I have just created a dangerous situation for everyone else on the road.

And yes, people think "oh, I'm driving speed limit so I don't have to cut over and let this punk pass", but your stubborness and pride may have made a potentially dangerous situation even more dangerous. So all I can say is, people should really learn to drive defensively and not let their pride cloud their judgement. In the end, it's never worth putting your life in danger for.

Oh one last thing, I do agree with most in that I hate drivers who already know that a lane is going to end, yet, won't cut in until the very last second possible. I'm not talking about 500 meters back or whatever, I'm talking last second, I have to budge my way in type. What pisses me off is people trying to use the shoulder to cut in front of people. In my mind, that's no different than purposely cutting in front of a line at a store or a bank. Those people, I usually park my car halfway into the shoulder to prevent them from getting in front of me.