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[ResAlien]

The left lane is for passing and crime. If you’re not passing someone or doing crime then you’re the knob. Pass and move back over ya struggler

[Ped]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Did you read GGG’s post? He was passing the car in the right lane in order to move over. He just wasn’t doing it fast enough for the liking of mister high blood pressure behind him.

Sure, going 1 km faster than the guy he was passing. So either you see the guy coming up behind you ahead of time and move over and slow down, or you speed up a little and then move over - not to validate his speeding, but because driving in front of someone who is impatient and aggressive is more dangerous.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Cappy

I hate when people flash their lights. It's the douchiest thing that is becoming more prevalent.

Why? It signals I'd like to pass. Don't take it personally.

It should take less than ten seconds to pass someone. If not you're just going slightly faster, not actively passing.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Ped

Sure, going 1 km faster than the guy he was passing. So either you see the guy coming up behind you ahead of time and move over and slow down, or you speed up a little and then move over - not to validate his speeding, but because driving in front of someone who is impatient and aggressive is more dangerous.

Incredible how difficult this is to understand for some folks. The only person you’re doing a favour for is yourself. Everyone should want to be as far away from dangerously aggressive drivers as possible. That seems like basic driving intelligence.

And we’re not even really talking about the fact that GGG was taking a full minute to pass someone because he was going 1km/hr faster than they were. Like there’s people here acting like this is the first time they’ve ever heard of the left lane and how it’s commonly used by 99% of society (that drive on the same side of the road).

[Table 5]

"Keep right except to pass"

The dude getting angry behind you clearly has some anger issues to work out, but at the end of the day the left lane is for passing, not for cruising slightly faster than the middle lane. I don't think anyone is obligated to gun in to 140 to pass another car, but if it takes you a minute to pass someone, something is not right.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I'm still trying to figure our how dissentower and Zary's relationship soured so badly in 6 months

Because he has been multiple past banned posters. I have tried to make peace with him multiple times or agreed to not post in response to eachother but no dice. If people want to hate on me go for it, in the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Do cameras present any context why you’re speeding? You’re doing 130+, you’re going to get snapped. Doesn’t matter why.

Thankfully if you’re passing someone at 110 you only have to go 115 to pass them in under 10 seconds.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Table 5

"Keep right except to pass"

The dude getting angry behind you clearly has some anger issues to work out, but at the end of the day the left lane is for passing, not for cruising slightly faster than the middle lane. I don't think anyone is obligated to gun in to 140 to pass another car, but if it takes you a minute to pass someone, something is not right.

To take a full minute to pass him he would need to have been waffling between 0-1km/hr “faster” than the car beside him.

That isn’t “passing.”

[OutOfTheCube]

I've had nut cases tail me in the middle lane when I'm just trying to mind my own business. People get worse out there every day. I stay out of the left lane during rush hour almost entirely just to not get rear ended - literally every day I see either a near-miss (swerve in to the shoulder), someone get rear-ended, or one that people are out examining that's happened recently, because people follow too close and drive too fast during rush hour.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

in the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter.

The Internet.........true words

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Was there a time it wasn't done?

Honestly I can always remember it, even when I was little.

Maybe it wasn’t prevalent where I am from. Didn’t see it until I came to Calgary

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

Why? It signals I'd like to pass. Don't take it personally.

It should take less than ten seconds to pass someone. If not you're just going slightly faster, not actively passing.

Because I know you want to pass. You are behind me and i have the depth perception to understand that you were closer now than you were before to indicate that you are moving faster than I. You don't need to flash your lights to let me know.

It's like trying to walk around slow walkers on the street shouting at them "hey move over, i am walking fast". We dont do that - maybe we should because we as humans cannot see behind us like a car - but we dont because we arent dicks. We wait to pass

[ResAlien]

Originally Posted by Cappy

I hate when people flash their lights. It's the douchiest thing that is becoming more prevalent.

That’s like the oldest thing in the book? You flash your lights when someone is dawdling along in the wrong lane to tell them to move over because it’s unsafe to pass people on the right.

Bonus fact: if you’re driving along on a road trip and see someone randomly flashing their lights as they come at you there’s a cop up ahead.

[Nyah]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

I've had nut cases tail me in the middle lane when I'm just trying to mind my own business. People get worse out there every day. I stay out of the left lane during rush hour almost entirely just to not get rear ended - literally every day I see either a near-miss (swerve in to the shoulder), someone get rear-ended, or one that people are out examining that's happened recently, because people follow too close and drive too fast during rush hour.

I installed a front and rear dashcam because I commute on Deerfoot everyday and have nearly been sideswiped, rear-ended, and like you I've been aggressively tailgated in the middle lane. It's like people shift into rage mode when they get into their vehicles.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Table 5

"Keep right except to pass"

The dude getting angry behind you clearly has some anger issues to work out, but at the end of the day the left lane is for passing, not for cruising slightly faster than the middle lane. I don't think anyone is obligated to gun in to 140 to pass another car, but if it takes you a minute to pass someone, something is not right.

I wish they'd change the rule in Alberta so that it's actually keep right except to pass on all highways.

It's "slower vehicles stay right" and the interpretations I've heard over the years... people are just making #### up as they go along to avoid doing it right.

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by Flacker

Just know you are the gear grinder on the road, not the "maniac" that chooses to drive 10k faster than you. Flashing lights are douchy? Don't ever drive in Europe where they actually grasp the concept of lane discipline, and don't choose to police each other by making 2+ km long passes in the fast lane.

I love driving in Europe and never had anyone flash me, because most people there know generally how fast you can go when passing someone.

If I am on QEII going 125km passing a long line of cars, and buddy comes up going a 150, don't expect me to speed up to match your speed. And yes, of course i see you, put your ####ing flashes away

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Cappy

Maybe it wasn’t prevalent where I am from. Didn’t see it until I came to Calgary

I saw it when I live in Ontario, New Brunswick & Nova Scotia

My Pommie dad flashed people all the time

[calf]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

To take a full minute to pass him he would need to have been waffling between 0-1km/hr “faster” than the car beside him.

That isn’t “passing.”

It's not just "not passing", it's driving in someone's blind spot. If that car decided to switch lanes without shoulder checking, all of the sudden there's a high speed 3+ car pile-up happening. Who's in the right doesn't really matter at that point.

It's like my dad would say when I was learning to drive..."it's not you I'm worried about...but all the other idiots on the road"

[Shazam]

Apparently in Quebec it's illegal to drive in the left lane on highways unless you're passing, and never if you're Zary's Mustache.

[calf]

My working theory for Calgary traffic is that 90% of issues could be resolved if people:
1) left space for others
2) took the space available to them

[Table 5]

3) If everyone went back to utilizing the wave.