Most Annoying Driving Behaivors

[Ernest Street]

I'll never forget back in 1997 when I was managing a 89 day run of a Laser show in Dorney Park in Allentown PA.
I had to make a break-neck run into Cherry Hill New Jersey (Philadelphia PA) and had the park conversion van that had a Big Block V-8 that was drinking my wallet down..
Anyway..I was driving up an on ramp and was keeping my $$ Gas$$ foot off the dollars..I was actually "Bumped" from behind by a  Volkswagen Golf several times for not being fast enough!
In the South this would be an attempted Carjacking.
Up north I wasn't keeping up with the flow of traffic.

[ChriswUfGator]

Well the moral of this thread turned out to be why you should always quote posts so they don't disappear.

Glad I did just that, since it seems every laughable post has been quietly deleted by its author.

As I said at the time;

I don't think that I started the thread because of 'Most Illegal Driving Behaviors' because most of them are quite legal, just a pain in my law-breaking ass, but because driving the speed limit in the 'understood' fast lane and forcing me to pass you on the right is just assinine.  I guess we'll all notice your car, Rainfrog, because it will be the one with the red, crusader cape tailing behind you as you enforce all the traffic laws yourself.  Vigilante.

My premise is that lawful driving IS polite driving. Almost every example people bring up of rude driving behavior is behavior that goes against the written rules.

Quoted so it doesn't disappear.

You're not weaseling out of it, since I already quoted all your posts.

[BridgeTroll]

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2011-04-10/story/driving-slow-left-lane-could-get-you-ticket-florida

Driving slow in left lane could get you a ticket in Florida
State Senate OKs bill encouraging motorists to yield to passing cars.
Posted: April 10, 2011 - 8:57pm

By Larry Hannan

Florida motorists stuck behind another vehicle in the left-hand lane may soon be getting help from law enforcement and the Legislature.

A bill that passed the Florida Senate last week would allow drivers to be ticketed if they are driving too slowly in the left lane, and another car is trying to pass them. The ticket would be $143, and put points on the offender's driver's license.

And it would cost drivers even if they are driving the speed limit.

It passed the Senate 37-1, with Sen. Evelyn Lynn, R-Ormond Beach, voting no. There is a similar bill pending in the House.

Current Florida driving law requires slower drivers in the left lane of multi-lane roadways to move to the right, "except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted" â€" which is the case on most multilane roadways.

The bills in the Legislature would require slower drivers to move over "if the driver knows, or reasonably should know, that he or she is being overtaken in that lane from the rear by a motor vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed."

Some motorists were all for the idea on Friday, but law enforcement and traffic safety officials express reservations.

Yulee resident Carl Lindberg wants the bill to become law.

"There are so many people that totally disregard the cars behind them and continue to drive in the left lane," Lindberg said. "Often at the same speed as the car next to them."

That causes drivers to become aggressive, increasing the chance for accidents, he said.

Westside resident Tammy George sees slow drivers in the left lane every day and supports ticketing them.

"It does slow the flow of traffic," George said, "especially when these people are also talking on their cellphones."

Jacksonville resident Marlene Gray had a mixed opinion.

"If someone is going less than the posted speed limit in a passing lane, they should be ticketed," Gray said. "But the left lane is not a freeway for speeders."

The bill makes exceptions for such instances as preparing to make a left turn, driving the speed limit while not impeding the flow of traffic and traffic conditions that would make moving to the right dangerous.

But the possibility still exists that speeders will be rewarded while safe drivers are punished, AAA Auto Club South spokeswoman Karen Morgan said.

"We don't want a law that ends up penalizing someone for driving at the speed limit," she said.

Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler also expressed reservations.

"While I would support the concept, because many drivers become frustrated with slower-moving vehicles in the left lane and may resort to road rage to show their displeasure," Beseler said, "I don't know exactly how it would be enforced."

A similar bill passed the Legislature in 2005 but was vetoed by Gov. Jeb Bush, who argued that it punished people who followed the speed limit.

But Rep. Jeff Clemens, D-Lake Worth, who is sponsoring the bill in the Florida House, said the focus on writing traffic tickets misses the point.

"The goal is to improve traffic flow on the roads," Clemens said, "by letting motorists know they need to get out of the left-hand lane when a car is trying to pass them.

"We're not looking to write more tickets," he said. "The point is to educate people."

Despite passing the Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support, the bill has gone nowhere in the House. But Clemens expressed confidence that the House would eventually end up voting on the Senate bill.

He said he hasn't addressed the bill with Gov. Rick Scott and doesn't know if the governor would support it. Times-Union calls to Scott's office weren't returned Friday.

Still, Clemens was optimistic.

"I think we have a good chance of getting it passed this year," he said.

[mtraininjax]

If you get showered with pennies in the left lane, you were going too slow.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

That's one down.

Now if they'll start ticketing people who drive with their flashers on while it's raining.  I guess it's time to send more letters. 

[ChriswUfGator]

At least they got the big one! These silly left-lane vigilantes who won't let anyone pass are just the worst.

Glad they are finally doing something about it.

[Jaxson]

If you get showered with pennies in the left lane, you were going too slow.

Huh?

[mtraininjax]

These silly left-lane vigilantes who won't let anyone pass are just the worst.

Damn those tourists and Canadians!

[mtraininjax]

Huh?

Drive slow on I-95 in the left lane and get riddled with pennies. Does wonders for your car's image.

[Jaxson]

At least they got the big one! These silly left-lane vigilantes who won't let anyone pass are just the worst.

Glad they are finally doing something about it.

The worst variety is the one who decides to form a rolling roadblock and deliberately travels the same speed as the driver in the right lane.

[Jaxson]

Huh?

Drive slow on I-95 in the left lane and get riddled with pennies. Does wonders for your car's image.

Are the pennies coming from Heaven?  Or is FDOT hiring hookers from nearby Philips Highway to do the tossing?  I still do not understand...

[danno]

When there is a cop behind you everybody drives slow in the left lane.

[Jaxson]

When there is a cop behind you everybody drives slow in the left lane.

True.  So very true.

[BridgeTroll]

That's one down.

Now if they'll start ticketing people who drive with their flashers on while it's raining.  I guess it's time to send more letters. 

Where did that even come from??  Never saw that until I moved to Florida...

[wsansewjs]

Huh?

Drive slow on I-95 in the left lane and get riddled with pennies. Does wonders for your car's image.

Are the pennies coming from Heaven?  Or is FDOT hiring hookers from nearby Philips Highway to do the tossing?  I still do not understand...

I don't want the hookers, but I want all of that pennies so I can use those for my bus fare. I would be so happy!

-Josh