The police need to do this in Pittsburgh to end a hazardous driving situation which happens regularly in Pittsburgh (Trooper: price, legal)

[Goinback2011]

Texting is the big problem I see. If they just endangered themselves it would be ok, but they're a hazard for everyone.

[Enough_Already]

Originally Posted by Goinback2011

Texting is the big problem I see. If they just endangered themselves it would be ok, but they're a hazard for everyone.

Distracted driving is certainly a problem as is impaired driving but the subject of this thread is also a hazard which could be addressed more often.

[PGH423]

Originally Posted by Enough_Already

It was a state trouper who told me this is hazardous driving. Unfortunately the accident probably happens behind the driver causing the problem. You sound like someone who does this!?!

No I don't like it. I said earlier in the thread I support police pulling people over for this because it's annoying.

[PGH423]

Originally Posted by Knepper3

My wife's grandmother (when she could still drive) would be on freeways in LA doing the speed limit of 55, EVERYONE drives well above that even in the slow lanes but she would sit in the fast lane and just say she was doing the limit and going to make everyone do the same. Just very dangerous. Driving is my one area I have little patience, I think it is the one part of growing up in NJ that I never lost.



Also I hate the courteous people who when you are at a stop sign and they have the right of way with stop sign and no one behind them on a slow street will stop anyway to let you go. UGH, it ends up taking longer. Just go! Ok venting done.

Waving accidents are common. (You wave someone who has the right of way and it causes an accident.) I was in a bad accident last year from this. Someone waved another driver across multiple lanes of traffic and that person drove right into me. The right of way laws exist because experts have deemed them the safest way to drive. Waving people actually bothers me much more than the slow left lane driving. With waving, you're basically telling another person to break the law (and you won't start driving until they do).

[gmagoo]

Do we need more lanes? My proposal is a new lane for texting, another lane for those doing opioids, and finally another lane for those who choose to text AND do opioids.

[Copanut]

Originally Posted by PGH423

Waving accidents are common. (You wave someone who has the right of way and it causes an accident.) I was in a bad accident last year from this. Someone waved another driver across multiple lanes of traffic and that person drove right into me. The right of way laws exist because experts have deemed them the safest way to drive. Waving people actually bothers me much more than the slow left lane driving. With waving, you're basically telling another person to break the law (and you won't start driving until they do).

My wife waved someone on while she was a PASSENGER. That was one of our biggest arguments. The DRIVER is in charge. Waving people on against the rules of the road is dangerous.

[bradjl2009]

Originally Posted by eschaton

It seems like 90% of the time there is a slow driver in the fast lane these days, they're talking on their cell phone. Apparently talking and driving causes people to slowly decelerate or something.

Personally, on the rare occasions I'm on the highway, provided there's no traffic I set the cruise control for nine mph over the speed limit and just leave it. If someone is gunning it and wants to risk getting pulled over by a cop I'll shift over to the right lane. I can't stand people who pass on the right, although I know sometimes idiots make it essential.

I try to do this as well when on a highway, but a lot of motorists make it hard, especially on the Turnpike where half of the morons in the right lane are going below 70 and half of the morons in the left lane want to go 85. Not a good road for people who just want to keep it at like 75 IMO usually.

[Twenty Years in the Burgh]

Originally Posted by PGH423

Waving accidents are common. (You wave someone who has the right of way and it causes an accident.) I was in a bad accident last year from this. Someone waved another driver across multiple lanes of traffic and that person drove right into me. The right of way laws exist because experts have deemed them the safest way to drive. Waving people actually bothers me much more than the slow left lane driving. With waving, you're basically telling another person to break the law (and you won't start driving until they do).

I won't go when other drivers do the "wave"--especially downtown--as more often than not, the car behind the "waver" will try to go around the stopped car ahead of them. It's a good way to get T-boned if you accept the courtesy wave in this scenario.

As for being in the left lane, whenever I'm heading northbound on 65, I always get into the far left lane when getting ready to pass the long exit for Chateau/West End Bridge. Drivers who are in the far right lane of traffic when it's being held up by congestion and the traffic signal tend to pull out without looking into the lane nearest them when they become impatient with the wait.

[Benzman66]

Originally Posted by eschaton

Personally, on the rare occasions I'm on the highway, provided there's no traffic I set the cruise control for nine mph over the speed limit and just leave it.

My friend use to do the same thing on the parkways, turnpike, etc, until he got nailed twice with tickets. Stick with six, lol.

Trooper Adam Reed, a State police spokesman, said he doesn't expect any changes in the number of citations troopers issue. By law, troopers are required to give a 6 mph cushion on violations if they use radar.
“No cushion exists for (following) you,” Reed said.



PennDOT to raise speed limit on more sections, but not in Western Pa. | TribLIVE

[szug-bot]

if this discussion will turn to using the turn signals, it would get even sexier.

that kills me - the lack of turn signals. this is the easiest function of the entire turning action.

and its useful everywhere - if you intend to exit the westbound parkway to the Blvd of the Allies, why not use the signal, so someone else knows you aren't sleeping and will bail on the exit ramp at the last second?