Drivers (Pittsburgh, Denver: live, zoned, law)

[mjost7]

And what is with these people slowing down before entering tunnels...?

[Aqua Teen Carl]

Originally Posted by mjost7

And what is with these people slowing down before entering tunnels...?

I read this post in Jerry Seinfeld's voice.

[TechieTransplant]

Originally Posted by I_Roll_Up

Prob people on burn rides...me and my friends used to do that all the time. Smoke a bong, then go drive around

Take a lesson in making your posts believable before you attempt to post again.

[Aqua Teen Carl]

Kids went on smoke rides all the time when I was in high school.

[wyoh]

Originally Posted by h_curtis

This isn't a Pittsburgh thing. It is a US thing. It also isn't the fault of the population. It is the fault of education. People in the US are not educated like they are in Northern Europe. We are not trained to keep right unless passing. We don't have rules of the road other than those signs that say stop or yield. Of course yield is a gray area. Some actually feel that is go no matter how much room in-between cars that are already on the main road. Anyway, it isn't about Pittsburgh. It is that people in ALL of the US are not educated on proper driving. That is where the failure lies.

I agree with this completely, at least in my experience here in DC. It happens all the time, particularly on the 4-lane part of I-66. I think a lot of people treat the left lane like any other lane. They're not trying to be jerks they just don't know that they're affecting anyone else.

We drove around eastern Canada quite a bit a few years ago and were both shocked at the behavior of drivers. They would approach a car from behind in the right lane, switch to the left lane as they got close, and then switch back to the right lane after they passed. This is with no other cars within a few hundred feet. I think that people were just taught to respect other drivers there as they learned to drive.

It's not the 30 second delay that matters, it's respect for your fellow drivers. You're making their drive more difficult by forcing them to deal with an unnecessary traffic jam.

[Spheyr]

I really love when I'm in the left lane about to pass someone and they swerve out in front of me and stand on their brakes like they want to punish me for daring to go faster than them. It happens way too often.

[TechieTransplant]

Originally Posted by Spheyr

I really love when I'm in the left lane about to pass someone and they swerve out in front of me and stand on their brakes like they want to punish me for daring to go faster than them. It happens way too often.

Yep, I call those folks COPS (citizens on patrol). You don't see that happening in much larger cities, because people are living in the 21st century and realize something so stupid can cause someone to pull a gun on them.

When someone does that to me, I pass them and do the same thing right back. Most people expect that to scare others, but don't know how to react when the person they've done that to is not scared, and turns around and does the same thing back.

[gg]

Originally Posted by wyoh

I agree with this completely, at least in my experience here in DC. It happens all the time, particularly on the 4-lane part of I-66. I think a lot of people treat the left lane like any other lane. They're not trying to be jerks they just don't know that they're affecting anyone else.

We drove around eastern Canada quite a bit a few years ago and were both shocked at the behavior of drivers. They would approach a car from behind in the right lane, switch to the left lane as they got close, and then switch back to the right lane after they passed. This is with no other cars within a few hundred feet. I think that people were just taught to respect other drivers there as they learned to drive.

It's not the 30 second delay that matters, it's respect for your fellow drivers. You're making their drive more difficult by forcing them to deal with an unnecessary traffic jam.

Of course this is true. People in the US were not educated to drive correctly. It has nothing to do with Pittsburgh. Those of us that have travelled extensively in the US and abroad know this. It can't be argued.

[cheezit34141988]

*bites tongue*

[gg]

Originally Posted by scottrpriester

I was trained to do so. I've never seen the left lane completely full of cars while the right lane is either relatively or fully clear anywhere else. I've seen all lanes clogged in other areas, but not just the left lane.

Listen, your fist or last name is "Scott". You already have a leg up in the education department if I know you as well as I think I do. Just look at history. Anyway, yes YOU were educated to do so and that would be the norm in your circles. MOST are not educated in the least. You need to realize not all are raised like we are, because education is in our upbringing to a degree that most wouldn't get. Lucky your in the East End. It will continue to progress to be more pleasing to your style. At least I feel it will. Try and relax and keep some humor in your mind. That is what I do ever day I see people using their brakes as they climb the hill through the zoo because they cannot anticipate the bend in the road ahead. It is too funny to watch. Guess they just replace their brakes all the time.