I drive slower when you beep your horn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - This is what you should do instead of passive aggressively contributing to traffic.

Pull over.

I drive over the speed limit typically, but inevitably there are people who want to drive faster. If that is the case, I let them pass me, ESPECIALLY if there is no passing lane or we will be "stuck" like that for awhile.

It is polite. It doesn't contribute to road rage. It lets people who want to go faster go on their merry way.

Another comment is that people may be honking if you are in the left lane and driving as you described. The left lane should ONLY be used for passing and, if necessary, for people who are driving the fastest.

As a pedestrian in the city who, on a daily basis, contends with speeders, people blowing through stop signs, taking fast turns without looking for people, etc I THANK OP for doing anything that might slow down these types of drivers. The other day a driver stopped to let me cross in the crosswalk and the person behind him was honking furiously. When the honking driver saw me walking slowly across the street with my 18 month old his eyes got wide, presumably because he realized he was being an ass. If that first driver had not stopped for me I am sure the second would not have even seen me and would have come close to me (I was not quite to the cross walk when the first driver stopped). So thank you to drivers like OP for allowing other member of the public to stay alive and safely navigate the shared public spaces that we all (not jsut drivers) share

[Anonymous]

I wonder if OP does these things in the left lane of a road with multiple lanes in each direction. If so, OP is breaking the law. It is the law in all 50 states that the left lane is for passing only, not only on highways, but on all roads with multiple lanes. If cars are traveling faster than you, you MUST pull in to the right lane, regardless of if you are going the speed limit and if they are speeding. If you don't you are violating the law.

Oh, and stop being a jerk. Just stop.

[Anonymous]

+1. Also when people tailgate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’re a dick.

Um, no. This person who beeps his horn to get him to speed up is a dick.

[Anonymous]

I was behind a guy going 35 in a 50 tonight, and I thought of you, OP. Then when we reached a stop light, he straddled two lanes so none of speedy dickheads behind him could pass us. Not sure if you've added that technique to your arsenal yet. I didn't honk at him. But I did wonder if it was you, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was behind a guy going 35 in a 50 tonight, and I thought of you, OP. Then when we reached a stop light, he straddled two lanes so none of speedy dickheads behind him could pass us. Not sure if you've added that technique to your arsenal yet. I didn't honk at him. But I did wonder if it was you, OP.

Someone wanting to go above 35 in a 50 zone is not a "speedy dickhead." Someone taking two lanes, especially to prevent other cars from even approaching the speed limit is being unsafe, acting illegally, and to use your term being a dickhead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a pedestrian in the city who, on a daily basis, contends with speeders, people blowing through stop signs, taking fast turns without looking for people, etc I THANK OP for doing anything that might slow down these types of drivers. The other day a driver stopped to let me cross in the crosswalk and the person behind him was honking furiously. When the honking driver saw me walking slowly across the street with my 18 month old his eyes got wide, presumably because he realized he was being an ass. If that first driver had not stopped for me I am sure the second would not have even seen me and would have come close to me (I was not quite to the cross walk when the first driver stopped). So thank you to drivers like OP for allowing other member of the public to stay alive and safely navigate the shared public spaces that we all (not jsut drivers) share

Pedestrian, I think it's misguided to think that the OP is making the streets safer for people like you. Especially if OP is not sticking to the right hand lane.

[Anonymous]

I too thought of OP last night as I was doing 55mph in the 40mph section of the GW Pwky passing the airport and a car came flying up behind me super fast and starting riding my bumper, when I saw him I signaled and started to get over to the right and instead of giving me a moment to check my blind spot he tried to pull around me and we almost ended up colliding. Then he laid on the horn and slowed down to give me the finger and sped off (65mph+ on GW just before the bridge into DC). Needless to say a pleasant encounter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if OP does these things in the left lane of a road with multiple lanes in each direction. If so, OP is breaking the law. It is the law in all 50 states that the left lane is for passing only, not only on highways, but on all roads with multiple lanes. If cars are traveling faster than you, you MUST pull in to the right lane, regardless of if you are going the speed limit and if they are speeding. If you don't you are violating the law.

Oh, and stop being a jerk. Just stop.

OP must be my mom. Years of asking her not to drive at exactly the speed limit in the passing lane of the highway have done nothing to convince her that this is a bad idea. Plus the self-righteousness of being a better driver than everyone else (she's not).

[Anonymous]

I try to drive the speed limit as much as I can on non highway roads. I can't even count the number of time some enraged jerk was behind me, honking away, while I was stopping for pedestrians. There is a reason so many people are being run over in MD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. Not a dick. Just smart and safe.

Not worth risking an accident for the road ragers.

-1

You are aggressive driving, OP. You have road rage. If you cause an accident, it is your fault.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was behind a guy going 35 in a 50 tonight, and I thought of you, OP. Then when we reached a stop light, he straddled two lanes so none of speedy dickheads behind him could pass us. Not sure if you've added that technique to your arsenal yet. I didn't honk at him. But I did wonder if it was you, OP.

I would have videotaped and posted these antics, in a jiffy. License plate, and all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a pedestrian in the city who, on a daily basis, contends with speeders, people blowing through stop signs, taking fast turns without looking for people, etc I THANK OP for doing anything that might slow down these types of drivers. The other day a driver stopped to let me cross in the crosswalk and the person behind him was honking furiously. When the honking driver saw me walking slowly across the street with my 18 month old his eyes got wide, presumably because he realized he was being an ass. If that first driver had not stopped for me I am sure the second would not have even seen me and would have come close to me (I was not quite to the cross walk when the first driver stopped). So thank you to drivers like OP for allowing other member of the public to stay alive and safely navigate the shared public spaces that we all (not jsut drivers) share

Pedestrian, I think it's misguided to think that the OP is making the streets safer for people like you. Especially if OP is not sticking to the right hand lane.

In what way is is misguided to think that people who drove more slowly are helping to make streets safer for pedestrians? In my example the driver who was honking absolutely would have blown through the crosswalk and not stopped for me.

Also, in the city, where there are more pedestrians and people in the left lane are often turning left there is no expectation that you can use the left lane for passing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I slow you down on purpose.

I drive slower after you arrogantly and obnoxiously beep your horn at me.

I drive the speed limit and come to a full stop at stop signs.

I do not care that you are in a rush and riding my tail.

I do let others walk completely across the street before I enter the crosswalk.

When you lean on your horn, I drive EVEN SLOWER.

Rant over.

I personally don't care about passive aggressive but I know and see many people on the road getting ahead of such drives and then driving even slower then you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I slow you down on purpose.

I drive slower after you arrogantly and obnoxiously beep your horn at me.

I drive the speed limit and come to a full stop at stop signs.

I do not care that you are in a rush and riding my tail.

I do let others walk completely across the street before I enter the crosswalk.

When you lean on your horn, I drive EVEN SLOWER.

Rant over.

I personally don't care about passive aggressive but I know and see many people on the road getting ahead of such drives and then driving even slower then you.


Speed limit, knowledge is power:

Driving The Posted Speed Limit

There is a common assumption that driving the posted speed limit affords the driver an exemption from getting a speeding ticket. However, this is not completely accurate.
As a general rule, driving the speed limit should protect you from speeding tickets but it is also important to understand that the posted speed limit is the maximum speed limit during optimal road conditions.
So, as road conditions deteriorate, the maximum acceptable speed limit also decreases, though there is no set number.
If a police officer deems that the speed at which you are traveling is not safe based on current conditions, they can pull you over and ticket you for speeding or reckless driving, even if you are driving at or below the speed limit.