Left lane on BW Parkway

[Anonymous]

It's my fantasy that an unmarked police car rolls up on a left-lane sightseer who thinks having a car behind is an invitation to go even slower. The lights flash, the self-appointed rule enforcer gets pulled over. Ticket for selectively enforcing rules. Congrats on staying below the speed limit. Here's your ticket for ignoring the rule that slower traffic keep right, left lane for passing, yield to vehicle signaling intent to pass. Like, if I had the choice of being hand-fed chocolate every day by Matthew McConaughey and never gaining a pound, or seeing a rolling roadblock get comeuppance, I might have to go with my highway fantasy. It's that serious.

[Anonymous]

Technically not a law in Maryland to keep right though they have been working on it: https://wtop.com/maryland/2020/03/md-lawmaker-wants-slowpokes-out-of-left-lane/

Agree that it’s courteous to do so, but it’s not part of Maryland culture for sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have any of you ever actually driven on the BW Parkway? If everyone stayed in the right lane and reserved the left lane for "passing only" it would be ridiculous. We would all still be on the right lane of the BW Parkway sitting in stand-still traffic while the left lane stayed blissfully empty waiting for someone to decide "Hey, maybe I'll pass the car in front of me and then duck back into this endless line of cars."

Consider me "passing" every car on the parkway at exactly 1 MPH more than whatever speed the right lane is going.

Not sure I agree with the last part, but in some two lane stretches of the BW Parkway there are so many merges that the right lane isn't really for cruising. If there are three lanes, sure, reserve the left for passing only or those going the fastest. But I hate being in the right lane on the BW Parkway because of all the merges.

[Anonymous]

Left lane is fast lane. Also a slower car should move over. In Germany there is a saying The Star gets the right away.

Meaning the high end Mercedes with V8s have a large Star in good. If you are driving a lesser car you move right regardless of speed.

Now even in Mercedes it a Ferrari comes up you move to right.

Many years ago like 1991 I was on a highway at 6 am headed to beach completely empty. I was in my V8 Mercedes SL convertible. Around 40 miles in left lace and this damm Lexus would not move over. Basically he saw the Star and Refused.

I tailgated him up to 110 mph then I said screw it went around him and “Chirped” the tires as I hit six speed around 130mph once in front took it back to 90 and he waved to me! Stayed behind me next 20 miles. We waved again.

Bottom line Japanese cars NEVER belong in left lane when high powered German or Italian cars are in the lane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Left lane is fast lane. Also a slower car should move over. In Germany there is a saying The Star gets the right away.

Meaning the high end Mercedes with V8s have a large Star in good. If you are driving a lesser car you move right regardless of speed.

Now even in Mercedes it a Ferrari comes up you move to right.

Many years ago like 1991 I was on a highway at 6 am headed to beach completely empty. I was in my V8 Mercedes SL convertible. Around 40 miles in left lace and this damm Lexus would not move over. Basically he saw the Star and Refused.

I tailgated him up to 110 mph then I said screw it went around him and “Chirped” the tires as I hit six speed around 130mph once in front took it back to 90 and he waved to me! Stayed behind me next 20 miles. We waved again.

Bottom line Japanese cars NEVER belong in left lane when high powered German or Italian cars are in the lane.

file this story under "whatever you say grandpa"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t care who in which lane. You don’t tailgate. When I’m tailgated I slow down. The other driver gets the point- backs up & I happily move along.
I don’t respond to poor behavior

can't wait to find you on the road and ride your bumper til your completely freaked out. don't believe me, let's give it a try tough guy.

PS - I learned how to drive on the Garden State Parkway in upper NJ and have dealt with many a-hole drivers worse than you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Left lane is fast lane. Also a slower car should move over. In Germany there is a saying The Star gets the right away.

Meaning the high end Mercedes with V8s have a large Star in good. If you are driving a lesser car you move right regardless of speed.

Now even in Mercedes it a Ferrari comes up you move to right.

Many years ago like 1991 I was on a highway at 6 am headed to beach completely empty. I was in my V8 Mercedes SL convertible. Around 40 miles in left lace and this damm Lexus would not move over. Basically he saw the Star and Refused.

I tailgated him up to 110 mph then I said screw it went around him and “Chirped” the tires as I hit six speed around 130mph once in front took it back to 90 and he waved to me! Stayed behind me next 20 miles. We waved again.

Bottom line Japanese cars NEVER belong in left lane when high powered German or Italian cars are in the lane.

You sound like a 16yo kid...