I drive slower when you beep your horn.

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Anonymous wrote:Law enforcement here, I would probably pull over the OP. Someone going overly slow like the OP, is usually a sign of day drinking or impaired driving.

Also, as a thought, do not ignore people signalling you with honking. Sometimes it is because they are rushing, but sometimes it is to alert you of danger, a flat tire, or other reasons.

Lastly, it's self absorbed to make the flow of traffic all about you. But, that is living in this area. Selfishness if pretty typical of drivers here.

Safe driving OP.

THIS IS A TROLL

Police would never say anything even remotely close to this.

Carry on.

I don't think that PP is a troll. Cops do pull over slow drivers who impede traffic.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending-now/officers-tweet-goes-viral-after-pulling-over-slow-driver-in-left-lane/772469540

That is the left lane of an interstate highway. Not a city street.

And thank you, OP. Too many people around here think they are the most important person in the universe, and making up time because they didn't plan their day well, gives them the right to endanger others.

doesn't matter. If a driver is holding up traffic by driving too slowly, they'd get cited.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Law enforcement here, I would probably pull over the OP. Someone going overly slow like the OP, is usually a sign of day drinking or impaired driving.

Also, as a thought, do not ignore people signalling you with honking. Sometimes it is because they are rushing, but sometimes it is to alert you of danger, a flat tire, or other reasons.

Lastly, it's self absorbed to make the flow of traffic all about you. But, that is living in this area. Selfishness if pretty typical of drivers here.

Safe driving OP.

THIS IS A TROLL

Police would never say anything even remotely close to this.

Carry on.

I don't think that PP is a troll. Cops do pull over slow drivers who impede traffic.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending-now/officers-tweet-goes-viral-after-pulling-over-slow-driver-in-left-lane/772469540

That is the left lane of an interstate highway. Not a city street.

And thank you, OP. Too many people around here think they are the most important person in the universe, and making up time because they didn't plan their day well, gives them the right to endanger others.

doesn't matter. If a driver is holding up traffic by driving too slowly, they'd get cited.

In Va you have to be deliberately impeding the flow of traffic to get such a ticket. I doubt such a ticket to someone driving 20MPH in a 25MPH would ever hold up in court (how would you even prove it? Radar gun? Aren't those considered not that accurate, which is why people don't get tickets for going 5MPH OVER the speed limit?) And I doubt that police would give them.

In the locality where I live, where police lack the resources to do adequate enforcement against speeders, red light runners, people making illegal turns, etc, etc, if the police were to spend their time giving tickets to people driving 20MPH in a 25MPH zone, I would think it would be a scandal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think what happens to me is when someone beeps I slow down because I am not sure why they are beeping and I am trying to survey the surroundings to make sure there has not been an accident etc. If I am going above the speed limit and you are tailing me in the city in particular I have to slow down because if I need to make an abrupt stop then you will hit me. If we are on the highway I will try to get out of your way but city streets are not so roomy.

If you are really worried about this, letting the person pass by pulling over completely would keep you most safe.

Not always possible in the city. The streets are narrower, there isn't a shoulder, there may be parked cars along the road. I do this on the highway or freeway when possible, but it's not always possible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Law enforcement here, I would probably pull over the OP. Someone going overly slow like the OP, is usually a sign of day drinking or impaired driving.

Also, as a thought, do not ignore people signalling you with honking. Sometimes it is because they are rushing, but sometimes it is to alert you of danger, a flat tire, or other reasons.

Lastly, it's self absorbed to make the flow of traffic all about you. But, that is living in this area. Selfishness if pretty typical of drivers here.

Safe driving OP.

THIS IS A TROLL

Police would never say anything even remotely close to this.

Carry on.

I don't think that PP is a troll. Cops do pull over slow drivers who impede traffic.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending-now/officers-tweet-goes-viral-after-pulling-over-slow-driver-in-left-lane/772469540

That is the left lane of an interstate highway. Not a city street.

And thank you, OP. Too many people around here think they are the most important person in the universe, and making up time because they didn't plan their day well, gives them the right to endanger others.

doesn't matter. If a driver is holding up traffic by driving too slowly, they'd get cited.

In Va you have to be deliberately impeding the flow of traffic to get such a ticket. I doubt such a ticket to someone driving 20MPH in a 25MPH would ever hold up in court (how would you even prove it? Radar gun? Aren't those considered not that accurate, which is why people don't get tickets for going 5MPH OVER the speed limit?) And I doubt that police would give them.

In the locality where I live, where police lack the resources to do adequate enforcement against speeders, red light runners, people making illegal turns, etc, etc, if the police were to spend their time giving tickets to people driving 20MPH in a 25MPH zone, I would think it would be a scandal.

Especially because speed limits are that low in residential neighborhoods. You're not going to get a ticket for driving 5 MPH or less below the speed limit if there are pedestrians around. You'd just tell the cop you saw a little kid and were being cautious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just have chosen to always think the best of people. If someone is honking and crazy behind me, I pull over and let them pass. You never know if they are rushing to the hospital, or their dickhead boss made them stay late and now they are paying $15 a minute they can't afford for overtime at day care. I've had times in my life where I've had to break the rules in an emergency (rushing to the pediatrician and rushing the cat to the vet) that I'm guessing those things happen to other people too. SO I can get all angry or I can assume something is up and be kind. If they are a selfish ass then they have to live their whole life that way and that's not a happy way to live so I win either way.

Yes! This is how I feel. OP is not the police so driving slower isn't going to anything to change the behavior. If the driver is always aggressive, it's highly likely they will be caught. It's all about punishing the driver behind them and claiming safety is BS. You are altering your behavior because you are mad. Someone beeps at me because my little 4 cylinder can't make the right turn in time, I don't wait longer to make the turn, I ignore it and do it as soon as it's safe, figuring they don't understand my lack of power. They zoom past when they can and I go about my day thinking little of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Law enforcement here, I would probably pull over the OP. Someone going overly slow like the OP, is usually a sign of day drinking or impaired driving.

Also, as a thought, do not ignore people signalling you with honking. Sometimes it is because they are rushing, but sometimes it is to alert you of danger, a flat tire, or other reasons.

Lastly, it's self absorbed to make the flow of traffic all about you. But, that is living in this area. Selfishness if pretty typical of drivers here.

Safe driving OP.

THIS IS A TROLL

Police would never say anything even remotely close to this.

Carry on.

I don't think that PP is a troll. Cops do pull over slow drivers who impede traffic.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending-now/officers-tweet-goes-viral-after-pulling-over-slow-driver-in-left-lane/772469540

That is the left lane of an interstate highway. Not a city street.

And thank you, OP. Too many people around here think they are the most important person in the universe, and making up time because they didn't plan their day well, gives them the right to endanger others.

doesn't matter. If a driver is holding up traffic by driving too slowly, they'd get cited.

In Va you have to be deliberately impeding the flow of traffic to get such a ticket. I doubt such a ticket to someone driving 20MPH in a 25MPH would ever hold up in court (how would you even prove it? Radar gun? Aren't those considered not that accurate, which is why people don't get tickets for going 5MPH OVER the speed limit?) And I doubt that police would give them.

In the locality where I live, where police lack the resources to do adequate enforcement against speeders, red light runners, people making illegal turns, etc, etc, if the police were to spend their time giving tickets to people driving 20MPH in a 25MPH zone, I would think it would be a scandal.

Sounds like that is what OP was doing if people were honking at her. She wasn't just going 20 in a 25.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a warning...if you go further south honking is considered rude or a provocation, if there isn't an obvious reason for it. As one of my friends said it well...you shouldn't honk unless there is a serious reason, you don't know what that person has been through that day. One of my relatives will put the car in park, and go back to have "a discussion" with the honking driver.

This is not true of all places "further south". In Texas, honking is normal and is a way to ask people to pull over and let you pass. It is considered a totally routine, and not unfriendly, way of communicating with other drivers.

In Georgia, everyone drives 25+ mph over the speed limit unless they are drunk, so it's not as prevalent there.

Internationally, our custom of letting people impede the flow of traffic is not typical. In Germany, for example, OP might be ticketed based on the behavior he has described engaging in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just have chosen to always think the best of people. If someone is honking and crazy behind me, I pull over and let them pass. You never know if they are rushing to the hospital, or their dickhead boss made them stay late and now they are paying $15 a minute they can't afford for overtime at day care. I've had times in my life where I've had to break the rules in an emergency (rushing to the pediatrician and rushing the cat to the vet) that I'm guessing those things happen to other people too. SO I can get all angry or I can assume something is up and be kind. If they are a selfish ass then they have to live their whole life that way and that's not a happy way to live so I win either way.

Yes! This is how I feel. OP is not the police so driving slower isn't going to anything to change the behavior. If the driver is always aggressive, it's highly likely they will be caught. It's all about punishing the driver behind them and claiming safety is BS. You are altering your behavior because you are mad. Someone beeps at me because my little 4 cylinder can't make the right turn in time, I don't wait longer to make the turn, I ignore it and do it as soon as it's safe, figuring they don't understand my lack of power. They zoom past when they can and I go about my day thinking little of it.

Yup. OP is road raging in her special way that might get someone hurt in the future. Likely herself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Law enforcement here, I would probably pull over the OP. Someone going overly slow like the OP, is usually a sign of day drinking or impaired driving.

Also, as a thought, do not ignore people signalling you with honking. Sometimes it is because they are rushing, but sometimes it is to alert you of danger, a flat tire, or other reasons.

Lastly, it's self absorbed to make the flow of traffic all about you. But, that is living in this area. Selfishness if pretty typical of drivers here.

Safe driving OP.

THIS IS A TROLL

Police would never say anything even remotely close to this.

Carry on.

I don't think that PP is a troll. Cops do pull over slow drivers who impede traffic.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending-now/officers-tweet-goes-viral-after-pulling-over-slow-driver-in-left-lane/772469540

That is the left lane of an interstate highway. Not a city street.

And thank you, OP. Too many people around here think they are the most important person in the universe, and making up time because they didn't plan their day well, gives them the right to endanger others.

doesn't matter. If a driver is holding up traffic by driving too slowly, they'd get cited.

In Va you have to be deliberately impeding the flow of traffic to get such a ticket. I doubt such a ticket to someone driving 20MPH in a 25MPH would ever hold up in court (how would you even prove it? Radar gun? Aren't those considered not that accurate, which is why people don't get tickets for going 5MPH OVER the speed limit?) And I doubt that police would give them.

In the locality where I live, where police lack the resources to do adequate enforcement against speeders, red light runners, people making illegal turns, etc, etc, if the police were to spend their time giving tickets to people driving 20MPH in a 25MPH zone, I would think it would be a scandal.

Sounds like that is what OP was doing if people were honking at her. She wasn't just going 20 in a 25.

Puhleez. Drivers are such aggressive a holes in DC. Of course they will honk for going a hair slower.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Law enforcement here, I would probably pull over the OP. Someone going overly slow like the OP, is usually a sign of day drinking or impaired driving.

Also, as a thought, do not ignore people signalling you with honking. Sometimes it is because they are rushing, but sometimes it is to alert you of danger, a flat tire, or other reasons.

Lastly, it's self absorbed to make the flow of traffic all about you. But, that is living in this area. Selfishness if pretty typical of drivers here.

Safe driving OP.

THIS IS A TROLL

Police would never say anything even remotely close to this.

Carry on.

I don't think that PP is a troll. Cops do pull over slow drivers who impede traffic.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending-now/officers-tweet-goes-viral-after-pulling-over-slow-driver-in-left-lane/772469540

That is the left lane of an interstate highway. Not a city street.

And thank you, OP. Too many people around here think they are the most important person in the universe, and making up time because they didn't plan their day well, gives them the right to endanger others.

doesn't matter. If a driver is holding up traffic by driving too slowly, they'd get cited.

In Va you have to be deliberately impeding the flow of traffic to get such a ticket. I doubt such a ticket to someone driving 20MPH in a 25MPH would ever hold up in court (how would you even prove it? Radar gun? Aren't those considered not that accurate, which is why people don't get tickets for going 5MPH OVER the speed limit?) And I doubt that police would give them.

In the locality where I live, where police lack the resources to do adequate enforcement against speeders, red light runners, people making illegal turns, etc, etc, if the police were to spend their time giving tickets to people driving 20MPH in a 25MPH zone, I would think it would be a scandal.

Sounds like that is what OP was doing if people were honking at her. She wasn't just going 20 in a 25.

Puhleez. Drivers are such aggressive a holes in DC. Of course they will honk for going a hair slower.

Honk? The vast majority of the a-holes wouldn't honk for 20 in a 25. 5 mph lower is not that much different to even notice. OP impedes traffic in a more obvious way if people are frequently honking at her.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Law enforcement here, I would probably pull over the OP. Someone going overly slow like the OP, is usually a sign of day drinking or impaired driving.

Also, as a thought, do not ignore people signalling you with honking. Sometimes it is because they are rushing, but sometimes it is to alert you of danger, a flat tire, or other reasons.

Lastly, it's self absorbed to make the flow of traffic all about you. But, that is living in this area. Selfishness if pretty typical of drivers here.

Safe driving OP.

THIS IS A TROLL

Police would never say anything even remotely close to this.

Carry on.

I don't think that PP is a troll. Cops do pull over slow drivers who impede traffic.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending-now/officers-tweet-goes-viral-after-pulling-over-slow-driver-in-left-lane/772469540

That is the left lane of an interstate highway. Not a city street.

And thank you, OP. Too many people around here think they are the most important person in the universe, and making up time because they didn't plan their day well, gives them the right to endanger others.

doesn't matter. If a driver is holding up traffic by driving too slowly, they'd get cited.

In Va you have to be deliberately impeding the flow of traffic to get such a ticket. I doubt such a ticket to someone driving 20MPH in a 25MPH would ever hold up in court (how would you even prove it? Radar gun? Aren't those considered not that accurate, which is why people don't get tickets for going 5MPH OVER the speed limit?) And I doubt that police would give them.

In the locality where I live, where police lack the resources to do adequate enforcement against speeders, red light runners, people making illegal turns, etc, etc, if the police were to spend their time giving tickets to people driving 20MPH in a 25MPH zone, I would think it would be a scandal.

Sounds like that is what OP was doing if people were honking at her. She wasn't just going 20 in a 25.

Puhleez. Drivers are such aggressive a holes in DC. Of course they will honk for going a hair slower.

Honk? The vast majority of the a-holes wouldn't honk for 20 in a 25. 5 mph lower is not that much different to even notice. OP impedes traffic in a more obvious way if people are frequently honking at her.

IME, they will tailgate if you drive 25MPH in a 25MPH zone, so yeah, I could imagine them honking at someone doing 20. They don't want to drive the speed limit, they want to drive 10MPH over the limit, or more.

[Anonymous]

if i'm exceeding the speed limit and you tailgate me, I will slow down and ensure that I have a very very safe stopping distance between me and the car in front of me.

i won't camp in the left lane if there are two lanes, i won't drive under the speed limit, but Like the op. flashing your high beams, honking your horn won't make me drive faster.

traffic sucks around here for every one, and just because you feel special and didn't not plan you day properly, you don't have the right to be an asshole and drive like and idiot.

Honestly, if everyone just drove the speed limit, we all would get to our destinations in a reasonable time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:if i'm exceeding the speed limit and you tailgate me, I will slow down and ensure that I have a very very safe stopping distance between me and the car in front of me.

i won't camp in the left lane if there are two lanes, i won't drive under the speed limit, but Like the op. flashing your high beams, honking your horn won't make me drive faster.

traffic sucks around here for every one, and just because you feel special and didn't not plan you day properly, you don't have the right to be an asshole and drive like and idiot.

Honestly, if everyone just drove the speed limit, we all would get to our destinations in a reasonable time.

If more people took public transportation, walked, or biked we’d be in a much better place.

But, we are Very Important and need to drive everywhere.

[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 hate 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 hate you

Drive with some sense and you won’t have to. -OP