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I'm 100% absolutely positive that you are wrong. I would rather deal with a LLC than someone who rides my rear end simply becaus s/he thinks that I am going to slow and its their God given righ to drive as fast as they want.
I do believe that the last time I had to deal with a LLC I was safer than when I had to deal with the guy who was riding my rear end way to close simply because he thought that me doing slightly more than 40 MPH in a 35 MPH was to slow.
Its when some self rightous people who think they have to teach a LLC a lesson is when it get dangerous. Guess who makes it dangerous? Its the guy who tailgates, its the guy who cuts off the LLC, its the guy who get agressive in dealing with the LLC. That person has a choice and the make a poor choice.
It's a number 1 priority to correct!
No the number one priority is to correct those who act agressively simply because someone else doesn't drive like they think they should drive.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I would venture that the number one priority is to make your own driving as safe and courteous as possible, because that is the one area where you have control.
But that's just my opinion... I'm not quite 100% certain. :P
Now, once in a while I can understand someone misjudging (time, distance, exit, whatever) and cutting over WAY too LATE. However, just as more often than not, there is literally no one behince me for an 1/8 to 1 mile back. If I have to explain what this means, perhaps one is too locked on pitbull style to ones' opinion. Or perhps more likely than not does not travel much in the 3 and 4 lanes of a 4 lane freeway.
Probably the worst was the guy in a mini-van in the left lane doing about 50 initially, then sped up to 95-100 as I was approaching on the right. I ended up at 105 before moving over to the left lane! As soon as I got in front, he flashed his lights and the slowed back to 50, while I then slowed back down to 65. Completely stupid I know, but I'd rather not follow him at 50 for the rest of the day, or until he decided to exit.
I should also mention the countless LLCs that have brake checked me as well. Funny how LLCs think that everyone else is aggressive....
Not a big fan of drinking (alcohol not included) or smoking while driving either.
Have to agree with snake here on most responsible and adult behaviour.
Disagree. Biggest problem is cell phone drivers and texting drivers. IDIOTS.
Got to agree with the snake again.
Depends. A big mac or a big breakfast is totally irresponsible. However, with a bag of pretzels or cookies in the center console one can safely grab one of these without looking and put in mouth with right hand. Kind of like using the right hand to shift a manual speed transmission which is legal.
My kind of town nearby in ILL, Chicago, is considering a law that would require providers to block texting in moving vehicles. Technology of software/hardware could easily be made to block both cell calls and texting in moving vehicles. BUT, would easily guess that cell providers would be against this because it would cut down on their revenues. They could block all calls/texting, but allow 911 calls to go through in moving vehicle. When you think of pre-cell phone age, there is ABSOLUTELY no reason in the world to think that cell calls in moving vehicles (except 911) are a "must have".
the technology should be easy to implement. Since many phones have GPS, anything over 15 MPH should send all calls straight to voicemail.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
In other words... we can't depend on electronic nannies to replace or enforce what should be common sense. Simply DON'T TEXT WHILE DRIVING!
I hate distracted driving as much as anyone, but IMO, in the end, it's the driver who makes the decision to be distracted. There should be a much more rigorous drivers education/training system that clues in the ignorant to realize that driving is not the place for playing with gadgets or food.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Simple, it knows to lock on ans switch when it gets a stronger signal from another tower.
Now how does that answer my question on how the technology knows when I am driving as opposed to being a passenger or on a bus or train?
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
But at the same time, I have a couple of cars set up that one can have almost a full conference call meeting and watch a full presentation while sitting in the car.
They can't ride your bumper unless your impeding traffic illegally in some mannner. You are attacking the chicken but you need to be attacking the egg.
Its the guy who tailgates, its the guy who cuts off the LLC, its the guy who get agressive in dealing with the LLC. That person has a choice and the make a poor choice.
Actually, the correct way to state that would be:
It's the guy who LLC's, it's the guy who blocks traffic thereby creating a line of cars behind them, it's the aggressive LLC who angers 5 or more cars behind them when they could just as easily make the correct, right, solid, and proper choice of moving right. The poor choice is the one who impedes.
That's not such a bad way to get a ticket. It is highly defendable in court. You can make BOTH officers get off the roads for hours at a time by taking it to court. Now both officer's have to show up at trial to testify against you or case dismissed! One officer can't provide hearsay testimony for the other in court. They must both show up. Good strategy if you ever get nailed by an "airplane" enforcement that they threaten to do in CA. I don't think they've been doing it since gas prices jumped.
That strategy seems to be especially effective on aggressive LLCers.
It is highly effective, especially at night, to just leave on the high beams until they move over. I've found that to be one of my newer more effective strategies, thankfully, I dont run into AGGRESSIVE LLC's too TOO often.
It seems to irritate the heck out of them! I've earned a finger doing that.
What a joke! I can't count how many times someone has ridden my bumper when I've been legally cruising along at or above the limit--and not in the left lane. Or when I'm passing someone and I'm not going as fast as the car behind me would like me to go. All it takes is someone who wants to go faster than the car ahead of him/her, and with an aggressive driving style that makes the jerk think he/she can simply push the car ahead out of the way by riding their bumper.
I suspect you are young and without many street smarts at this point in your life.
In a lot of areas, a bullet could well replace that finger.
Seriously, you are asking for trouble in your zeal to "teach people lessons".
You never know the history of the mental state of that other driver and you don't know what he may have lying on the front seat next to him.
You really need to come to grips with reality and learn to roll with the punches.
If you are passing at a reasonably faster speed then the car to the right, then the person behind you should allow you reasonable time to pass.
Also we need to consider banning playing of music while driving. Ever see someone grooving to the music on their stereo, oblivious to everything? Or how about the drivers who have stereos so loud that there is no way they could hear an emergency vehicle approaching, or a horn honking a warning to them?
Yep... need to ban absolutely everything that might distract a driver.
Or, just use common sense.
I try to take 10 seconds (goal) to overtake, pass, and return to the lane I was proceding (4/4 lanes) . I am sure the majority of folks (95%+) don't even know that.
If that ain't hogwash i don't know what is. OK so what is it about me doing 5 MPH over the speed limit that makes me illegally impeding traffic?
what is it about me being behind a long line of cars thats moving along nicely that makes me illegally impeding trafiic?
Just because I am being tailgated doesn't mean I am illegally impeding traffic.
Actually, the correct way to state that would be:
No that would not be the correct statement simply because you choose how to react to the LLC. If you react aggressively towards the LLC it's your choice and you are making the road more dangerous. This doesn't excuse the LLC but it does put the blame where the blame belongs.
If you are patient and pass the LLC when you can do safely and do so without making some sort of agressive actions towards the LLCer you don't make a bad situation much worse.
Again it's your choice, you apparently choose to make the situation more dangerous while I choose not to.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I hope its not so effective that it blinds the person and they can't see where they are going and run off the road and get killed or kill someone.
I have light sensitive eyes which means I can see real well at night. Come up behind me on a dark night and hit your high beams I may not be able to see infront of me. If that happens I'll lock up my brakes. I rather you rear end me and be the cause of the accident than me hit someone I couldn't see because you are inconsiderate.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I guess you would need to black out all the windows too because that hot young lady wearing real short shorts is very distracting.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Seriously? I mean, come-on, seriously ??? :confuse:
If that is truly the case, you should not be driving at night. It's too hazardous for you and other drivers who encounter your vehicle. :sick:
Seriously, when I get up in the middle of the night I can get around the house very well as even in the night I can see everything well enough to tell where and what it is. I usually drive with the dash board lights turned way down.
If that is truly the case, you should not be driving at night. It's too hazardous for you and other drivers who encounter your vehicle.
Why? I usually don't have any problems unless it's some jerk with high beams on. If they are approaching me its easy, just keep to the right of the blinding white lights. The only real issue is with idiots right behind me with the brights on.
In reality I am actually safer because I can more easy make out things beyond the reach of my headlights and to the sides. Thats why my friends like it when I do the driving at night.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
And they are not bothered when you lock up your wheels each time some jerk hits you with his high beams? Okay, fine, whatever.
I was just thinking that you had slightly overstated your reaction for dramatic effect. I forgot to whom I was replying. Please forgive me.
Excellent point.
Driving is for driving.
Tell me, how many times in say, the last 50 years, as someone rode up up behind you and hit the high beams?
I was just thinking that you had slightly overstated your reaction for dramatic effect.
Maybe I did overstate it, but then maybe not. Fact is what would you do if you were driving around and suddenly went blind?
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
No, but if I suddenly can't see where I am going (remember this is in response to someone talking about getting behind someone going slower then them and keeping your high beams on) I am going to stop.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
That could get a whole new subject going - how the roads will look as the boomers become oldsters. Not a nice thought.
Since when is it safe to stop in the interstate highway because someone has their bright lights on? I can't imagine anyone doing that. It would probably cause one of those massive pileups you read about.
I would suggest you buy a car with auto-dimming mirrors. Either that, or stay home at night!