Public Service Announcement

[capt. apathy]

If, while driving on the freeway, you notice many other cars having to pass you on the right hand side.
 
please take the first available exit and NEVER DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN.

lead, follow, or get out of the way.

[gavor]

medication time?

[capt. apathy]

possably, or maybe just the 1 1/2 hour drive home behind somebody who doesn't understand how the freeway works.

sorry just got home and needed to vent

[gavor]

I know the feeling. My trip is 45 minutes each way. Last night it took an hour and a quarter and this morning an hour and a half. The &#^*ing water ppl and their bodgy pipes. One had blown big time and taken out the main road on the route I take.

I sympathise with your plight. I will hold a candlelight vigil.

[AKDejaVu]

Sounds like someone spent too much time on Highway 26

[gavor]

Whats that? Is it a highway with one lane only and open to all heavy traffic and senior citizens?

Who else has noticed that when a driver whizzes by you, the reaction is to wave a fist and curse them for being dangerous. But when you do the same to someone else you feel like you've pulled off some masterful maneouvre, they suck and you rule. Anyone? Must be just me.

[capt. apathy]

Actually I-5, doing the east Portland to Albany daily.  Been doing this for 4 months now, only 3 more till this jobs over.

Why, oh why, do these people need to drive in the left lane when they refuse to push the accelerator?

[Dago]

My favorite - someone who thinks the acceleration lane to get on a highway is a good place to stop, look for traffic, then proceed to merge in at 30mph.

dago

[gavor]

My favourite, people who think its ok to cut in front of a semi-trailer while its braking at a red light.

[funkedup]

I feel your pain Captain.  Here in Kalifornia, the right lane is the de facto fast lane.  

[mrfish]

Originally posted by funkedup
I feel your pain Captain.  Here in Kalifornia, the right lane is the de facto fast lane.  

100% agree, never has there been a bigger collection of morons than the california freeways/streets/parking garages/driveways. the rest of the us isnt far behind.

i wish people would follow the right-of-way rule walking in crowded cities also. the result of ignorance of this rule is a big stupid posturing and dancing session.

or maybe just get off the phone and think about their physical relation to those around them. then adjust accordingly to maximize everyones attempt to get somewhere and cause the least displacement and obstruction.

sounds simple doesnt it? it is.....and thats a sad commentary on how america drives.

you want to see it done right? go to germany or switzerland.  ive never seen anything more beautiful than the grace people drive with on the autobahn.

they see you coming kilometers away and get over at the exact right moment - its  like a ballet.

i saw a 4-lane merge into a 2-lane due to construction, during munich's evening rush hour with NO visible delay - every car simply let one car in and fell in behind another. no ego, no 4x4 tough guy or "me-1st" mercedes just beautiful efficiency. (gives me chills)

then you come here and theres gramps convinced that 55 is damn fast enough and if they dont like it too bad. in the left llane 27 car lengths behiind the next guy...

wake up america - its just embarrassing.

[AKSWulfe]

I see you all have never driven in DC or it's immediate neighboring counties.

Ever seen a half hour trip turn into 2 hours? Happens daily here. If driving is a priveledge and not a right, how come there are so many tards on the road? Left lane= passing. If you aren't passing, get into the f'in right lane!
-SW

[Eagler]

get a good audio book, before you know it you'll be one of those in the left lane forgeting about the gas pedal

[Swoop]

......that ya dont live in Holland.


Normal, western style motorways (or freeways to you yanks) have sensible junctions.......the slip road goes off the main carriageway, taking some of the traffic off......then there's a small straight section, then comes another slip road bringing more traffic on........so ya get a small 300m section between slip roads where, theoretically, there's slightly less traffic.


Not in Holland.


In Holland they bring traffic on first, an extra lane joins the motorway and in around 100m goes off again.......so at every junction you've got a mad swerving mess as people coming on try to avoid the people getting off.   That's Clogic for ya.

[SOB]

I find it hard to believe that there's anything worse than Sunset Hwy (Hwy 26) at rush hour.  Basically a 4 lane hwy (2 in each direction).  On one end you have the major high tech area and on the other end you have Portland and all the in-city jobs and off/on ramps about every 1 mile along it's length.  In about the middle, you have a hwy that ends and funnels into it in both directions and to top it off it's layed out beautifully east to west with a great shot of the rising/setting sun which has the amazing ability to blind you whether you're going toward or away from it.  In the short 2 mile stretch where it actually turns into 3 lanes, it's also hilly and curvey which naturally throws off the idiots trying to balance their checkbook, take a cell phone call and drink their morning coffee while driving.

I'm glad I now live in podunk Salem, OR.  


SOB