HOV Lanes ARE NOT a Speedway

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   However, you need to size up the other driver before trying something like that or anything that might antagonize -- road rage is real!

	Goober

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goober Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote goober Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 2005 at 3:38pm
	However, you need to size up the other driver before trying something like that or anything that might antagonize -- road rage is real! Goober

ScarletLSG Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 27 May 2004 Location: HI Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote ScarletLSG Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 2005 at 3:11pm
	RoadRunner, WHAT A FUNNY idea. ScarletLSG

fed up Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote fed up Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 2005 at 2:19pm
	What a "clean way" of getting rid of aggressive drivers!!![:D]

muschi Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote muschi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 2005 at 1:25pm
	i have a tried and true solution for tailgaters: 1. drive like u r on something/drunk [they back off REAAALL quick ] 2. go even slower 2.1 oh and leave your blinker on like your grandma in sarasota does when she goes to the clubhouse with her girlfriends, i.e. like as if u r making a right while u r in the right hand lane [and yeah the wipers sound like a great idea, thanks!][:D] 2.2 put yer hazards on [:D] a little controversial: 3. jettison things and always , always SMILE!

adjguy Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote adjguy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 2005 at 12:29pm
	Im going to continue to drive the speed limit wherever I am because that is what the law says to do. If you tailgate me, I will be more aware of my surroundings and make double sure Im obeying every traffic law. If you honk your horn and flash obsenities, expect a friendly smile and a wave. Before you hit someone because you are tailgating, or cutting people off, make sure your insurance cover's aggressive driving. SLOW DOWN

scottt Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Slug Joined: 12 May 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 106	Post Options Post Reply Quote scottt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 2005 at 12:16pm
	Oh god, not the "speed kills" thread again. We beat this one to death last time......

MDC Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Dec 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MDC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 2005 at 4:05pm
	I don't know where you guys are driving, but even this morning I didn't get much above 65mph due to the traffic. I try go the same speed the traffic around me is doing, as long as they are under 80.

sluDgE Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote sluDgE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 2005 at 3:39pm
	muschi, Please recheck your math. [B)] Agree that 70 miles @ 70 mph = 1 hour -- but 70 miles @ 80 mph does not = 1 hour + 8 mins. Going that distance at that speed would take less than 1 hour. I think the answer should be 0.875 hours and that equals about 52.5 mins. Agree with your point that one really doesn't save much time by driving 80 mph over 65 or 70 mph. Have a great New Year -- and Keep on Sluggin'! [:)]

ScarletLSG Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 27 May 2004 Location: HI Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote ScarletLSG Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 2005 at 3:30pm
	Ronin, You are probably right. It's a lost cause with some folks. I was JUST AS GUILTY a few months ago. But having a reckless speeding ticket was my wake-up call. Muschi hit the nail on the head with stating that the faster speed DOESN'T get you there THAT MUCH SOONER. My husband doesn't drive AT ALL. We live on Quantico and he works TWO MILES from home. So on the weekends if we are cruising up 95 or around the beltway and traffic is moving at 60-70 mph ... he gets a little impatient. I just tell him to be HAPPY that it is going THAT fast. It could be going 6-7 mph. Thanks for the reality check. ScarletLSG

muschi Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote muschi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 2005 at 3:25pm
	basic math, people! 70 miles @ 70 mph = 1 hr 70 miles @ 80 mph = 52.5 minutes [dohhhh!! thx slugde. im dyslexic, thats my excuse!! lol] the only way you will make up a significant amount of time is if you are driving a VERY long distance, like HOURS. [so watch out when i drive 'home' to jersey! lol] [:D] leave home a FEW minutes earlier! why get all worked up and endanger you and others on the road. is your 8 friggin minutes worth bothering and endangering everyone around you? slow down, relax, enjoy the road. listen to howard stern [BABA BABA BOOEY! BABA BABA BOOEY! BABA BABA BOOEY! [:p]] and you have to love those people who are sooo stupid they believe that passing you ONE car length is magically going to transport them thru space and time and get them where they need to go a CENTURY earlier! well if speed kills then natrual selection shall surely eliminate the problem. [xx(] oh and i recently witnessed [legally speaking] an accident in the HOV lane in Arl b/c some jack*** in a minivan passed TWO[!] DOT 'arrow trucks' and slammed into the 3rd b/c they wouldnt merge over when they were supposed to. i told the cops 'the driver drove like an ass and paid the price and was to blame. no sympathy for u types out there. i'll clap when u crash b/c u hav no regard for anyone else. too bad i cant upload the jpeg i took. [xx(][B)] god, people are so dumb it amazes me (and yet they are so sure and think so highly of themsleves). [:o)]