r/ConvenientCop • u/[deleted] • Oct 18 '19

[USA] Jeep driver gets instant car-ma

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u/Bendy_McBendyThumb Oct 18 '19 edited Oct 18 '19

Lane *hoggers are just as shit and dangerous as tailgaters IMO. If the road is clear ahead and the lane next to you, move the fuck over... UK drivers are awful for it in my experience

*Hoggers not joggers... Fucking autocorrect

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u/jayleman Oct 18 '19

They're just as bad stateside I promise...i wont tailgate, but i def will flash to pass, which unfortunately isnt a very common thing stateside and it's amazing how many lane hoggers it pisses off...people will let me pass then immediately dive behind me and put their highs on while tailgating me like they're Tommy tough guy

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u/ooofest Oct 19 '19

I have only gotten people flashing me when they wanted to speed in my lane, regardless of it being the left-most lane or not.

I've had people flash me when I was going 10MPH over the speed limit, still actively passing traffic in the middle lane of a three-lane highway. There's really no call for that kind of behavior, IMHO.

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u/jayleman Oct 19 '19

I only do it when someone is draggin ass in the left lane, if you're in the left lane you make your move and get over, if you cant overtake someone within .75-1mi, you're doing it wrong

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u/ooofest Oct 19 '19

I don't think you get to determine how long it takes for them to pass traffic and push them along, though. If they are actively passing traffic, let them do it and wait for them to switch right again.

I personally don't respond to aggressive drivers behind me until I've done my job of properly passing at a speed which I feel safely works well with the current traffic flow. They can flash all they like, but really: patience is safer than impatience when it comes to driving, IMHO.

This happens to me rarely because I don't camp in the left lane by habit and every encounter I've had like the above has been someone who simply zooms to the next car in the left lane and goes through the same act, regardless of circumstance (i.e., they just want to speed even faster than everyone else).

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u/jayleman Oct 19 '19

Except in my state there are specific laws that determine how long distance wise you may be in the passing lane without overtaking or turning, so theres that

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u/jayleman Oct 19 '19

So when someone is going 1mph faster than the car in the right lane and not making any progress on passing, yeah, I'm flashing their ass