Charlotte drivers…

[Lame Duck]

Not sure what happened with Charlotte drivers but most of these drivers should not be on the road.  Driving below speed limit, hogging lanes, swerving all over, creating bottlenecks.  I do not recall drivers ever being so bad in Charlotte…. Wonder what changed?  Any one else noticed it?

[jfra78]

9 hours ago, Lame Duck said:

Not sure what happened with Charlotte drivers but most of these drivers should not be on the road.  Driving below speed limit, hogging lanes, swerving all over, creating bottlenecks.  I do not recall drivers ever being so bad in Charlotte…. Wonder what changed?  Any one else noticed it?

The worst most dangerous drivers always seem to be the ones who think they are the best drivers

[HaricotVert]

Ill take the ones who drive a touch slow and sit in lanes over the ones driving wildly in excess of the speed limit, using tailgating as a form of bullying, passing on the right, and generally driving erratically and impatiently.

 

My moms late husband had a tee shirt that said "I'm not speeding I'm qualifying".  Hell of a great guy but worst driver ever.

Edited June 22, 2025 by HaricotVert

[Lame Duck]

6 hours ago, HaricotVert said:

Ill take the ones who drive a touch slow and sit in lanes over the ones driving wildly in excess of the speed limit, using tailgating as a form of bullying, passing on the right, and generally driving erratically and impatiently.

 

My moms late husband had a tee shirt that said "I'm not speeding I'm qualifying".  Hell of a great guy but worst driver ever.

The issue… those who drive slow need to move over to right lane.  At least that use to be the common courtesy few years ago.  Don’t drive next to another driver that goes below the speed limit.  That creates a bottleneck and creates potential for a wreck.

[jfra78]

3 hours ago, Lame Duck said:

The issue… those who drive slow need to move over to right lane.  At least that use to be the common courtesy few years ago.  Don’t drive next to another driver that goes below the speed limit.  That creates a bottleneck and creates potential for a wreck.

Yea but when you're already going over the speed limit and passing other cars there are still many who drive up on your ass expecting you to go faster.  When I was younger I would match the speed of the driver next to me to piss them off

[HaricotVert]

19 hours ago, jfra78 said:

Yea but when you're already going over the speed limit and passing other cars there are still many who drive up on your ass expecting you to go faster.  When I was younger I would match the speed of the driver next to me to piss them off

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I never cease to be amazed at the number of people who will run up their blood pressure to get to the grocery store 30 seconds faster or are racing to get to work like it won’t be there at 8:02.

 

The only thing I’ve ever done that I think added more years to my life besides quitting smoking, was to learn to go with the flow behind the wheel.  

[LinvilleGorge]

21 hours ago, jfra78 said:

Yea but when you're already going over the speed limit and passing other cars there are still many who drive up on your ass expecting you to go faster.  When I was younger I would match the speed of the driver next to me to piss them off

If you're in the left lane, look to the right. Is there someone beside you? Are you soon overtaking someone in the right lane immediately ahead of you? No and no? Then get the fug over. That's how it's supposed to work. Doesn't matter if you're going 100.

[jfra78]

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If you're in the left lane, look to the right. Is there someone beside you? Are you soon overtaking someone in the right lane immediately ahead of you? No and no? Then get the fug over. That's how it's supposed to work. Doesn't matter if you're going 100.

Didn't i say passing other cars? 

[HaricotVert]

Yeah if Im running 70 in a 65 and your in my backseat Im locking my cruise control there and if you dont get the message Ill drop to the posted speed limit.

Im at or in excess of the posted speed and have no obligation to yield the lane.

Edited June 23, 2025 by HaricotVert

[LinvilleGorge]

22 minutes ago, HaricotVert said:

Yeah if Im running 70 in a 65 and your in my backseat Im locking my cruise control there and if you dont get the message Ill drop to the posted speed limit.

Im at or in excess of the posted speed and have no obligation to yield the lane.

Yep, this checks out. Very on brand with how you've come across online.

[Lame Duck]

3 hours ago, HaricotVert said:

Yeah if Im running 70 in a 65 and your in my backseat Im locking my cruise control there and if you dont get the message Ill drop to the posted speed limit.

Im at or in excess of the posted speed and have no obligation to yield the lane.

Don’t be upset if you get smoked and cut.  Left lane is a passing lane… if I go 80 on 70 and someone rolls behind me, I yield. End of story.  If not, you get smoked.

These folks who barely crawl on left lane and when you try to pass em, they gun it.

Edited June 23, 2025 by Lame Duck

[LinvilleGorge]

2 hours ago, Lame Duck said:

Don’t be upset if you get smoked and cut.  Left lane is a passing lane… if I go 80 on 70 and someone rolls behind me, I yield. End of story.  If not, you get smoked.

These folks who barely crawl on left lane and when you try to pass em, they gun it.

It's these same type of "there's no law on the book to force me to be a decent person with some consideration for others so I'll drive like a selfish prick" people who are the first people to cry "road rage" when someone blows by them and offers them a one fingered salute. LOL 

[jfra78]

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Edited June 24, 2025 by jfra78

[Lame Duck]

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It's these same type of "there's no law on the book to force me to be a decent person with some consideration from others so I'll drive like a selfish prick" people who are the first people to cry "road rage" when someone blows by them and offers them a one fingered salute. LOL 

Just common courtesy in my book.