Left lane heros

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  1. RunningAces

    RunningAces Road Train Member

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    St Louis, Nashville on the 155, and through Knoxville are fantastic for this. Much easier safer drive through those three cities in the middle lane.
     
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  3. NightWind

    NightWind Road Train Member

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    No one MADE you do anything. YOU made the choice to do an UNSAFE maneuver. It's all about choices and the consequences that come with them. Me I will pass in the left lane regardless of the No trucks left lane. but it's MY choice because people have decided that they do not have to have any common courtesy and people do NOT know how to merge. I remember when there were Yield signs on the entrance ramps. No they think they can roar out and cause everyone to stop or move over. I refuse to do that IF I am going to cause a problem for left lane traffic. I can handle the IDIOTS merging.
     
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    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

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    :rolleyes:
     
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  5. PaulMinternational

    PaulMinternational Road Train Member

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    Speaking about the idiots not knowing how to merge into the highway has me laughing like hell.
    About a week ago one of the locals kids ran my wife right to the edge and all but clipped her. Knowing his Mother very well she stopped by and played the video of it for her and recommended more driving lessons for him.
    Now for as much as U don't really like this lady and think she is a dangerous driver herself. She did in fact admit she isn't the best driver and agreed the boy needs more lessons.
    Guess this is where the conversation turned and my wife suggested that I gove him those lessons and she agreed.
    So I have been Shanghaied jnto teaching him but added my personal condition. He no longer has his own car to use and is not allowed to drive her car until I deem him capable!
    The kid is upset to say the least as his brand new BMW now sits in my driveway and he won't get it back till I say he is ready.
    Spoiled brat has already cried to momy a couple times but she has held firm!
     
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  6. NightWind

    NightWind Road Train Member

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    ROFLMBO @PaulMinternational God bless you and I'll spring for the psychiatrist or alcohol which ever you need when you get done. Videos of the lessons would be all the rage here just saying....
     
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  7. FearTheCorn

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    I am convinced that some drivers think that driving in the middle lane is required by law. A lot are idiots for sure, but some of these window lickers think it's illegal to get in the right lane. I can't get into so many examples, especially container haulers in the cities who are in their own class of #######. I don't know, but with the class of training these illiterate folks get, I believe a lot of them just don't know. Or are just jerks, which is probably the correct assumption. And, oh, you container haulers, especially in the Joliet area? You suck long, hard, and deep.
     
  8. LOTSO

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    :shock:
     
  9. 86scotty

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    Kid that can't drive has a brand new BMW? Hate to say it but sounds like a parenting problem. I feel for you having to do this but perhaps you can give him some more life lessons than just driving.
     
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  10. Diesel Dave

    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    Don’t be using that 3rd lane on the left to pass here in COMMIEFORNIA. It will cost you a pretty penny.(let me guess, you don’t do Commiefornia) :cool:
     
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