Left lane slowpokes

[SIG_Fiend]

This officer deserves a medal. This perfectly sums up how I'm sure most of us feel when we see some moron sitting in the left lane blocking traffic:

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXc5ODyRWNQ[/video]

 

[lalonguecarabine]

Actually, I want a TOW mount on top of my truck, but this video will do for now.

 

[Charlie]

That was great! What a wonderful officer! I HATE left lane nazis with a passion. I"m not a speeder and I don't care about being out in front but damn if they've got some slow lanes there..................they should damn well use them.

 

[San Antone RR]

Classic!!!

 

[ghostscout]

That was great! What a wonderful officer! I HATE left lane nazis with a passion. I"m not a speeder and I don't care about being out in front but damn if they've got some slow lanes there..................they should damn well use them.

Agreed. This is especially bad on I-35 from san antonio all the way to waco....

 

[robin303]

My guess they were on their damn cell phone.

 

[zembonez]

That was hilarious. The idiots in the car shooting the video were frikkin morons.

 

[weiss27md]

Why don't people ever have to retake driving test ever in their life, seems absurd.

 

[Fisherman777]

That was hilarious. The idiots in the car shooting the video were frikkin morons.

What are you talking about? Those kids are our future! Oh boy. Now I have to go puke.

 

[Texas1911]

Why don't people ever have to retake driving test ever in their life, seems absurd.

Retaking a test won't solve this ... getting a Fiat driven about tonsils deep from behind on the Autobahn will though.

 

[lalonguecarabine]

Takin' a Fiat from behind?

...kinky!

 

[ghostscout]

Takin' a Fiat from behind?

...kinky!

Count me in! Er, wait a minute...oh nevermind

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

Takin' a Fiat from behind?

...kinky!

dont forget the trojan man

 

[Clockwork]

Ya know, I'm from the east coast even even I think San Antonio drivers are too damn aggressive. Normally if I'm in the left lane I'm going less than 10% over the posted speed limit (so as to not get a ticket) and normally I get out of the way of people but sometimes you get that one aggressive doucher that wants to ride my bumper. In that case I ease off the cruise control and cruise at 5 under. Cuz you know what? I'm never in a hurry. Always got just a little bit of time set aside to ruin someone's day.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Awesome!

 

[just jk]

Agreed. This is especially bad on I-35 from san antonio all the way to waco....

and especially bad between Temple and Waco

I've actually seen a DPS trooper pull over a slow car in the left lane

 

[30+GSXR]

Sweet

 

[Mikewood]

It's funny to see the interpretation of the law. Maximum speed is the posted speed. Minimum freeway speed is usually 45 MPH. The right lane is for vehicles traveling at or near the minimum speed. The far left lane is never for breaking the law. Having said all this I usually drive in the right lane because people think it's ok to break the law if you are in the left lane.

What I saw on the video was a motorist impeding a cop by driving the speed limit. When you see a cop pull up behind you on the freeway everyone slows down. If your in the left lane and everyone is keeping pace you get boxed in and cant pull to the right. You then either accelerate to pass a car and risk a ticket or slow down and get tailgated by the cop. That's what the driver did... At no time did she break a traffic law so she didn't get a ticket. Ed to say I looked at the video again and a SUV does have her blocked in the left lane so the car can't move over without slowing or breaking the law. It looks like car is slowing to fall behind the SUV when the cop lights them up. They yield and the cop blows around them.

So say you are in that situation with a cop aggressively tailgating you and you can't change lanes. What would you do?

 

[MR Redneck]

That was perfect...
Looked like he put em in his tractor beam and moved that car out of the way.
But the idiots filming?? What in the world ?

 

[SIG_Fiend]

Accelerate past and move over. Most officers aren't going to hassle someone that accelerates a little bit so they can move a lane over and get out of the officer's way. What you shouldn't do is just sit there and keep blocking them. Slowing down isn't really an option either.