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Originally Posted by ecomodded
Why would one driver thinks he has the "right" to hold up 5-10-20 or more drivers while he "chooses" to drive at his own irritating slow pace.
Thats my whole point, who ever reads this can decide if they do or do not fit into the description of the road menace.
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I pull up to the left turn lane to leave my neighborhood, trip the light, and have the "right" to make 20+ people come to a complete halt while they wait for just me to enter the roadway. It's a big waste of gas for them and (yes) time, but I get hit with the opposite scenario all the time. I can't pick up and move just for better FE.
I was just in your part of the World a couple of Months ago (nice place by the way). If you're arguing from your perspective of local driving (and my assumption is correct), then you're probably getting behind older folks. Victoria and Vancouver Island are the fasting growing areas in Canada for retirees. I agree, it can be irritating, but keep reading...
I fully admit to having been a road-rager, speed freak, "Road Menace", and constantly irritated driver in the past. I had the "right" to speed, and slow people were the "enemy". People here helped me overcome that, and now I try to stay calm and let it ride.
No disrespect intended, but I recommend to conduct experiments on how much time is actually lost behind the slow driver. Simple calcs are all that's required. If it's 5 minutes, for example, then justify the time at the wheel. For me, I guess I just spend 5 fewer minutes here online, or eat 5 minutes later, or pick up my kiddo 5 minutes later. Just the other day, some irritated driver didn't think I was driving fast enough, rode my bumper, the other lane was going the same rate. Then she finally flew around and I got the "finger" and the whole works. About 5 minutes later, she was waiting at a left turn light, and guess who passed straight through the light. You may be surprised to find that the time isn't all that much or it's gained with timing lights.
It sounds like I drive similarly to you. I also feel that it's important to go at least the speed limit with traffic behind on a single lane road. For me, it's simple road manners. But it seems if I was going 10-over, often times that's still not fast enough. You can't please everyone out there. One of the last people I want to tick off is the State/Provincial Police or the small-town speed trappers.
I've also learned that you can't change someone's mind in one thread, so I wish you best on your adventure to better FE and less irritated vehicle operation.
Best Regards,
RH77