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My latest story isn't too crazy, but it infuriated me.
Driving I-5 south with 3 lanes of travel. Speed limit of 65mph. The left lane was occupied by a driver doing 63mph. The driver in the middle lane matched her speed. This went on for several miles, so I moved to the right lane to pass. I set my cruise to 70mph and was beginning to overtake the guy in the middle lane. He matches my speed and we are side by side. Often people will speed up when being passed without consciously thinking about it, so I just click up on the cruise and add 1mph to pass. The man matches my speed again. Now I'm a little annoyed, but no problem, I click up twice to continue passing. He matches speed. A semi truck is in the distance so I need to complete this pass soon. I push the accelerator and really start to add some speed. The man in the middle lane matches the speed perfectly. Now I'm very rapidly closing distance with the semi, giving full-throttle in my TSX. The guy in the middle lane cannot match my acceleration with his Escort, but gives it a try anyhow. Now I'm furious as hell playing chicken with a semi and his Ford. I end up making the pass at 90mph with less cushion space than I would have preferred.
I just don't know what goes through the mind of a person who doesn't want to go the speed limit, but also doesn't want to be passed. What could his argument possibly be that resembles a reasonable thought? Maybe he wants to enforce the "no passing on the right" law? If so, he should also be aware of "slower traffic keep right" law.
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