OT Can anyone help me understand the psychology of, stupid idiot drivers? Options

[wbergtho]

Driving home the other day on a road trip, in my 914, I notice up ahead...on the other side of Interstate 94 (around Eau Claire, WI) an accident with a large number of ambulances and cop cars...lights flashing...the whole bit. WHY DO PEOPLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ACCIDENT (SEPARATED BY A 100 FEET OF MEDIAN) HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 25MPH?!! Sure, I get curious too...but I don't slow down at all...I take a quick look and keep driving...MY SPEED UNEFFECTED! The idiots ahead of me were stacked up like they were on a checker board so I unleashed a quick burst of 500 HP V-8 anger as I slalomed through the barricade of morons. Of course, one of the dumshits hit his horn as I flew past him. It's an Alice in Wonderland world now isn't it? The left lane is now the slowest lane...people speed up when you try to pass...etc etc (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[Brew]

From a purely scientific point of view...

The first person in line lets off the throttle, the second person taps their brakes, the third person needs more brake, and so on and so forth. It's exponential. Which is the very reason I absolutely cannot tolerate right lane passers!!!! Or left lane crawlers!

[mudfoot76]

I absolutely cannot tolerate right lane passers!!!! Or left lane crawlers!

Another post summed it up beautifully - idiot drivers are everywhere. But your particular quote touches the bane of my existance around Indy. Here, the left lane crawlers seem to expect that you must pass them on the right, and will only slow down more if I blink my passing lights at them (or else give me one-fingered salutes)....

The problem compounds when you get on-ramps. Our DOT only allows about 30 feet of merging lane for some reason, so onto a two lane highway it is fun to try and merge. Posted 70mph limit, left lane car is only going 60, semi-truck in the right lane doing 75-80, and I have 30 feet to get at speed and merge (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)