I don’t understand why, if they’re not turning anytime soon, people drive in the left lane .. and 9 times out of 10, much slower than people in the right lane. SWITCH lanes idiots. SO annoying. If you need to go below 40 on perfectly dry pavement, get out of the “passing lane”. You’re giving me some serious road rage.
This article appears in Feb 7-13, 2008.
oh my bad. from now on, i’ll stay in the right lane, and wait until the very last minute and cut in front of you :)calm down.
I agree 100% with honk………sorry Jay, calmness shouldn’tbe part of the equation .If you’re gonna drive its a good planto stay awake and aware 😛
I’ve you’ve got a line of traffic behind you and you’re in the passing lane, get the fuck out of the way and let people by! That and read the drivers handbook because you obviously don’t understand the rules of the road. This pisses me off almost as much as people stopping on a fucking merge lane. No wonder there so much road rage and accidents in this city, people are in serious need of a refresher course. They also need to fucking pay attention.
First of all it depends on what roads you’re talking about. If you’re on any of the major highways where there are actual signs saying “keep right except to pass” then I’m 100% in agreement with you. Also, if you’re doing well below the posted speed limit, then I agree that you should stay in the right lane. However, if I’m driving in the city (Main St in Dartmouth for example) and doing the speed limit or a little above, I am in the left lane for a reason (either to make an eventual left turn or exit onto to a highway in the correct lane) then I am NOT moving over to the right lane just so some impatient asshole can blow by me going at some dangerous speed. So again I agree with slow moving traffic sticking to the right lane but otherwise deal with it or pass me on the right!!
What are you the moral police?. Why do you give a shit how fast other people are going, you’re not paying the fucking fines. If you’re turning left four fucking KM’s up the road, there’s no reason to block other traffic with your self centered, self righteous bullshit. There are turn lanes on main street, if you’re turning, you should be IN the fucking turn lane, not holding traffic up while you make up your fucking mind. Just to further my point, there are NO left lane merges onto highways in this province, so there’s no reason for people like you to hold other people up. The “passing” lane is there for just that…passing. If you have ever read the drivers handbook, it states this fact, irregardless of other peoples speed. It’s called rules of the road, and if everyone learned them and stopped trying to apply their own set we’d all be a little calmer.
I think Brad got a supplement to his Drivers Handbook or something. Anyway, if I know I’m turning up the road and need to be in the left lane, I’ll take the opportunity to get into it when the need presents itself, theres always the chance that you might not be able to right before the turn. So Brad has to lift his foot and depress the brake, whatev.
In the city you should be going around 45 anyway.You remember a little thing called a mudda fuckin’ driver’s test? Go 50 on that and you get points taken off. At the earliest and safest oppertunity you take the lane that you know you are going to turn off on. If it is a two lane, and you turn off on the left then at the earliest and safest oppertunity so as not to impede other drivers you turn off onto the left lane so that you do not end up cutting off traffic as you frantically try to get in the lane you needed to be in the first place.That goes the same with three lane roads where the correct lane is the center lane and you move to either right or left depending on which way you know you are going to turn. It seems like you are cruising for a traffic ticket…Good luck with that.
I would just like to make two points. Brad, there are no passing lanes in the city. There are two lanes for traffic. Passing lanes only exist on highways. Also, to your point about speeding. No, I won’t have to pay for your fine you get for speeding but I do have to pay for the cops that waste there time pulling over lame ass speeders like yourself, famillies will have to pay with grief when you eventually run someone over and I’ll have to pay for your sorry ass when you land in the hospital after wrapping your car around a telephone pole. Wake up buddy. There are a lot more people in the world than just you.
Oh, and I’m exempt from paying the cops am I? I never once said that I was traveling at a high rate of speed on any street. I do, however, know where I’m going and the point at which I have to turn, I’m not fucking daydreaming at the wheel and making last second decisions that cause people to hammer the brakes. I’ve been driving for 27 years and haven’t had ONE speeding ticket, or had one accident. I know who’s around me at all times and unlike most of the fucking drones out there, I actually LIKE to drive and try to improve my driving skills. I know that there are a shitload of people out there that drive because they have to, and are in their own little world at the wheel oblivious to the people around them, my driving speaks for itself, I avoid these people, they’re the most dangerous.
At least it appears there are more people than not that realize the “real” traffic rules within the city. No passing lanes just 2 traffic lanes. And if we all could manage to have a little patience behind the wheel and drive at reasonable speeds, there would be far less accidents in the city. Brad, next time someone like you decides to come up and tailgate me for your “need for speed” you’re gonna get a mug full of taillight and then I can’t wait to see you explain to the cops and your insurance company why you rearended the car ahead of you that simply wanted to go the speed limit. SLOW THE FUCK DOWN AND GROW THE FUCK UP!!!!
Well, Mew, go fuck yourself for starters, you’re no better than me if you’re willing to cause an accident because you think I should be driving a certain speed. Re-read what I wrote asshole, there’s a reason I have no accidents, because I KNOW what I’m doing behind the wheel, and avoiding incompetent fucks like you is one of the main ones. I don’t speed, I plan ahead, and I try to leave a buffer zone between the car ahead of me. About that time, some oblivious cunt like you takes that buffer zone away and then wonder why people tailgate you. Lastly, if you try that bullshit, the cops have means of proving that you stopped unnecassarily and caused an accident. Beyond that, try it, and I’ll have 20 “witnesses” on scene to tell me side, FUck OFF
Final words again: no passing lane in city. Im in that lane for a reason, not to piss people off. So, ummmm, deal with it!!!
honustly.. even if i am in a hurry to work.. or whatever, i’d rather someone driving slow in front of me for a few mins, than someone cutting in front of me at the last second.and im sure that there are people that are unfamiliar with cities, looking carefully for a left turn, while in the left lane, driving a little slow; is that such a big deal?when I was new to sackville, I spent some time carefully driving in the left lanes, looking for places to turn, unsure of where they were exactly. sorry if I held up anybody for a few minutes…
I agree Jay.You see a lot of bitching here about drivers in halifax but no one seems to take the time to consider the number of people who are just visiting Halifax from all over the province. Perhaps they have loved ones in the hospital for example. Some of these drivers may have never been driving in a city as big as halifax before, and some of our streets and intersections can be a bit confusing. Especially the rotary and the robie/quinpool intersection with the delayed green. Give people the benifit of the doubt sometime instead of road raging on them. Sure its annoying, but that’s life when you share the road. Some people do their drivers tests in town that don’t even have street lights, so naturally they might make a few mistakes when first driving in Halifax. And i know a lot of experienced halifax drivers who complain about how intolerant and dangerous drivers in Montreal are when they have to go through there.
Instead of hogging the road or holding up traffic, why don’t people do the following:Stay in the right hand lane. If you miss your street, make a right hand turn at the next intersection and swing back around so that the street will now be on your right hand side when you double back. That saves everyone time and if you do get confused and need to look at a map, you can always pull over to the curb while you figure it out. Much easier than crawling along in the left hand lane and pissing everyone else off.Just use a bit of common sense, and consideration for others behind you. This will result in smoother traffic flow and less congestion (road rage).If you don’t like someone tailgating you and being right up your bumper, the easy thing to do is pull over and let them pass you. Is that so hard to do? Let them by. No matter where I drive (city, or highway) if someone’s flying up behind me and wants to get by, I’ll let them by. No need to get all worked up over it. So they’re in a hurry to get somewhere. Maybe they like the trees so much they want to get wrapped around one. Who cares! Just pull over to the right and let them by. Then go on your merry way. Drive in Europe and you’ll see that on one lane roads, people will pull over slightly and let others go by, even with on coming traffic. They are courteous enough to share the road with others. Everyone should do the same.Now for all the lazy people outbound on Magazine Hill, heading toward Sackville & Bedford, stay out of the left hand lane unless you are passing! Once you pass, get back in the right hand lane and let others by. No wonder traffic is such a mess outbound on the Magazine Hill.
maybe you should have anger mangement classes moron