Yield means put it to the floor!!!!!!!!
From a GM owner's manual about freeway driving
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"Floor it and steer like crazy..."
You mean like signal that you are changing lanes and take 5 minutes to do it ?quote:
Originally posted by moribundman:
Yeah, if I go the speed limit and happen to be in the left lane because I'm passing someone else, I'm don't feel compelled to immediately give way to some speeding jerk who feels the need to be pushy. I'll eventually give way for the sake of not getting shot, but on my terms and at a time of my choosing.
If all the Audi drivers are like Audi Junkie and moribundman, it is a good thing there aren't more of them. I guess loitering in the left lane and then flooring it in the right lane is OK for them. They probably think their excrement doesn't have the foul odor the rest of ours do.
It's a good thing for them there aren't more people with loaded firearms and itchy trigger fingers. Doing that kinda stuff around my area will more than likely result in a brandished firearm, especially in the mountains. Seriously! On a side note, it does suck *** trying to get my pos Corolla out of the way of people in the fast lane.
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I guess you seriously lack reading comprehension or the capacity of lucid thought. If I'm loitering in the left lane, why would I find myself behind another car? Where do you come up with that nonsense? I said I used the left lane for passing and went to one of the right lanes after passing. You'll find me only in the left lane if I'm already passing someone. If then some speeder shows up behind me, he will have to wait -- especially if that's you, labman. I also said I would pass some guy who went below the highway speed limit if he wouldn't move to the right. I suppose you will just stay behind him, talking about excrement and muttering curses.
[ June 01, 2005, 03:05 AM: Message edited by: moribundman ]
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Where do you get that idea? I'm saying I'm not accommodating a speeder, who approaches me from the rear and rides my tail, by immediately getting out of his way. When I change lanes I flash twice before I get moving and flash until I've changed the lane, which usually takes about 2 seconds.
Out here we use it to warn the oncoming traffic that there's a cop hiding in the bushes with a radar gun further down the road.
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In America we used to flash to warn of cops ahead, but now the flashers are being ticketed for police interference.
I didn't say it was legal here either.
But actually, it's OK to use high beams to warn someone of a dangerous situation. To me, a cop jumping out from the bushes onto the road in front of you is a "dangerous situation".
I mean, really. Out here cops don't go chasing after you once you passed them. They jump out in front of you (on foot) waving a sign (it's a round thing that we call 'lollypop') to pull over.
But actually, it's OK to use high beams to warn someone of a dangerous situation. To me, a cop jumping out from the bushes onto the road in front of you is a "dangerous situation".
I mean, really. Out here cops don't go chasing after you once you passed them. They jump out in front of you (on foot) waving a sign (it's a round thing that we call 'lollypop') to pull over.
I've flashed people to warn them of a cop sitting in the bushes. I don't do it if a guy is driving REAL fast though.....he deserves a ticket in my book. But the average guy that is going ten over? Sure! I don't really know why cops would get that upset about it anyway. The whole purpose is for everybody to slow down, right? Sometimes cops park out in the open for just that purpose.....a visual aid for slowing down the speeders.
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Originally posted by moribundman:
snip... I'll eventually give way for the sake of not getting shot, but on my terms and at a time of my choosing.
In case I'm speeding, not that that ever happens (), I don't expect anybody to give way if they are going at the proper speed. I'll either pass them on the other side or low down. If they are excruciatingly slow in the fast lane, I will however pass them and my reptilian brain will make me fire my headlightwasher system for 10 seconds. In case you don't know Audi headlight washer systems are highly pressurized and work well as a backward-firing, street-legal weapon.
Pardon me for confusing the above statement with deliberately blocking the left lane longer than you need too. If you are going to brag about being inconsiderate, be ready to accept criticism for it. Sounds like in Drew's area, the Darwin effect is in full force.
When I find it expedient to pass somebody on the right, I quietly slip on by and go about my way with no infantile antics to punish them. We don't need that crap on the highway.
I don't think you or Audi Junkie comprehend the quote at the beginning of this thread. Yeah, I know, consideration for the other guy is for those that are mere mortals.
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And a speeder who rides my tail isn't inconsiderate? Give me a break. And I said I do give way anyway, but I will not interrupt my passing procedure because another driver feels he needs to pass me right now and can't wait a few seconds until I'm done. If I'm NOT PASSING, I'm NOT in the RIGHT LANE to begin with.
Weren't you the one who told us once he honked in an effort make people pop a wheelie into an intersection the same millisecond a light turned green? Never mind those red light runners. Try that crap behind me. I admit I sometimes give some jerk a cold shower behind me, but hey, I'm not perfect either.
You are implying that I suffer from a superiority complex, eh? But what if it's you who has a minority complex?
typical.
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Oh thanks Chas3 for pointing that out. What I intended to say was that I'm not in the left lane unless I'm passing. As I said in some previous post in this thread, I use the left lane for passing and remain otherwise in the right lane. I guess, labman succeeded in making me write garbled nonsense. Thanks, amigo!
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Shouldn't you be out on a ledge sonmewhere?
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Hey Pete, in Germany we also flash repeatedly and rapidly oncoming traffic to warn of radar traps behind us. We also use one raised hand with all five fingers spread out as a warning. If you get caught warning others, you can expect an extremly high fine.
You've got issues.
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