wellington_street wrote:That's quite often used as an argument by these people as well however it doesn't wash with me. If I'm doing 92km/h by super-accurate-measuring-device-TM but my speedo says 100km/h, what difference does it make? 10km/h below the limit is perfectly acceptable. And seeing as the speedo is the device for measuring speed in your car, I'm not sure it's reasonable to expect people to do over 100km/h on their speedo under some assumption it reads low. In the end, it's their licence and pocket that's affected.
(note I'm not having a go at you at all, just following on from you wrote)
Of course 92 km/h in a 100 zone is perfectly acceptable. Whats not acceptable (both legally and IMO) is if you are doing so whilst failing to observe said rule to keep left. If you are doing 92 km/h in the RH lane and overtaking people, or there is congested traffic, then I dont have an issue with it at all. I have not doubt people will use the same argument is used by others as an excuse. Far from suggesting these people you refer to don't exist, I agree entirely that they do and most of them need to get over their superiority complex. Hell, i'm adult enough to admit that in my younger years I may well have leaned that way myself, but I just wish people knew and understood some of these lesser known road rules better. I have my opinions on whether exceeding the speed limit is as dangerous (as a blanket statement) as the education campaigns the authorities run will have you believe, but thats taking this thread way OT.
e/ on rereading that it sounds personal. I assure you it's not

wellington_street wrote:im_no_pro wrote:For that exact reason if someone comes up behind me on the highway I make sure im observing the keep left rule
So do I. I'm pretty active on moving left as well, unless I'm being tailgated in which case I'm in no hurry to be courteous. There's never any excuse for tailgating and it's a very dangerous practice. I inadvertently omitted that from my previous post - there seems plenty of people who think it's OK to tailgate if someone isn't moving left.
Tailgating annoys me as well, but I move regardless (assuming I can safely do so), even if on occasion I have every right to be in the lane i'm in. That way they can go and tailgate someone else and put them at risk. Whether moving over is a courtesy or a legal obligation depends on the scenario I suppose.
wellington_street wrote:im_no_pro wrote:I actually agree with your statement entirely, 1 offense is not more important/worthy than the other, but it works both ways. And as for those who actually move right into the path of cars travelling at a greater speed than them with some form of moral conviction that they are stopping people from speeding, I just laugh and shake my head at them given that their actions actually increase the likelihood of an adverse outcome rather than reduce it as they seem to perceive.
I can't say I've ever encountered that on the road. I'm tempted to think it's something invented by those with the "keep left" grudge - usually reading into something that's not there. I have certainly encountered times where some <language> pulls out in front of you into your breaking zone but that's usually incompetence/rude behaviour rather than some attempt to stop you from passing them.
I know people who admit to doing it regularly, which is the only reason I know it occurs. I have seen people change lanes in front of me and others for no apparent reason before, but at the end of the day I don't know if they are intentionally trying to get in the way or just want to move into the centre/RH lane for no apparent reason and failed to check for traffic.
I have to say, i'm thoroughly enjoying this. Conversations like this with the GLW usually end up with her rolling her eyes at me and telling me to leave work (risk management) at work and to stop being so analytical. Which I suppose she is right, I consider it all from a risk management perspective, which must like 'travelling at a speed safe to conditions' is subjective. Even if you understand the principle, peoples risk appetite at the end of the day will still vary. Hence why even though it annoys me, i've learned there is no point responding. I just suck it up and drive on. Which is kind of hard to believe considering the lengths I go to discussing it on the interwebs, but like I said above, I actually enjoy it. Maybe i'm starting to see why GLW thinks i'm strange sometimes....
