I firmly believe that the vast majority of tailgaters, and in fact drivers just don't know what correct following distance at speed looks like. It's not so much anger as incompetence.
Especially in the US where almost noone leaves a good gap.
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Correct, people are simply too dumb. They think the distance is fine, and it would be in the sense that "when I see the other car break, I too can break". But then you need to break harder, because you started breaking later. And the car behind you then has to break even harder. Etc. Maybe you even avoid the crash, but the car(s) behind you do not. People severely overestimate their abilities and underestimate breaking distance.
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Funny how this comic is about idiots cruising in the middle lane, when there's space on the right lane while most commenters don't get it and get upset about the tailgating driver (not saying tailgating was right, though). This comic is about you middle-lane-snails. Hate to tell you, but YOU are the problem here.
middle-lane-snails. Hate to tell you, but YOU are the problem here.
This will vary wildly by jurisdiction, road design and specific circumstances. Is the right lane an exit lane only? Is the right lane currently occupied by a stopped/disabled vehicle on the shoulder? Are there parked cars, cyclists and/or pedestrians near the right lane making the middle lane safer for you to occupy? Are there other road conditions that currently make the right lane less safe to drive on, such as better snow plowing in the left lanes?
Honestly the bigger problem is this insistance on going fast. Going 5-10mph faster or slower will make no noticable difference in your driving time because of all of the time you will spend slowing, stopping and speeding up. I should know, I've biked and driven the same city routes and confirmed no realistic difference in commute time, and I've driven hour+ long highway commutes and tested this. The only thing going faster does is increase fuel consumption noticably (an extra gallon or more per hour was what my experiments found) and increase the risk of a ticket and/or a severe traffic collision
Speeding is bad for you, bad for the environment and bad for other drivers. Literally nobody benefits from it, not even the speeders
Every driver is an idiot but me.
In germany its illegal to block the midlane, when the right lane is free. So at least here the midlaneblocking dude is the problem
In Germany it is legal to drive in the middle lane if there's at least infrequent slower traffic on the right. There's a supreme court ruling on that.
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Let's face it guys and gals: I'm the only good driver on the road. Everyone else is an idiot who doesn't know the basic rules and is constantly doing stupid shit. Do I sometimes get distracted and make a mistake? Of course I do, no one is perfect. But when I do something stupid it's because I made a mistake and when other drivers do something stupid it's because they are idiots who can't drive. Glad we could clear this up.
U R so fucken wrong. I am the best driver.
Idiots always be driving too slow in front of me or maniacs with a deathwish tailgating me. Wish everyone would get off of my road.
All I see is 2 people that are bad at driving, for different reasons.