Here's one...I do a lot of Interstate driving and have a car with "Adaptive Cruise Control" that

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Here's one...I do a lot of Interstate driving and have a car with "Adaptive Cruise Control" that

Author: TyroneIrish (20430 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)

Posted at 11:46 am on Nov 20, 2020

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keeps me a certain distance behind the car in front of me...I like to set it to ~2 sec. Now I also like to travel in the left lane at a speed that's faster than most, but still doesn't 'trigger' a response from the Highway Patrol...Ok, scene set...I'm cruising along with a solid line of cars ahead, as far as you can see...I'm keeping my 2 sec. distance...but somehow, the car behind me cannot fathom why I'm not on the other guy's bumper, so he jumps at the first opportunity to pass me on the right and save himself another 2 sec.

In past years I'd have been 'miffed', but now my attitude is one in which it comes as no surprise and I actually make sure he can cut in safely (tap the break if necessary) and resume my 2 sec gap. It's still annoying (disappointing) to see.

Replies to: "Here's one...I do a lot of Interstate driving and have a car with "Adaptive Cruise Control" that"

Timeout for a pet peeve on drivers. - NDavenue - 8:50am 11/20/20 (26) [View All]
- My personal favorite - wrdomerson - 12:00pm 11/20/20
  - Amen. Actually saw a trucker do this believe it or not. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:28pm 11/20/20
    - I have seen this, but most of the time the truckers are better about it than most. [NT] - wrdomerson - 12:57pm 11/20/20
    - Many trucks have speed governors on them. - Iggle - 12:42pm 11/20/20
      - I'm actually very sympathetic of truckers. They are there for their job. - NedoftheHill - 6:32pm 11/20/20
        I agree with you. I grit my teeth and sympathetically mumble - Iggle - 9:00pm 11/20/20
  - Wow, 55 is a highway limit? what part of the country is this? [NT] - holybull101 - 12:08pm 11/20/20
    - Georgia, many of the state highways are 55, some of the less populated stretches up to 65. [NT] - wrdomerson - 12:56pm 11/20/20
  - A sure cause of road rage. [NT] - NDavenue - 12:01pm 11/20/20
- Here's one...I do a lot of Interstate driving and have a car with "Adaptive Cruise Control" that - TyroneIrish - 11:46am 11/20/20
  - That bugs me too. Along with the people who speed to get ahead of you.... - NDavenue - 12:00pm 11/20/20
    - Amen!...actually, that one is higher up on my list. My first car was a '67 GTO convertible and - TyroneIrish - 12:16pm 11/20/20
- I don't understand this either. Or the people who leave four car lengths between them.... - Chris94 - 10:04am 11/20/20
  - It's maddening. [NT] - NDavenue - 10:15am 11/20/20
    - It's worse when people don't move when the light turns - Chris94 - 11:16am 11/20/20
      - I'm in a no honk area, but I honk anyway. My wife gets mad at me. - NDavenue - 11:57am 11/20/20
- There's actually a good reason for doing this, in some cases. - Rooney - 10:03am 11/20/20
  - I think we found our culprit. :). But if that knowledge were being employed........ - BaronVonZemo - 12:27pm 11/20/20
    - Good point. [NT] - NDavenue - 12:33pm 11/20/20
  - That is very informative. In my local area that's generally not the case. - NDavenue - 10:23am 11/20/20
- That is all the time in my area. Now it’s Q-tip season down here - TampaIrish - 9:07am 11/20/20
  - What is Q-tip season? [NT] - NDavenue - 9:54am 11/20/20
    - Another term for snow birds. You drive behind these seniors and they look like Q-tips - TampaIrish - 9:57am 11/20/20
      - Lol. Had never heard that term. Funny. [NT] - NDavenue - 10:01am 11/20/20
        It's the time of year where the license plates turn blue around here. - TampaIrish - 10:36am 11/20/20
- Re: Timeout for a pet peeve on drivers. - ELP - 9:02am 11/20/20