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Sunday, September 4, 2011

No road nannies needed for lightnin' quick lefty

Posted on Sunday, September 4

This is an age-old rant, something EVERYONE complains about. But I'm going to say it anyway because I've just about ripped all my hair out.
GET OUT OF THE LEFT LANE! Please, for the love of all things sacred and beautiful, get out of the left lane!
Doing the speed limit, or 5 over, doesn't entitle you to lingering in the left lane. Believe me, there will always be someone moving faster than you. Me.
Just because you're moving 1 mile an hour faster than the car to the right of you does not mean you need to take 10 minutes to pass them. Either speed up and get over, or slow down and get over. Let traffic get by you.
There is no difference between a multi-lane interstate (like I-26 for example) and a four lane highway (like Hwy 17). The left lane is for passing, and the right lane is for travel. If someone is turning in front of you, get to the left, THEN GET BACK OVER.
Check your mirrors! If you're cruising along in the left lane and think, "Wow, there's no one on the road today...," it's probably because they're all stuck behind you waiting for you to stop texting, talking, eating, whatever and get the hell out of the left lane.
You may not have anywhere to be, or you may be one of those self-righteous assholes who think they're doing the world a favor by making it difficult for people to travel faster than the posted speed limit, but I DO have somewhere to be and I DON'T need a nanny on the road. I can assure you I'm a far safer driver than you could ever be in your sluggish consciousness.
I don't want to be the bitch in the car behind you, so please...PLEASE!...get out of the left lane and let me get by.

-A Person With Somewhere To Be

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I thought I was the only one in the world who thought this. Now I am empowered.

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Posted by xkitone on September 5, 2011 at 12:17 PM

Amen

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Posted by scantrell on September 12, 2011 at 1:12 PM

Lol..agreed...maybe not for the reason of "love of all things sacred and beautiful", but plain courtesy and rules of the road, left lane lingerers can get their slow asses out the left lane. Gotta love those folks who you can literally SEE STARING at you in their rear view mirror with that "Yeah, Im driving 10 miles under the speed limit in the left lane, and WHAT look on their face...".. AGGHHHHH!!!!!

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Posted by avande1882 on September 12, 2011 at 2:44 PM

It's me!!! I'm the one doing 10 over the speed limit in the left lane - not below, but breaking the law by going 10 over - and you come tearing up on my ass at 60 in a 40 zone and start blowing your horn and tailgating and I don't get out of your way - why? - just to piss you off, a-hole!

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Posted by pissedoff yankee on September 13, 2011 at 12:56 PM

Ten to one says pissedoffyankee complains that "nobody knows how to drive around here"...

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Posted by Jaxx on September 14, 2011 at 12:02 PM

only the ones with Georgia and Ohio tags, everyone else is pretty much OK

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Posted by pissedoff yankee on September 14, 2011 at 7:52 PM

Ok a person with somewhere to be here's an idea... LEAVE WITH ENOUGH TIME TO GET WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITHOUT HAVING TO SPEED... I slow down just for the tailgaters just piss them off. Hahahahaha!!!

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Posted by nanners on September 14, 2011 at 11:56 PM

Some states, Illinois for example, have a law against hogging the left lane. We need one here too. When all else fails I see nothing wrong with passing Nannie on the right and give them the "whatsa matta wi you baby"? look as I go by.

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Posted by Pogo on September 22, 2011 at 5:55 PM

All states have a law against spending...

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Posted by nanners on September 23, 2011 at 9:27 AM

Thats not the way they do it up North...lmfao

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Posted by csamariner on September 23, 2011 at 11:55 AM

You chose to move here. All yall chose to move here. there are VERY FEW LOCALS here anymore. The one that are here avoid the bad roads. So it's YOU that is the bad driver not everyone else!!!

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Posted by aquadave on October 6, 2011 at 10:35 AM

Simply put..... IF I AM PASSING YOU ON THE RIGHT, "YOU" ARE IN THE WRONG LANE.......

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Posted by J on October 9, 2011 at 5:15 PM

Most states (including South Carolina) do have some sort of varying laws about slower traffic keeping right to allow faster traffic to pass on the left. So all of you "locals" that feel it is everyone else who are bad drivers, take a look in the mirror. If there are cars behind you have some courtesy and move to the right, like the laws says.

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Posted by scantrell on October 10, 2011 at 12:45 PM

Of course it must be the "locals" driving in the left lane, right scantrell? Cuz we all's be ignant, unlike all the geniuses living in whatever town you fled, right? And you wonder why we say "feel free to go the fuck back". You can even use the left lane the whole way out of town.

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Posted by Jaxx on October 11, 2011 at 9:57 PM

No, Jaxx, you don't have to show your stupidity debating by putting words in my mouth. There are left lanes drivers all over the country. It just happens to be the inconsiderate ones seems to congregrate here; all types included, locals and out of towners. Get off your high horse and get some manners. Maybe try holding a door for the person walking in a store behind you; or even don't hold up the flow of traffic because you feel like driving the same speed as the car next to you.

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Posted by scantrell on October 28, 2011 at 3:44 PM

"So all of you "locals" that feel it is everyone else who are bad drivers, take a look in the mirror."

I didn't type that, moron. You did.

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Posted by Jaxx on October 29, 2011 at 2:10 PM
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