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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
About riding down the middle of the lane. If I am in a car behind a bicyclist and they are going as fast as the flow of cars are going ( say 35 in a posted 30 mph road because people go OVER the speed limit often) (or say 25 in a posted 20 mph road) then I have no problem staying behind that cyclist. However, if they are going 15 mph on a 30 mph road, then I and most other vehicle drivers are going to WANT to pass them.
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Jim, if you are behind a car that's driving slower than the speed limit, and you want to go the speed limit, and you're in a no-passing zone - do you blow a gasket? Or do you just follow along, being somewhat annoyed but not bent out of shape, until the slow car turns off the road or you're finally allowed to pass them?
Or do you pass them illegally?
Or do you turn off the road and take a detour?
It is not illegal to go 15mph in a 30mph zone. I can't stand it, personally, when people go too slow. But I prefer going as fast as I can safely, regardless of some arbitrary number on a sign. In my case, I will gladly take the risk of being pulled over for speeding, rather than be in front of a line of cars that merely want to go the speed limit but can't because I'm driving too slow.
I'm willing to own my choices. But I also accept the choice of the slow driver who chooses to obey the law while still annoying the crap out of me in the process. There are plenty of car drivers, and golf cart drivers, who drive WAY too slowly. On Morse Blvd when the speed is 35mph, they might be driving in the passing lane at only 20mph with no sign of intention to take a left, not approaching a round-about. Just moseying along being in everyone's way.
You don't hear people beeping their horns, you don't see people getting road rage and shooting the slow driver, you don't see multiple posts expressing their anger in a tirade against these miscreants and deviants of our perfect society.
Instead, you usually just see people pass them on the right when they can, or eventually get to their destination 2 minutes later than planned.