For the guy .......

Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish who is the bigger idiot though…
Is it the rolling road block, the guy tailgating the bigger vehicle, or the guy that would risk the lives of his own family and anyone else around him to get ahead of the road block…

I’ll go along with commonsense and even pulling off the road for a break, but if the road conditions are what is causing the slower traffic pulling off may not help, grin and bear it comes to mind…

Many states do have and more are adopting keep right laws, and most are pretty ambiguous, this mostly by intent… they may require you to pull right if there is faster moving traffic, but always only when safe to do so (a judgment call), and almost none require the slower vehicle to pull off the road to accomplish this… even when some of the laws say turn-off it is meant to turn-off onto a turn-out or improved berm… a highway turn-out is an added or widened section of the road for this purpose, not a parking lot or commercial business…

Most are even ambiguous in the speed portion of the law… while they may use language like may not drive a motor vehicle at a speed slow enough to impede or block traffic, or define impediment as driving slower than the normal and reasonable movement of traffic… there will also almost always be language addressing exceptions such as slower speed is necessary for the safe operation of the vehicle (another judgment call) or operation in compliance with the laws…

If stopped giving the right answers can make all the difference…

These laws are especially liked by those that would continually drive above legal posted speed laws and can now use safety as an excuse for their violations and they commonly promote speeding as a safety issue… when in fact they are still in violation of the speed laws when driving with the flow of traffic if that speed is above the posted maximum speed…

RGar974417 wrote:
This is about manners.The idiot should have used some commonsense and pulled over.But idiot's never learn.And the reason there are so many idiots today is because there is too much safety.Years ago an idiot would do something stupid and kill himself.Today we have ground fault recepticles,arc fault breakers,seat belts,air bags,motor cycle helments,etc .So today when an idiot does something stupid,he lives.Then he has kids who are also idiots and that folks is why we have more idiots today than we did years ago!

Sweet :B

Apparently NY does not have a law such as many states do, that if there are X number of vehicles trapped behind you, you are REQUIRED to pull over at the first available SAFE place to allow them to go by.
In Montana, IIRC, it is 5 vehicles, and it IS enforced.
If NY has such a law, but "rolling road blocks" are tolerated, then those who should be enforcing the law should be taken to task about it.
Personally, I am with the stop and have a cup of coffee (and/or a piece of pie) folks. It is fruitless to stress over that which you cannot change.

RGar974417 wrote:
This is about manners.The idiot should have used some commonsense and pulled over.But idiot's never learn.And the reason there are so many idiots today is because there is too much safety.Years ago an idiot would do something stupid and kill himself.Today we have ground fault recepticles,arc fault breakers,seat belts,air bags,motor cycle helments,etc .So today when an idiot does something stupid,he lives.Then he has kids who are also idiots and that folks is why we have more idiots today than we did years ago!

I love this. :B

When I leave for the next destination I have a rough idea of how long it will take to get there or how long I am willing to drive that day. My life is not going to be seriously impacted if I pull into the next campground at 3:30 or 4:30. One of the best things about being retired is that all the days are the same. I don't have to be anywhere at any certain time. If I make it today, great, if it takes me 3 more days that is great too. One of the great lessons I have learned in my life is to reserve the worrying and fretting for things I can actually do something about. I can't make you a better, more considerate driver, but I can make myself "look for the pony" and take the opportunity to enjoy the slower pace of the drive.

2010_Jayco wrote:
I know the road you're talking about well and have been caught behind everything from rvs to farm equipment. It really does drive you nuts cause you can't pass. Been there and done that.

X-2. And I usually try to transport myself up there to see if it is grandma and grandpa out for a ride showing the grandkids the sights. Note that I said usually. I am not perfect!

I know the road you're talking about well and have been caught behind everything from rvs to farm equipment. It really does drive you nuts cause you can't pass. Been there and done that.

C-172-AV8R wrote:
I just love the guys who creep along the curves and then when they get to a passing lane gumboot it to warp speed to make up for lost time.We all know the problem and the solution! I will not pull my motorhome over if it is not safe but as soon as I can I try to assist those stuck behind me to get by.If there is a passing spot I move over signal and slow as much as I can so they can decide if they want to pass. When getting to a passing lane I do not speed up till everyone is past. I would rarher they were up front then behind and trying to do something that might get someone injured or worse....

I would say that 75% of the slow moving vehicles I encounter will bust out an additional 10 mph as soon as the passing lane occurs. It is really irritating and unsafe. Instead of an entire line of vehicles passing in the zone maybe one or two get by and the whole process starts over.

I'm not totally opposed to passing on the right. Sometimes I do, and sometimes I drive up close to their rear bumper and stay there for a couple of miles. If they don't move, I try the loud air horns. They seem to always get the message, and wave to me with one figure as I go by. Communication, it comes in different flavors....:B

TucsonJim wrote:
If I've learned one thing in my driving career it's this. If you get behind a person like this, those same commercial properties are available to you too. It might be a good idea to pull over and get a cup of coffee, stretch your legs and let the knuckle-head move on down the road. After 15-20 minutes, you can get back in traffic, and get stuck behind the next knuckle-head.

Works good if you hit rush hour traffic also.