slow moving vehicle sticker

nomad297 wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
Sounds as if you have "forum rage".

No. I just happen to spend most of my working day on the road and I have no respect for those on the road who think that nobody else matters. I have places to be and I don't have time for people in front of me to be sightseeing at their own leisurely pace. Drive the speed limit -- there are others on the road besides you.

Bruce

I can understand Bruce's feeling. When you use the Beltway and you have just sat in stalled because some idiot rear ended some slow moving pilgrim, and now you're late for work and you have someone in the left lane going 55 in a 65 mph zone, you can get a little testy. People need to come to drive when they are in the DC area.

Nomad I am not required to drive the maximum allowable speed for your convenience.

Pianotuna here in Illinois I see truckers that travel at 55 or less with a 70 mph speed limit. Some of these truckers have a beacon like a construction vehicle others have a battery powered flashing light that is magnetic.

These extra flashing lights are probably technically illegal, but I've never seen one of these slow trucks pulled over.

I googled battery powered flashing magnetic light. A light from Walmart looks like the one I've seen stuck on the back door of a container.

pianotuna wrote:
Sounds as if you have "forum rage".

No. I just happen to spend most of my working day on the road and I have no respect for those on the road who think that nobody else matters. I have places to be and I don't have time for people in front of me to be sightseeing at their own leisurely pace. Drive the speed limit -- there are others on the road besides you.

Bruce

The average minimum speed limit on US Interstate Highways is 40-50 mph with most being 45 mph. SMV triangles are for horse drawn vehicles as well as farm machinery that travel below 25 mph and are not allowed on the interstate in the first place. The use of 4 way flashers while moving in some states is illegal, they are referred to as "Emergency Flashers". If your vehicle will not, or you chose not to travel at or above the minimum speed then by all means stay on the back roads and stay off of the interstate. You are apparently in no kind of rush to get where you are going so enjoy the beauty of the back roads and get where you are headed when you get there. Most of the Interstates here now are 70 mph, Texas is 75 mph with some at 80 mph so driving 40 - 45 mph is not a very healthy mix.

never mind

Hi nomad,

If there is only one vehicle behind me and they are having difficulty passing, I do pull over, when it is safe and sane to do so.

Sounds as if you have "forum rage". Perhaps you are posting too fast?

nomad297 wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
I pull over any time there are 3 or more vehicles behind me

Why not wait until it's 10 vehicles? Or, maybe, just two? You obviously rule the road and are in control of how many people should be inconvenienced by you before you get out of the way. This is inconsiderate.

If you're going to be on the road, drive the speed limit or stay right. If there's not a lane to your right and you can't maintain the speed limit, get off of the road.

Bruce

pianotuna wrote:
I pull over any time there are 3 or more vehicles behind me

Why not wait until it's 10 vehicles? Or, maybe, just two? You obviously rule the road and are in control of how many people should be inconvenienced by you before you get out of the way. This is inconsiderate.

If you're going to be on the road, drive the speed limit or stay right. If there's not a lane to your right and you can't maintain the speed limit, get off of the road.

Bruce

Hi,

That's good information to have. Thank you.

CANAMKID wrote:
Do not use amber flashers, they are for over size loads & hwy service trucks.

Hi Popsie,

That is exactly what I do. And yes, I have a great time. 3 to 4 hundred kilometers (180 to 240 miles) is all I wish to travel in a day.

Where I live, the speed limit on limited access four lane highways is 110 kph. For two lane highways that drops to 100. The usual speed in cities may often be 50 kph, except in school zones where it is 30.

Trucks used to be limited to 90 kph, but that is no longer the case.

Popsie wrote:
Instead of driving slowly on a limited access/high speed road, try driving on the back roads.

You'll probably find that you will enjoy your travel more with lower stress.

you're obviously not obsessed with getting to your destination as soon as possible like some RVers are.

Do not use amber flashers, they are for over size loads & hwy service trucks.