Why? Driving observation
Well after the commute home, dinner, and while walking the dogs my mind wandered back to the daily commuting grind. This may or may not apply to your local, I live and drive in the greater Portland...
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Not long after getting my new Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, I had an idiot try to pass me in a merge lane on a 2 lane highway. The area is 45mph, and just after the merge, the speed goes to 55.
We were on the main highway and he had been tailgating me anyway. Just as we hit the merge lane, he yanked his into the merge and tried to go around me. I saw what he was doing & engaged the turbo on that little 1.8L to close the gap in front of me, leaving him no where to go. he had to back off & pull back in behind me.
Now it may have been that he thought the highway changed to 2 lanes in our direction, realized his mistake but tried to barrel ahead anyway. If that was the case, he should have simply pulled back in behind me.
Regarding people trying to get around RVs and truckers - Several trucks are on my commute route, and it is funny to watch the idiots as they try to get around them, particularly when the trucks are deadheading (empty) as they have more horsepower to weight ratio than most cars out there. I always fall in behind the truck & enjoy the drive - no need to be in a rush, particularly when headed to work.
Lots of stories...
We were on the main highway and he had been tailgating me anyway. Just as we hit the merge lane, he yanked his into the merge and tried to go around me. I saw what he was doing & engaged the turbo on that little 1.8L to close the gap in front of me, leaving him no where to go. he had to back off & pull back in behind me.
Now it may have been that he thought the highway changed to 2 lanes in our direction, realized his mistake but tried to barrel ahead anyway. If that was the case, he should have simply pulled back in behind me.
Regarding people trying to get around RVs and truckers - Several trucks are on my commute route, and it is funny to watch the idiots as they try to get around them, particularly when the trucks are deadheading (empty) as they have more horsepower to weight ratio than most cars out there. I always fall in behind the truck & enjoy the drive - no need to be in a rush, particularly when headed to work.
Lots of stories...
