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Old 06-29-2011, 11:02 PM   #1
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Default I learned about a new law tonight...

I was so pissed by the time I got home I wanted to throat punch this fucker..

As I was on my way home, I came to a spot where it is 2 lanes in each direction, on a long right hand curve.

There was a nice pickup truck in the left lane. I'm on the BMW, and go to pass the guy on the right. As I change lanes and get to about his rear bumper, he comes halfway across the line. Thinking maybe he honestly didn't see me, I gave him three quick taps of the horn, and it's a LOUD horn. Went by and gave him a *WTF* look. He gave me the same look in kind.

We get up to the next light, he's behind me, honking up a storm. Whatever. Light changes and I take off. At the next light, he pulls up beside me, rolls his window down, and this is how the conversation goes.

Him: You got a fucking problem?!
Me: Yeah, stay in your lane and pay attention!
Him: You got a fucking problem?!
Me: ..................
Him: Motorcycles don't pass on the right!
Me: What?! There's no law that says that!
Him: It doesn't matter, you're on a motorcycle! Motorcycles don't pass on the right!
Me: There were TWO lanes! I had every right to be there.
Him: Dumbshit

Then he took off. Too bad for him that I remembered his plate number. I'm tempted to call the police so they can explain the law to him, but I'll let it pass. If I see him again on my way home though, I may be tempted to give him that throat punch.

So, there's your Public Service Announcement gang. If you're on a motorcycle, you're not allowed to pass on the right. Who knew?
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Old 06-29-2011, 11:18 PM   #2
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You shouldn't be passing on the right in any vehicle. The WTF was unnecessary and you need anger management classes.

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Old 06-29-2011, 11:19 PM   #3
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passing on the right is a necessary evil in ny because no one moves over. so I buz them real close, and i need to start carrying spark plugs again
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Old 06-29-2011, 11:21 PM   #4
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On city streets, if someone isn't moving over, are you going to take the clear lane and pass them, or sit back there and wait for them to twiddle their thumbs, check their phone, do their makeup, read the paper, etc, while being oblivious to their surroundings?

You go ahead and wait. I won't.
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Old 06-29-2011, 11:27 PM   #5
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I pass in any lane. Fuck left lane drivers.
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Old 06-29-2011, 11:31 PM   #6
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On city streets, if someone isn't moving over, are you going to take the clear lane and pass them, or sit back there and wait for them to twiddle their thumbs, check their phone, do their makeup, read the paper, etc, while being oblivious to their surroundings?

You go ahead and wait. I won't.
Not just on city streets, either.
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Old 06-29-2011, 11:37 PM   #7
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You shouldn't be passing on the right in any vehicle. The WTF was unnecessary and you need anger management classes.

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yeahh right.

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passing on the right is a necessary evil in ny because no one moves over. so I buz them real close, and i need to start carrying spark plugs again
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On city streets, if someone isn't moving over, are you going to take the clear lane and pass them, or sit back there and wait for them to twiddle their thumbs, check their phone, do their makeup, read the paper, etc, while being oblivious to their surroundings?

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I pass in any lane. Fuck left lane drivers.
cant tell you how many times the right lane on the turnpike is 100% clear, the middle is going 70, and some dipshit new yorker is going 55 in the left when everyone and their mother want to go 80+

you're goddamned right im going right
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Old 06-29-2011, 11:41 PM   #8
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Isn't failing to yield to faster traffic in the left hand lane technically a moving violation?

Or is that only on the autobahn in Germany?

People who want to make an issue of getting passed on the right on a freeway can go fuck themselves in the ass.....don't like it? Move ovah.

It's really that simple.
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Old 06-29-2011, 11:46 PM   #9
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Isn't failing to yield to faster traffic in the left hand lane technically a moving violation?

Or is that only on the autobahn in Germany?

People who want to make an issue of getting passed on the right on a freeway can go fuck themselves in the ass.....don't like it? Move ovah.

It's really that simple.
it is but cops need to put effort into enforcing it, its easier sitting on the side of the highwaywith a radar gun to generate revenue
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Old 06-30-2011, 12:13 AM   #10
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People's ego prevents them from moving over. Even if you flash them, it just makes it worse -- they'll slow down or tap the brake. Fuck 'em.
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