Topic: Breaking the Tow

[articsteve]

That's because *they* are going fast enough thank you very much!  How dare you pass them, when they know what's good for themselves, you, and everyone else.  I despise these "enforcers".  They know there are a gazillion people caught in a conga line behind them and are quite pleased with themselves.  But noooo, you couldn't leave well enough alone, could you?  You just had to pass him and burst his happy little law-abiding bubble, didn't you?  Well he'll fix you!  Of course his carbon-choked piece-of-crap grocery getter soccer mobile has hardly every seen north of 100 km/h on the speedo, but he'll show you who's the boss by sucking your exhaust fumes for a bit.  Do you feel chastened?  Do you feel put in your place?  You should.  YOU BROKE THE LAW AND HE CAUGHT YOU DOING IT.  YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!!!

    

That's it exactly!

In the "good ole" days this never happened because when I passed somebody I was GONE.  You could do 75 mph with little consequence.  Now with an over abundance of OPP in our area and the financial slap down resulting from getting nailed even at 70 mph one is pretty well stuck a 60 mph or 100 kph.  OPP around the OS leave you alone @100 kph so you're stuck with these conservative citizen highway enforcers doing what they do.

Driving used to be fun all the time.  Now it's contained to brief intervals. 

[ktm525]

That's because *they* are going fast enough thank you very much!  How dare you pass them, when they know what's good for themselves, you, and everyone else.  I despise these "enforcers".  They know there are a gazillion people caught in a conga line behind them and are quite pleased with themselves.  But noooo, you couldn't leave well enough alone, could you?  You just had to pass him and burst his happy little law-abiding bubble, didn't you?  Well he'll fix you!  Of course his carbon-choked piece-of-crap grocery getter soccer mobile has hardly every seen north of 100 km/h on the speedo, but he'll show you who's the boss by sucking your exhaust fumes for a bit.  Do you feel chastened?  Do you feel put in your place?  You should.  YOU BROKE THE LAW AND HE CAUGHT YOU DOING IT.  YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!!!

    

That's it exactly!

In the "good ole" days this never happened because when I passed somebody I was GONE.  You could do 75 mph with little consequence.  Now with an over abundance of OPP in our area and the financial slap down resulting from getting nailed even at 70 mph one is pretty well stuck a 60 mph or 100 kph.  OPP around the OS leave you alone @100 kph so you're stuck with these conservative citizen highway enforcers doing what they do.

Driving used to be fun all the time.  Now it's contained to brief intervals. 

Exactly. Which is why my vehicles are pokey (Ridgeline /LR3) and a underpowered summer classic (P1800). Need for speed thrills has to come from the dirtbikes.

[5 Wheel Drive]

Not whining here....just an observation.  Have other people on this forum noticed this interesting phenomenon?  When overtaking another vehicle on a two-lane road, the driver being overtaken floors the accelerator or otherwise speeds up and makes the maneuver more difficult.  I've had this happen to me (sorry, that sounds personal) a number of times recently and a few of these times I've had to let completely off the throttle and tuck back behind the other person.  I think it's subconcious on the other drivers' part.  In fact, most times this happens I'm not even making eye contact with the malefactor.  My brother calls the extra bit of throttle you need to break clear of the other driver "breaking the tow".  It seems that when you get to a critical speed and position relative to the other car they back off and let you by.

Oh, and here's another thing.  Those same people that force you to tuck back behind them (they're accelerating so quickly) inevitably slow right down to the former speed they were observing before the whole thing starts.

 

That's one thing I love about the bike in the Summer.  Passing someone is never a problem.  From under the speed limit to stunt law territory in no time at all.  I can only imagine what that move would be like on a litre sportbike, the acceleration must be insane!   

Is it Spring yet???

[Fobroader]

I usually find morons in minivans dodling along at 90-100Km/h in the passing lane of any major highway ive been on in Alberta. Is it because they take your driving skill and common sense when you buy one of these. Then these morons have the audacity to flash their high beams when I pass them at the speed limit or maybe even a Evel kenivel-esque 120ish....Ive given a few of them a 100--->40Km/h brake test a few times, usually gets them where they belong with their little stick man family diagrams, in the right lane.

[Angry Chicken]

I usually find morons in minivans dodling along at 90-100Km/h in the passing lane of any major highway ive been on in Alberta. Is it because they take your driving skill and common sense when you buy one of these. Then these morons have the audacity to flash their high beams when I pass them at the speed limit or maybe even a Evel kenivel-esque 120ish....Ive given a few of them a 100--->40Km/h brake test a few times, usually gets them where they belong with their little stick man family diagrams, in the right lane.

Yes, we know.  And you're also the guy that likes coming within centimetres of clipping cyclistes with your mirrors to teach them a lesson, too. http://www.autos.ca/forum/index.php/topic,76801.0.html

You're either just a braggart yourself or you need anger management therapy.

[dougjp]

As opposed to giving in, I believe its almost mandatory these days to have to buy a car with huge power and torque. That way, the brief moments of driving joy are really enjoyable, and, the scum on the road has no defense against you passing. As a by product, its also a lot safer because the passing maneuver happens quicker. And did I mention the great feeling to have stopped them in their quest to make others miserable?

That's my excuse for buying performance anyway, works for me.   

[1TSX]

I usually find morons in minivans dodling along at 90-100Km/h in the passing lane of any major highway ive been on in Alberta. Is it because they take your driving skill and common sense when you buy one of these. Then these morons have the audacity to flash their high beams when I pass them at the speed limit or maybe even a Evel kenivel-esque 120ish....Ive given a few of them a 100--->40Km/h brake test a few times, usually gets them where they belong with their little stick man family diagrams, in the right lane.

So those crazy, aggressive Albertan pickup drivers do exist. 

[Fobroader]

I usually find morons in minivans dodling along at 90-100Km/h in the passing lane of any major highway ive been on in Alberta. Is it because they take your driving skill and common sense when you buy one of these. Then these morons have the audacity to flash their high beams when I pass them at the speed limit or maybe even a Evel kenivel-esque 120ish....Ive given a few of them a 100--->40Km/h brake test a few times, usually gets them where they belong with their little stick man family diagrams, in the right lane.

Yes, we know.  And you're also the guy that likes coming within centimetres of clipping cyclistes with your mirrors to teach them a lesson, too. http://www.autos.ca/forum/index.php/topic,76801.0.html

You're either just a braggart yourself or you need anger management therapy.

Are you trying to make a point here??? Or do you fall into one of those two categories and youre ashamed??

[aquadorhj]

i'm usually the guy in bright blue car in the right lane going slightly, just tiny bit over the speed limit...    i can do this all day long.

but when i need to 'break the tow', it's lovely having the power to do it.   (let's just say it goes 100 to holysh1t in about 5 seconds   not that i've ever done it)

i only make passes that i can safely complete.   those situations with 5 cars stuck behind wankers...    i hate those wankers.  you come to a passing zone with a long straight clear opposite lane, and the stupid wanker speeds up. it takes few extra seconds to complete the pass in the freakin opposite lane.  why would those wankers needlessly put somebody else's life in risk like that? they aren't going fast anyway(typically 10 to 20 under.  those going exactly speed limit, i find, are at least aware people are passing)

i let people pass me all the time, when i'm going speed limit or just slightly over.  and get angry to find those same people who passed me slowing down for a slightest bends in the road, and i have to turn the cruise off..

[quadzilla]

I usually find morons in minivans dodling along at 90-100Km/h in the passing lane of any major highway ive been on in Alberta. Is it because they take your driving skill and common sense when you buy one of these. Then these morons have the audacity to flash their high beams when I pass them at the speed limit or maybe even a Evel kenivel-esque 120ish....Ive given a few of them a 100--->40Km/h brake test a few times, usually gets them where they belong with their little stick man family diagrams, in the right lane.

Yes, we know.  And you're also the guy that likes coming within centimetres of clipping cyclistes with your mirrors to teach them a lesson, too. http://www.autos.ca/forum/index.php/topic,76801.0.html

You're either just a braggart yourself or you need anger management therapy.

Are you trying to make a point here??? Or do you fall into one of those two categories and youre ashamed??

The point is you're a fuctard!

[Angry Chicken]

I usually find morons in minivans dodling along at 90-100Km/h in the passing lane of any major highway ive been on in Alberta. Is it because they take your driving skill and common sense when you buy one of these. Then these morons have the audacity to flash their high beams when I pass them at the speed limit or maybe even a Evel kenivel-esque 120ish....Ive given a few of them a 100--->40Km/h brake test a few times, usually gets them where they belong with their little stick man family diagrams, in the right lane.

Yes, we know.  And you're also the guy that likes coming within centimetres of clipping cyclistes with your mirrors to teach them a lesson, too. http://www.autos.ca/forum/index.php/topic,76801.0.html

You're either just a braggart yourself or you need anger management therapy.

Are you trying to make a point here??? Or do you fall into one of those two categories and youre ashamed??

The point is you're a fuctard!

 

[mmret]

I usually find morons in minivans dodling along at 90-100Km/h in the passing lane of any major highway ive been on in Alberta. Is it because they take your driving skill and common sense when you buy one of these. Then these morons have the audacity to flash their high beams when I pass them at the speed limit or maybe even a Evel kenivel-esque 120ish....Ive given a few of them a 100--->40Km/h brake test a few times, usually gets them where they belong with their little stick man family diagrams, in the right lane.

So those crazy, aggressive Albertan pickup drivers do exist. 

I think the GTA equivalent is an Infiniti FX. Saw one of them cut someone off and literally slow right down to zero before bundling off. Don't remember what the guy who got cut off was driving.

[johngenx]

Ouch!  Some dangerous behaviours going on by some of our members.  Not a shock that Alberta is the home province...

[Arctic_White]

As long as we're on the topic of annoying passing habits how about the guy passing on a four lane who drives about 0.1 KPH faster that the car he is passing? He's also the guy who waits to pull in until he's at least 100yards ahead of the car he was passing. Just as you've got room to deke in and pass on the inside he finally drifts slowly back into the travel lane (almost always without a signal)

I was on 416 to 401 recently and had two tractor trailers 'passing' each other with about a 1km difference in (110KPH) speed...the pass was glacial after 5 minutes - I ended up easing off and jumping an onramp and screaming past both. Must have been two dozen cars backlogged behind these two losers. 

That's just hilarious!

Why in the world would one tractor wanna overtake another?!

[Keh-vin]

I know you guys'd probably hate it here...but, I aint got issues like this, ever.  I can wait the 10 seconds for the oncoming car or two (that's high traffic volume) to pass and safely make my way by.  Never had anyone speeding up when I passed (though not like what I'm driving now wouldn't be able to scoot by in a heartbeat anyway)....although the other day there was some kid in a Civic POS that decided he had to stick within 3-4 car lengths after I passed, and each time I hit the cruise to pick up that extra k or two, yup, still there.  120...still there...125...falling back but still there...that annoys the crap out of me.  I have CC, just 'cause you don't doesn't mean you now have to set your throttle foot where mine is.  Stay at your 105 and get off my arse!  One point I finally had enough and put a half mile between us then slowed down...2 miles later he's back at 3 car lengths and stays there...then I start wondering if he's an off duty cop, but he can't be, too much hair, and if he is...why's he being such a wanker?  

Do hate the left lane bandits who refuse to move over for you...do have those, but I just pass on the right then because no amount of light flashing will get them to move over.  

[1TSX]

Do hate the left lane bandits who refuse to move over for you...do have those, but I just pass on the right then because no amount of light flashing will get them to move over.  

Oh, it REALLY works at night.

[Gamefreak]

Thanks for that, john.  i guess we learned something about you today.

[johngenx]

Thanks for that, john.  i guess we learned something about you today.

Huh?

[richink]

My least favouritile are the people on the two lane highway who drive 10 over until there's a passing lane.  At which point they'll now do 20 over until they resume they previous speed at the end of the lane.  This happens in every single passing lane.

Happens almost every single 'effin day on my drive up Highway 6 from Guelph. Except this morning as well, southbound, an Accent and a Wave playing chicken with each other until there was a crack of a space where I zipped by them both. Aggravates the

I do enjoy it when I am passing someone with my S60 and they try that old trick to prevent me from passing them. Usually it's some kind of country creature driving a hillbilly special pickup truck that has the exhaust pipes coming vertically out the front of the bed. My response of applying full throttle and surging past with an overwhelmingly strong burst of speed usually has jaw dropped as I flip the bird at the offending driver on the way by. Waddayah mean that VOLVO is faster than my CUSTOM truck???

[Gamefreak]

Huh?

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