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Old 05-08-2013, 05:52 PM
 
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psssst. the majority are NOT from here, they visit, do was they please n leave. The near misses I had this yr the tags were NOT from FL! and there are NOOOO SIGNS
And nooone of those near misses were your fault I imagine?
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Old 05-08-2013, 07:48 PM
 
Location: North of South, South of North
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The left lane is for PASSING. Passing is not speeding, passing referring to someone who is driving in the middle, or right lanes slower than the maximum speed posted. So, if it says 70, and you drive 45 in the middle lane we can PASS you. If you want to drive 45 that is fantastic, great, awesome, just get off the left lane. Matter of fact, if anyone read the driving manual, it is actually explained in it. LOL Maybe they need to pass a bill making it mandatory to learn how to read!? I don't think there is a law for that.
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Old 05-08-2013, 07:49 PM
 
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I hope I don't get too much flack for this as I mean no disrespect but maybe instead of an HOV lane (as discussed in another thread), there should be a lane added over to the right for the elderly
There is one. It's the sidewalk and I have seen cars on it.
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Old 05-08-2013, 07:53 PM
 
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Very true...I had several NJ/NY cut at the bumper...very rude!
Yep! Same here.
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Old 05-08-2013, 08:23 PM
 
Location: Native of Any Beach/FL
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[quote=DUNNDFRNT;29482139]And nooone of those near misses were your fault I imagine?[/quote]

Nope, and I have taken the motorcycle safety course and a few other job related driving courses and had never had a ticket,,, or accident thank God, when people just move over where they just want to- even if you are there- is NOT one's fault. Now I lost a son to a bad driver who did just that. Now that I'm older, I'm moving closer to work,,, and taking trains to Miami instead of driving- because it makes sense to start recognizing one's limitations.
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Old 05-10-2013, 10:20 AM
 
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the elderly is not the problem its people being in too much of a hurry
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Old 05-10-2013, 01:22 PM
 
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When I lived in Bradenton I would say the first one when the snow birds arrived but in the Tampa Bay area it is more A$$ who cut people off and it is man and woman who don't have a clue that a car can be a weapon and maybe realize it when it is too late, that one thing is that a car size doesn't always fit the small opening to pass on the right and cut people off to pass the car in front and end up at the same traffic light.

I always think that people like that must get a adrenaline rush which can result in a heart attack over time by playing with death...

I'm not talking when people drive slow in the left lane but when you are going like 5 -10 over the speed limit and they still have the urge to cut you off on the high way and thinking a car can handle anything...
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Old 05-10-2013, 01:27 PM
 
Location: South Florida
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If someone is tailgating that means they are trying to PASS
Tailgater's are the A$$... it's so dangerous.
Those people need time management classes so they get on the road in time so that they don't have to drive like jerks.
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Old 05-10-2013, 01:48 PM
 
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Tailgater's are the A$$... it's so dangerous.
Those people need time management classes so they get on the road in time so that they don't have to drive like jerks.
This morning I noticed in my rer view mirror that a SUV with an A$$ lady cut someone off to get on y tail at 7 am in morning at I-75 coming from St. RD 54 and it doesn't make much difference since it is basically car after car so what is the point.

Than she hold her middle finger up at her mirror to show the person in the car behind her..so she became more of a lady by the second.

I decided to take a little more distance to protect my self from her big SUV since she can easily push my 300 into another car which then can cause me to become liable ...and maybe not nice but when an empty spot came near so she could do it to me and go around me I gave just a little more gas so until I got off I-75 which was not that far, she had to stay behind me and I think she got it a little bit because finally she started to make more space between my car and hers so at least I could see her front bumper in my rear view mirror.

Having learned how to drive in Europe where it takes many lessons and you have to look in all mirrors, is helping me with driving over here.

Some people don't even have a mirror and don't have a clue that they aremn't designed for make up and/or shaving but they have a different purpose and can be handy for make-up and/or shaving depending on your needs.
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Old 05-10-2013, 03:40 PM
 
Location: Tampa, FL
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the elderly is not the problem its people being in too much of a hurry
I agree - inpatient, late for work/an appointment, reckless drivers unable to follow traffic laws, speed limits....risking the lives of the other drivers/passengers because of it.
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