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I see what you mean on turn signals, right on.

I also completely understand what you mean about passing on the right. What I don't understand is when someone will ride someone's bumper in the left lane for miles without passing on the right. They just won't do it. I just don't waste the time or the effort. If someone is lingering in the left lane, more often than not they don't know any better or don't care, and either way they probably aren't going to move.

Heh, I set my cruise control at 7 over also.

dicion wrote: Granted, yes, some idiot speeding and cutting people off and riding their rear bumper does affect other people as well. I do not do that. If I approach you and you are lingering in the left lane, and it is obvious that you can easily move over, I will flash my headlights to let you know that I am there, in case you missed the giant white truck with obvious LED strobes mounted in my front grille and windshield, and remain a few car lengths back until you move over. After I pass you, I will move directly into the right lane as soon as I have reached a safe distance past you.

If you are ok with speeding, why not just pass on the right? You would end up in the right lane either way. Flashing your lights is inflammatory, even if appropriate. I can think of a few reasons why I'd be in the left lane rather than the right - usually the fault of poor highway design and the need to be in the left lane soon - and I have been burned because I've tried being a courteous driver. But this is different than lingering, which I generally do not do. When I do linger, it is because I am feeling obstinate or because I know that the left lane turns into the center lane a mile or two down the road.

dicion wrote: Also, Turn signals are not meant to be used when you're already commencing your turn or lane change. Turn signals mean "I would like to turn/change lanes, and will do so when It is safe and convenient to do so." Most people apparently do not know this, and assume it means 'I'm going, NOW'. Then they get mad when I do not slam on my brakes and let them in immediately as I am approaching & passing them at a considerably higher rate of speed.

Turn signals are not requests, it is an indicator of your intent. Although I agree it is used incorrectly, if at all.

Otherwise, as a general guideline, this is good and I try to follow it myself.

It's not just the people driving excessively fast that get killed, they cause accidents too. Some goofy old man (he really was a goofy old man, not being snide to older folks) doing 80 drove into the back-left corner of my car. I have thought about it at length and I have decided that had I been even 100% vigilant it was an unavoidable collision because of the scenario. I was in the middle lane, doing 65 in a 60 at 8am on a friday morning. The highway curved to the left and the guy just went straight. I immediately lost control and hit the barrier wall at 45-50 mph. Frankly I'm glad I did, because the alternative was oncoming traffic, and we know how those end. I now watch my 6 about 40% of the time I'm on the highway rather than checking every now and again.

When it comes to road rage, I think OP did what any rational individual would have done given the circumstances. Try to disengage, call the police, and be ready for anything.