# "Get outa my way" or Why I am more important than you: **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 11, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-outa-my-way-or-why-i-am-more-important-than-you/546280 "2010-07-11T05:26:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 58
**Author:** ![SeaCanary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@SeaCanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaCanary)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-outa-my-way-or-why-i-am-more-important-than-you/546280/58 "2010-07-12T02:43:35Z")
> [@DfrntBreign](#): > > > [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > > > … > > Driving 55 in the left lane…you either KNOW you’re doing this because of some personal crusade against driving over the limit (in which case you’re obtuse and an asshole), or you’re just too stupid to realize that traffic is building up behind you and therefore shouldn’t even be driving in the first place. > > … > > Thankfully, the state of Oklahoma apparently agrees with [del]you[/del] us [and will now back up that position to the tune of $188](http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=11723828). Finally. FINALLY. THAT IS SO COOL !! Usually I have to drive at least 30 miles beyond the DC beltway before I see slower people driving in the right lane. And I-95 between DC and Baltimore is hopeless at anytime outside of 10:00 PM to 4:30 AM. There are 2 things, though, that really make me want to duck and cover:[ol] [li]I’m driving 5 mph over the speed limit in the right lane, look in my rear view mirror and see a tractor trailer rig barreling towards me fast enough to slap-shot me into the next county. I’ve tried staying put and the bastard comes up on my bumper and sits there. Given sufficient time he will pass, but I gotta tell ya I feel one helluva lot happier moving one lane to the left and getting out of his way.[/li][li]Traveling south out of DC and driving on I-95 south through Virginia, I’m once again in the right lane driving 5 mph over the limit. (The last time I looked the posted limit was 65 mph.) The problem is everyone else – and I do mean everyone in every lane – is driving between 10 and 15 mph over the limit. I am a fripping HAZARD driving at 70 mph. The only thing I can think of is find an alternate route.[/li][/ol] I guess there’s no getting around either of these. It’s just the way things work. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-outa-my-way-or-why-i-am-more-important-than-you/546280)._