Driving Etiquette

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Kanata, Ontario, Canada
Is it just me, or do driving manners degrade the further south one goes in Ontario? I'm from Ottawa and I drove my NSX down to Niagara this past weekend. Now, obviously there are exceptions, but for the most part, drivers here will shift to the right when another car comes up behind them. This courtesy appears to be the exception in places like Toronto though. I'd have to say that *most* of the time, I had to pass cars on the right, because they refused to budge. One particularly bad example on the 407: I came up behind a minivan who in turn was behind a G55 AMG (gotta be the ugliest vehicle on the planet, but I digress). The minivan clearly wanted by, but the G55 wouldn't budge. So Mr. Minivan went around, and pulled back into the left lane, even though both the middle and the right lane were totally empty. So I come up behind the G55 and of course he won't budge for me either. So I pass on the right as well. I like to obey laws and pass on the left, so I pulled into the left lane and quickly came up behind Mr. Minivan, who of course refused to budge, even though he had just gone through the experience of being blocked and forced to pass on the right.

Why do people do this? Are they unware of the "keep right except to pass" law? It's really frustrating... and this leads to poor judgment calls and accidents.

I'd like to think that I always move over to the right when somebody wants by... of course, that never happens because I'm always the fastest car on the road :-)
 
Hey! I think I saw you on the 401.

Friday afternoon somewhere between Trenton and Toronto. Red with black roof. Traveling west.

You?

You may also have noticed me in my Green Sienna minivan with the dvd on overdrive showing princess movies traveling eastbound. :D
 
SPA_S2000 said:
Hey! I think I saw you on the 401.

Friday afternoon somewhere between Trenton and Toronto. Red with black roof. Traveling west.

You?

You may also have noticed me in my Green Sienna minivan with the dvd on overdrive showing princess movies traveling eastbound. :D

Well, I was definitely in the area Friday afternoon, and I have a red with black roof! Would have been around 4pm or so. So that was probably me! I did see a green Sienna but couldn't tell what was on your DVD :-)
 
Welcome to driving in the GTA and surrounding areas, this ticks me off as well, especilly those BIG Ass SUV. This is one reason I like when I see gas at $1.50 a liter, keep these things off the road.


Bram
 
SPA_S2000 said:
You may also have noticed me in my Green Sienna minivan with the dvd on overdrive showing princess movies traveling eastbound. :D


I saw your Sienna! I think you may get pulled over on a drive clean violation! You were leaving a trail of Pixie-dust! :biggrin:

Seriously, I flash from a distance and then flash again as I close. It works better than just riding bumpers until they wake up, but I'd say my success ratio is close to close to Bush's approval rating.

What I hate the most is (often experienced north of Barrie towards cottage country) two lanes, two Ford Exploders (or similar high performance sh1t boxes) driving side by side like its the easter parade, and you're flashing, they're ignoring, eventually there's a spot (usually the inside one gets ahead!! :eek:) and you cut in; seconds later the guy who wouldn't give way is speeding up so he can get right up your a$$ and flash you!!!!

What the f%#k is whith that? :mad:
 
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