Bunky
Detailing Gnosis
When driving on a 2 lane interstate, you get to notice drivers. This is based upon experiences in Miss, Ala, Ga, Florida, SC. NC.
1. left lane drivers - even after noticing dozens of cars pass them on right, they still stay in left lane
2. slow passers - these are the folks that are going 2 to 3mph faster than the ones they are passing and do not speed up when passing so take a long time to pass. Trucks and RV's also tend to do this so bottling up everyone. This really happens a lot on i-95.
3. A parallel to the slow passes, there is the fast right passer who goes up the right lane to get ahead of everyone else in the left lane behind the slow passer then squeeze in causing brake lights galore
4. speed up / slow down -- these are the ones that will pass you going a pretty fast slip, get back in right lane, and then slow down so you end up passing them again only to see them do the same thing
5. the slow driver - these are the ones that are good drivers that stay in right lane but go 5 to 10mph below everyone else. You take a break at a rest area or get gas and you end up passing them a couple times.
6. weavers - these are the ones that constantly pass right or left trying to make their way through the pack
7. the tail gaters that follow the one ahead no matter what - these tend to follow trucks or other cars and if the truck slows down they slow down rather than pay attention and just pass. They seem to want the a no thinking driving approach.
8. the follower - these are the ones that want speed as much as possible but they mostly doing it when following someone else (not being the trail blazer). On their own, they slow down but when someone speeds by at a much faster clip they tag along.
The good news is that interstate driving is a lot better. The majority drive at or slightly higher than posted speed (around Atlanta add 10 mph minimum) so flow is good with fewer slow drivers. I credit this in part of much better cars (more hp engines, better handling) and states increasing speed limits to what people tend to want to drive (around 65 to 70). Also, the local and state police seem less intent on general speed traps (although SC and GA still seem to do this more than others). That is, unless there is some specific safety issue with accidents in a certain area they do not regulate it as they did (Gov'ment not forcing them either)
1. left lane drivers - even after noticing dozens of cars pass them on right, they still stay in left lane
2. slow passers - these are the folks that are going 2 to 3mph faster than the ones they are passing and do not speed up when passing so take a long time to pass. Trucks and RV's also tend to do this so bottling up everyone. This really happens a lot on i-95.
3. A parallel to the slow passes, there is the fast right passer who goes up the right lane to get ahead of everyone else in the left lane behind the slow passer then squeeze in causing brake lights galore
4. speed up / slow down -- these are the ones that will pass you going a pretty fast slip, get back in right lane, and then slow down so you end up passing them again only to see them do the same thing
5. the slow driver - these are the ones that are good drivers that stay in right lane but go 5 to 10mph below everyone else. You take a break at a rest area or get gas and you end up passing them a couple times.
6. weavers - these are the ones that constantly pass right or left trying to make their way through the pack
7. the tail gaters that follow the one ahead no matter what - these tend to follow trucks or other cars and if the truck slows down they slow down rather than pay attention and just pass. They seem to want the a no thinking driving approach.
8. the follower - these are the ones that want speed as much as possible but they mostly doing it when following someone else (not being the trail blazer). On their own, they slow down but when someone speeds by at a much faster clip they tag along.
The good news is that interstate driving is a lot better. The majority drive at or slightly higher than posted speed (around Atlanta add 10 mph minimum) so flow is good with fewer slow drivers. I credit this in part of much better cars (more hp engines, better handling) and states increasing speed limits to what people tend to want to drive (around 65 to 70). Also, the local and state police seem less intent on general speed traps (although SC and GA still seem to do this more than others). That is, unless there is some specific safety issue with accidents in a certain area they do not regulate it as they did (Gov'ment not forcing them either)
