OK - here goes - I'm gonna say it

[Jimbuck]

Same educational process with me! The only caveat I would add is in a somewhat congested urban area, I will be in the center lane of a three lane interstate because many coming onto the highway use the acceleration lane as somewhere they go from parking speed leisurely up to 30 mph or so, so if I am in that lane I am continually braking to let part time drivers in. But when I am in the center lane of three, I am at the speed others are driving.

Agreed. Moving up from California Bay Area middle land if passing through the area as people go not know how to merge. Far left lane for pasting only. Right lane much flower or exiting soon

[Cate&Rob]

I just quit getting upset about it.

My dogs taught me this. They would get so upset when I would verbally express what I thought of the merging drivers that it would take 10 minutes to calm them down. So, I have learned to just expect other drivers to do stupid things and quietly accommodate them. Oh . . . and I put disc brakes on the trailer .

Rob

[Canyonlight]

…….”give me knowledge and courage to change the things I can and peace and understanding to deal with those which I cannot”……

Dan

[WhittleBurner]

And everyone has to get in front of the truck and or trailer no matter how bad they cut you off. After all these vehicles do stop on a dime don't they. One of my pet peeves is people getting on the freeway doing 35. I guess they quit teaching in drivers ed that your'e supposed to match the speed of traffic and then merge safely. Doing that you wouldn't make everyone crazy.

[D2Reid]

I think it was Pittsburg, they don't merge, they just stop and wait for enough room to get on the freeway, it was exciting to learn this.

[offtohavasu]

…….”give me knowledge and courage to change the things I can and peace and understanding to deal with those which I cannot”……

Dan

or

"You can get a boob job, a tummy tuck, a device in your ear to make you hear as good as the day you were born, but you can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever"

[vonzoog]

Stupid is as stupid does.............Forest Gump.

[Jimbuck]

Was a cowboy for a couple of years back in the late 60’s, when working cattle we would mark the ones in heat with paintball gun and then in the afternoon go out and cut out those marked and move them. I often thought after living in the Silicon Valley for 35 years that ought to mark the bad drivers the same way. Caught texting, talking on the cell phone, doing something stupid that caused other people to have near misses or wrecks and drive off in ignorance. Get 5 marks and you loose your car, 10 marks and loose driving forever

[Chiefblueman]

I'd be afraid some bad drivers may shoot back with something other than a paintball gun.

Whittleburner, I'm with you. I don't mind being passed while towing, just wish folks would give me a bit more room when cutting back in.

[GENESIS]

FWIW.....I can deal with car drivers doing stupid things, it's the folks that are towing some form of trailer or class a or c drivers or 18 wheelers that evade me. I mean, of all the drivers, I would think they would be the most whatever when it comes to "lane etiquette". We went on a trip over New Years and I can't tell you how many RV'ers I saw that were just parked in the middle lane with no traffic to their right (except when folks passed them on the right) and no entrance ramps.

But.....like others have said, after some period of being irritated with drivers on my 70 mile interstate 95 round trip commute, I got to that place where I just didn't let it bother me any more. However.....I must confess that I cheated by taking Prozac.

Tom