re: People who get pissed off when someone flashes them to pass..

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when a 75 then pulls over to right lane to strictly convenience you, he then will get stuck behind a car going less than 75 all the while him putting himself at greater hazards changing lanes, merging back and forth just for the sake of you not having to be inconvenienced.

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Exactly. The only reason they want the guy doing 75 to get over isn't so they can pass him and get into the right lane. No, they want the guy to get over so that they too can drive continuously in the left lane at a slightly faster speed.

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Agreed. Pretty common on the Autobahn, from what I gather, and not considered a dick move at all.

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I think they take courtesy seriously there, you are obligated to move to the right for faster vehicles. You won't get ticketed for speeding but will for not moving over.

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People in Texas will pull over onto the shoulder to let others pass on two lane roads. Not sure about 4 lanes+ but it has always been this way there for as long as I have been driving.

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Anytime I'm driving on I-10W between BTR and the state line, I like to play a little game where I can predict a Texas plate based on how badly the vehicle is camped out in the left lane. Driving back from Houston a couple of weeks ago, I honestly started to wonder if the passing lane was even a concept in Texas.

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I'm not getting over for you because you're a prick

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Such a dumbass response. He isn't a prick for flashing his lights, but even if he is, why not get out of left lane, let him be on his way and be done being around a prick?

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Just don't get the mindset of people who get offended with being flashed.
It's not an aggressive move, it's to ask them to get out of the way.

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I was driving on Elysian Fields above Gentilly Blvd. heading towards the lake a few months ago. I’m in the right lane just past Mirabeau and going the speed limit like I always do on surface streets in the city. This count behind me flashed her lights. I immediately took my foot off the pedal and coasted all the way to Filmore.

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Driving back from Houston a couple of weeks ago, I honestly started to wonder if the passing lane was even a concept in Texas.

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See there is your problem, people in Houston don't know how to drive

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because he's having to do all the merging and often times in tight interstates, you get over to let 1 guy pass and there's a line of 10 assholes behind him that won't let you get back over. Then all of a sudden you going 68 mph for a mile and a half.

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bullshite.

its the a-hole who REFUSES to take off cruise control and ever..so..slowly..edges past the car on the right that causes the 10 car pileup.

quit taking up for these douchebags.

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I only ever seen that in Texas, and it's ver common especially on the FM and CO roads

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True but we can't do that in La b/c our shoulders suck and usually have tires or trash blocking them. But Texas drivers forget all courtesy when driving on I10 in La.

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I immediately took my foot off the pedal and coasted all the way to Filmore.

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If you are driving appropriately in the first place, why not just keep doing that? This act of trying to prove points to other drivers is silly and fricks up the roads for everyone. Grow up.

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I was driving back from BR last night and I had cruise set at 80. He was doing 70-75 and I guess just felt the lane was his.

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Here's my experience with how this actually goes down: Speed limit is 70, I'm doing 75-80 in the left lane, overtaking one or multiple cars doing 70 in the right lane. As I'm passing the cars in the right lane, somebody rushes up behind me going 90+, waits until they're about 3 car lengths behind me to break, and then flashes their lights. This is what pisses me off and is the case 90% of the time someone flashes their lights.

But if it actually went down like you said, then you're fine.