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re: Why do people drive half-ton pickups so fast?

Posted on 6/1/25 at 10:34 am to
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
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Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 6/1/25 at 10:34 am to
frick em drive your way. What they gonna do really? Other than bitch and moan.
Posted by Rhodesia
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Posted on 6/1/25 at 11:15 am to
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This post was edited on 10/1/25 at 8:19 pm
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
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Member since Jul 2024
6513 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 11:35 am to
All my vehicles have front and rear cameras at a minimum.

It’s not gonna be just my word against yours in court if you negligently or intentionally cause me damage. You’re not gonna lie your way out of it. Drive how you will. I can’t stop you but I sure as hell won’t take chances getting out of your way if you ride my arse. Ride it MFer!! I got it all on camera and probably get a good shot of your face. I’ll get over when it’s reasonable to get over.
This post was edited on 6/1/25 at 11:40 am
Posted by cgrand
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Member since Oct 2009
46224 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 11:42 am to
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Also they're stupid.
the cause of many societal ills, and the hardest to address
Posted by DownSouthJukin
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Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 6/1/25 at 11:53 am to
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That's what I am doing there: passing slow people.


I don’t think you get it: you are the slow people.
Posted by Dog Tree
Member since Sep 2019
511 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 12:44 pm to
Pickup truck peeps think their truck is fast, when in reality my wife's CRV can out run them.
Frick em.
Posted by X123F45
Member since Apr 2015
29422 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 1:36 pm to
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80+ or GTF


I don't care if I'm doing 120... If you aren't passing get out of the left lane.

quote:

Pickup truck peeps think their truck is fast, when in reality my wife's CRV can out run them.


My tuned half ton can cruise at 140. Not that I would do that.
This post was edited on 6/1/25 at 1:38 pm
Posted by Larry_Hotdogs
Texas
Member since Jun 2019
1867 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 1:54 pm to
I’m not trying to hang out with anybody on the interstate while I’m driving, I’m trying to get to where I’m going.

75 is slow for the left lane.
Posted by lsu for the win
Member since Jun 2022
1589 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 2:19 pm to
Damn dude, this is a solid post. I agree 100%. Nice to have some actual useful insight on this board.

OT >>>>>>> tRant

This post was edited on 6/1/25 at 3:49 pm
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
58820 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 2:29 pm to
After urban Nissan types, rural and suburban men in pickups are the next worst group of drivers

I used to drive a pickup and wish I still did so I know it’s not all or even most, but the trend is easily noticeable. Trucks with any sort of lift or LED lights are way more likely to drive fast IME.
Posted by TiptonInSC
Aiken, SC
Member since Dec 2012
20961 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 2:31 pm to
quote:

typically drive around 75mph on the interstate, which means that I'm mostly in the left lane,


Found the problem.
Posted by Dog Tree
Member since Sep 2019
511 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 2:31 pm to
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My tuned half ton can cruise at 140. Not that I would do that.

Ha! And I bet your tires are V rated.

Posted by N2cars
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Member since Feb 2008
37867 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 2:33 pm to
GTFO out of the way and stop worrying about other men's dick size.



FYI, there are probably more 1/2 pickups on the road than any other segment.
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
85780 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 2:36 pm to
Dudes on here will legit rage about the recklessness about someone passing in the left lane who is only going 10 over, but see no safety issues whatsoever about them being one car length behind that person going 80mph.
Posted by ned nederlander
Member since Dec 2012
5453 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 2:38 pm to
It’s not so much the speed for me, it’s the tailgating.

I’ll be in the process of passing someone using the left lane and have a giant dildo of a truck 4 feet of my rear bumper for reasons I’ll never understand. There was a time I used to antagonize that guy, but now I just want to get to where I’m going safely for me and my family.

And more often than not I’ll be next to the same truck tailgating someone else in the left lane miles down the road because bottlenecks bring as all back together.
Posted by N2cars
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Member since Feb 2008
37867 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 2:42 pm to
Im always surprised at the clapped-out Hinda 6" off my F-250's bumper.

I won't brakecheck them, but I'll bump the e-flasher to tighten 'em up.
Posted by boxcar willie
kenner
Member since Mar 2011
16105 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 2:43 pm to
Simple solution, it's called the passing lane. So as long as you are passing slower vehicles, don't move over. It's not up to you to slow down or speed up just so you can get over to let some ahole on your arse pass you. If they are really riding on your a**, really riding your bumper, then you should just stay where you're at and slow down to the same speed as the cars in the right hand lane.
This post was edited on 6/1/25 at 2:51 pm
Posted by Beessnax
Member since Nov 2015
10719 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 2:47 pm to
I have adaptive cruise in my truck and I love it. I just set it at the speed limit and go with the flow of the right hand lane traffic. No frustration, no dangerous driving, no tickets and I save money on gas. The truck is pretty much driving itself, but I don't have a need to control everything.
Posted by Easye921
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Member since Jan 2013
2892 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 2:49 pm to
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I'm not saying that's not true. Seriously. I don't know you, and I don't care if it's true or not.

But I know people who say this who maybe tow a trailer once or twice a year, or occasionally help people move. I've also heard someone justify ridiculous headlight purchases because they live on a road with few lights and have seen deer before. This person lived in Shreveport.

Very few people who actually don't need to trucks are going to admit it.


I dont even drive a truck, but damn you sound like a whiny little bitch.
Posted by TigerGman
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Member since Sep 2006
13376 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 2:53 pm to
Same idiots that wind up dead on the side of the interstate when they lose control, run off the shoulder into a tree, and are unbuckled.

Happens all the time around here.

Morons think a truck handles like a NASCAR!

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