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Forgot to add, idiot truckers JUMPING into the left lane to pass another trucker, then taking half the day to effect the pass, thereby achieving beat down rule # 2 (rolling roadblocks). funny you should mention that Jorge. Happens all the time on the Fla Turnpike between Wildwood and Orlando. All those hills, and yeah, a truck wanting to go half a MPH faster than the other one pulls over, and takes about 15 min to accomplish the pass. I always pull ahead of 'em when I can, and give them the finger. 
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Makes me nuts. I was just on the TP last week visiting my folks down in Coconut Grove.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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This is the number one reason! ![[Linked Image]](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a303/Ironbender/BadTourist.jpg) Pretty harsh on Ford owners, Sam O' would agree for sure.
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Driving at or below the speed limit in the left lane, rolling roadblocks, texting whilst driving or STOPPING on an on-ramp to an Interstate, all should be worthy of a good flogging for starters... This.
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This is the number one reason! Pretty harsh on Ford owners, Sam O' would agree for sure. You don't see the motorhome holding up 10 vehicles? Doing about 40 in a 55 on a Fri afternoon. That's a capital offense here.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Driving at or below the speed limit in the left lane, rolling roadblocks, texting whilst driving or STOPPING on an on-ramp to an Interstate, all should be worthy of a good flogging for starters... add cigarette butt flippers and littering azzwipes to that list.
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people flipping the finger when they lost a minute of their day.
Last edited by ldholton; 03/02/15.
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In many cases with big trucks the truck it's self is limited in speed by computer or old fashion govenor so they can not simply speed up to finish the pass. Yes it can be very frustating to get behide 2 trucks running beside each other for a couple miles while on passes. And that's why the doofus driving the speed governed truck shouldn't attempt to pass in the first place.
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I've been in those trucks . don't know if the other drivers are like me but trust me I don't like the situation any better than the people around me. I move big heavy wide excavation equpiment quite a bit as well as drive slow tractors and such on the road . been invovlved in road constuction many times. The dumb [bleep] you seen peole do that might lose a minute or two of thier day is incredible !! For the most part it's big city people that have the common sense of a woodpecker. Yes I will agree there are a lot "truck drivers" out there that shouldn't be truck drivers
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Forgot to add, idiot truckers JUMPING into the left lane to pass another trucker, then taking half the day to effect the pass, thereby achieving beat down rule # 2 (rolling roadblocks). We call em "Slug Races" but they're beat down worthy no matter what you call em. Where do Subaru drivers and bicycles stand? Beat down or just a forfeiture of man card and hunting license?
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In California NOT ONLY the truckers, but NO ONE knows the regulations and/or laws, and; NO ONE enforces them! As to the original question; what rates a roadside beat down? Anything that tweaks the officer or gets his/her uniform wrinkled! Phil
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That one goes right to the capping phase.. There are times when I am behind one of these POS that I wish I drove a 50's Buick Roadmaster
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This is the number one reason! Nothing inspires road rage in me more than those phuggers especially when they have plenty of room to move over, then they finally move over when there is no way you can get around them. They should all be shot on sight.
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left turn from right hand lane..
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Driving at or below the speed limit in the left lane, rolling roadblocks, texting whilst driving or STOPPING on an on-ramp to an Interstate, all should be worthy of a good flogging for starters... Summary execution, immediately!!
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Nothing inspires road rage in me more than those phuggers especially when they have plenty of room to move over, then they finally move over when there is no way you can get around them. They should all be shot on sight.
Another add on for that is those drivers that speed up when you finally get a chance to pass, and then slow down when you can't. I know they do that deliberately.
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even worse one of these ![[Linked Image]](http://www.eliteautocareinc.com/files/smartcar1.png)
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(to no one in particular) -- seems to be a lot of road rage permeating this thread... Is cabin fever reachin' a higher pitch than normal?
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Yankees on a gravel road in a Lexus!!
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