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Even funnier are the people with chrome-plated brush guards. How insane is that? That's like buying a gold-plated axe!In a similar vein, I am amused (but not at all ticked off) by the drivers of vehicles capable of traversing rough terrain but who will never put those vehicles to such use. Wouldn't wish to risk scratching it, after all.
Here in WA state, people drive whatever speed they want, in whatever lane they want. Very few people have any concept of faster traffic to the left. I've seen countless times where someone will be dominating the left lane, going 10-20 MPH under the speed limit, with a mile of cars tight behind them and the driver up front never gets the hint.This problem and many others would be very simply solved with a 45MPH national speed limit.
Flashing your lights? Never works.
They'll do it to ambulances and police vehicles with their lights on, too. I've seen that plenty of times.
The locals who've never lived anywhere else refuse to accept it isn't like that everywhere else. My wife was from Oregon and had never left the area until she met me, and I've pointed it out in a lot of driving in other states since we married that generally, you just don't see it nearly as often in other states.
I had a boss who used to refer to them as "The Gatekeepers," and I'm convinced is as much of a power things than an oblivious thing. I've heard people brag about keeping people from speeding by doing this, because as one put it, "I'm going as fast as anyone needs to go."
I know a WA state trooper and he's confirmed it's common and that they do indeed pull people over for that as there is a law about it, one that is commonly ignored by drivers. He said they never, ever think they did anything wrong when he breaks out the ticket book.