Driving Tips - Overtaking (Passing)

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When looking in the rear-view mirror and observing the car behind you changing lanes, quickly jump into the same lane, staying in front of him.

If the vehicle in front of you signals to change lanes, quickly jump into the lane he wants to be in and punch the accelerator. The object of this is to screw the other driver from being able to change lanes.

When your traffic lane has a dashed line (permission to pass), drive as fast as possible and just a little over the line. This will prevent anybody from passing you. Then when the line becomes solid, slow down to a speed significantly less then the posted limit.

If another driver succeeds in passing you, tailgate and flash your high beams the entire time you are behind him/her.

When changing lanes, always change from an empty fast moving lane to a slow moving one with heavy congestion.

If you can't find an opportunity to switch lanes, stop in your lane and wait for one.

On one lane roads, pass other vehicles using the shoulder.

If you catch another driver in the middle of attempting to pass you, accelerate so that you keep him/her in the oncoming traffic lane as long as possible. When he gives up and gets back behind you, slow down.

When changing lanes, take approximately 2 miles to completely move your car from one lane to the next.

If an oncoming vehicle drives briefly in your lane to pass a bicyclist, speed up and drive in the center of the road to scare the heck out of both of them.

When changing lanes, make sure that you only leave 1-2 inches between you and the car behind you.

When changing lanes in traffic, drive into the car next to you.

If there is a slow moving car 2 vehicles ahead of you, make every effort to pass and cut off the vehicle directly in front of you.

When driving a large vehicle or truck and switching lanes, don't bother to look before you do it. If anyone is in the way, they'll move.

When passing a bicyclist, make sure that you get all the way to the left side of the road directly into oncoming traffic.

After slowing down to half the speed limit waiting to change lanes and pissing off the driver behind you, drive about 1/4 mile and switch back to your original lane, cutting him off.
 
One of the funniest things I've ever read is:

"On one lane roads, pass other vehicles using the shoulder."
 
I've driven on one one-lane road in my life and I believe I did that -- it was a dusty country road and I just flew by someone who was driving correctly. Almost lost it.
 
i passed someone on the shoulder a cold winter morning and there was some black ice (you live in colorado so you probably know what that is) so i lost control and i hit tha wall thingy, i was fine but i dented my car pretty bad
 
Yeah, I know all about black ice :D Trust me. A friend of mine was responsible for a mile or two of I-25 being shut down one day when he decided to have "a little fun" with a semi and another car...

Far as your story, did the guy you passed get out and laugh at you? I woulda :D
 
didn't see his face but i bet he did, if i would've been him, i would've stopped, got off my car, point at him and laugh my ass off
 
lol... I resent the part about scaring cyclists though!

BTW, I just had an idea... yesterday on a single-lane road, we were behind a slow pickup, so when the dashed line came up, my dad punched the accelerator and passed him. But, as we were passing him, he gave us the finger (even though we never tailgated him). My idea is to always keep a sign in my car that says "Jesus loves you too!", so that I can wave it at anybody who has the nerves to flip us off for no reason.
 
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