donkeyduplex t1_itqcv32 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 3:14 PM

Reply to comment by siebzy in Left lane campers by CPgang

Honestly cruise control would help this issue. I'm generally set on 9 over the limit and typically in the passing lane. I always move over for a faster car coming ( however I'm not immediately sliding into dense traffic or a big truck, just to let you by -im overtaking everyone at the highest speed that wont get me a ticket; you can wait until its reasonably safe. Also, don't honk and act like I'm the asshole here)

Every single day I get passed by someone whom I later pass because they have suddenly slowed. If you just use CC traffic would be more predictable.

eljefino t1_itqn30v wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:21 PM

Cruise control is the issue. Someone with non-radar cruise creeps up on someone slower, moves into the passing lane, and then just camps there.

Sometimes the passing is excruciatingly slow because the camper is going the speed limit or another arbitrarily decided speed and won't do anything to complete the pass any faster.

Any car with cruise, can be accelerated by touching the gas pedal. But these drivers won't do that.

siebzy t1_itqi4u2 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 3:49 PM

The new radar/adaptive systems are much more cautious and slower to accelerate than normal CC, and leave bigger gaps than necessary in traffic imo.

donkeyduplex t1_itqlg9s wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:10 PM

I'm about to get one, so I'll note that and try not to be a nuisance.

siebzy t1_itqswi5 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:59 PM

The big place I noticed the adaptive cruise being weird is when someone is exiting in front of me. It slows down way too much and keeps distance even after the car in front has left the travel lane

Random-Rambling t1_itqq3mn wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:41 PM

>however I'm not immediately sliding into dense traffic or a big truck, just to let you by -im overtaking everyone at the highest speed that wont get me a ticket; you can wait until its reasonably safe. Also, don't honk and act like I'm the asshole here

Thank you. People who camp out in the left lane are dicks, but people who want to pass EVERYBODY and weave through traffic to do so are even bigger dicks.