ok FINE!
But here’s what happens...
I notice the 4 cars behind me. I can tell they have more urgency than brains by the way their all trying to intimidate each other by seeing how close they can get to the bumper in front of them. I was going to be nice and keep them from getting tickets at least for a minute, but who am I to deny them their just rewards.
And even though I’m gaining on the cars to the right, it’s going to take a minute to get around them, so I swoop over to the right and hit the brake to release the cruise control.
Then idiot #1 behind me suddenly realizes that he’s now the lead car in the fast lane. Instead of speeding up and going by, he’s now pacing me and the slower traffic in front. And he’s got me trapped. I’ve given up my rightful place and he’s not taking advantage of it.
This is why you carry right? At this point can I shoot him for entrapment or kidnapping? Would a jury convict me?
If I take out the first one, all 4 are going to die. And I’ll just tell the good Lord that I’m sorry but they were stupid and needed killin. It’s not like He didn’t see what happened.
That was a real chuckle.
LOL. Good luck with that strategy, and the Good Lord won’t be the only judge you should worry about.
“And he’s got me trapped”
Practice will help you identify who’s going to put you in that situation. Pay attention and trust your instincts. Don’t move for those, don’t change your speed, and watch the magic unfold.
There are two types of harmless but annoying-to-me folks on the long road:
One is what I call the lonely type. They speed up and stay near you instead of passing. They move fore, aft, to the side, and never go away. It’s like some weird animal courtship. For these, I am happy to speed up and get far enough away to put another “mate” in between me and them.
The other, which I see more often is what I call the oscillator. They will ride your butt for a few minutes then mysteriously drop back about a quarter mile. You think they’re gone for good but continue the dance - up, then back, up then back. I have no way to account for this habit other than that they are just inattentive. I don’t move over for them and they actually don’t seem to mind. Of course, they could just be using me as both the canary in the coal mine for cops and a speed regulator, since I’m pretty constant.
Or you can accelerate to 80 and get around and move over. Why is that so hard. I know it took time to get your cruise control set to exactly 0.7 MPH faster than the car 230 feet ahead and assuming a safe 80 feet distance to merge back over then it will take approximate 3 minutes to complete your pass. That’s not passing. Why can’t you understand that people don’t or should not use cruise control to pass.
Uber, my friend, you need a break.