tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422918616372417238.post1379759054108731321..comments2023-08-28T05:00:22.511-04:00Comments on REDUCE COLLISIONS, INJURY AND DEATH IN TORONTO: Did you bring it along?Tim Burrowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05454634697501889479noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422918616372417238.post-829984020932377112009-08-13T12:50:17.076-04:002009-08-13T12:50:17.076-04:00Great point!
Normally I'm a right lane hog, ...Great point! <br /><br />Normally I'm a right lane hog, but when I have to get somewhere, I and all my firends in emergency services, need that left lane and there always seems to be no shortage of left lane bandits.<br /><br />It's a fact that more lane changes do lead to more problems on our roads. The law is to keep right except to pass and I wish more people would respect that law.<br /><br />Here are a couple of things that can help encourage other drivers to move over.<br />1.) Offset your car to the left portion of the lane so that you are more visible in their drivers side mirror.<br />2.) Maintain a safe following distance. 2to3 seconds<br />3.) Turn on your left turn indicator.<br />4.) A quick flash of your highbeams to get attention.<br /><br />Never follow too close to try to encourage the movement.<br /><br />Remember that this is not just a multilane highway problem. The same respect of the left lane should be paid in the suburban and city environments as well.<br />Thanks for the comment!Tim Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05454634697501889479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422918616372417238.post-45554995352452932782009-08-13T12:34:56.796-04:002009-08-13T12:34:56.796-04:00I am usually a very calm driver, and courteous. Bu...I am usually a very calm driver, and courteous. But the ONE thing that "grinds my gears" are left lane hoggers. <br /><br />They choose to drive slower than the flow of traffic in the passing lane... the middle and right lane cars would be passing left lane cars... Those people are dangerous because they force left lane cars to switch lanes and pass them, thus creating more lane changes than normally would occur. <br /><br />The one thing i noticed in the US is that people respect the "passing lane" and move when they feel they are holding traffic back. <br /><br />I heard there are some states with laws against "left lane" driving when the right lane is open. We should have that in Ontario. <br /><br />Great article, and i find that making eye contact with a road rager and smiling or waving tends to shut them down very fast and leave them dumb founded... <br /><br />either way, <br /> TPS Traffic Unit keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com