Posts by William Morales8

Casey Hernandez63 said:Article 48.

When you find yourself driving on a multi-lane road where there are at least two marked lanes heading in the same direction, the rules are actually fairly straightforward. You aren't strictly tethered to the lane directly adjacent to the right shoulder; you're permitted to use any available lane, provided that your movement doesn't end up obstructing or inconveniencing the drivers traveling behind you.

It was explicitly stated that it needs to be removed.
If anyone actually feels like wading through the granular details regarding driving schools, you can find everything laid out starting from page 240 onwards.

Driving in the left lane just to hog the road is technically a violation. It doesn't actually matter how fast you're moving—whether you're strictly following the speed limit, cruising slightly above it, or lagging behind—it’s still improper lane usage.

Sure, but if that left lane at the next light, roundabout, or intersection forces you to turn left, then based on what I’ve gathered from your logic, I’d essentially have to yield to every idiot on the road just to merge into the left lane right before the junction. That seems like a recipe for disaster—not only would I be constantly getting in the way of the people behind me, but I’d also be creating a massive safety hazard for everyone driving alongside me.
I’ve been sitting here wondering if I actually committed a traffic violation or if I just got caught in a ridiculous situation. So, picture this: I’m driving my van on an interstate stretch outside of Boise—it’s one of those divided highways where you have two lanes going uphill and one lane coming down. I’m cruising at about 55 mph in the right lane, carrying a pretty heavy load. Because of the incline and the weight, I can't exactly floor it; if I were to tap the brakes to let someone pass, my speed would plummet to 40 mph, and I'd be stuck crawling like that for the next four miles because there's just no way to regain momentum on such a steep grade. Anyway, out of nowhere, a new Ford Fiesta decides it’s in a massive hurry and attempts to overtake me from the left. Since I can't slow down without losing all my momentum, I just kept my foot planted. We ended up driving parallel to each other for what felt like a good mile while the driver desperately tried to find a gap to squeeze ahead of me. Eventually, they managed to cut in front of me into the right lane. But instead of just settling back into a normal following distance, the Fiesta stayed right alongside me, refusing to slow down and get behind my bumper. It only really settled down once I flicked on my left blinker, dropped the van into third gear, and began a controlled lane change to move around them. Honestly, if a state trooper had pulled up right then, I feel like I would’ve been the one getting the ticket. Between the aggressive lane change and the technicality of appearing to pass someone on the right, it would have looked terrible. It’s one of those moments where you're just trying to manage physics and a stubborn driver at the same time, hoping nobody is watching too closely.
Honestly, when you’re driving on roads like these, if you happen to run into an idiot, you’re pretty much stuck. No matter how you look at it, there's no winning; they either refuse to move out of the slow lane, or the laws won't let you pass them on the right. It’s just one of those frustrating situations where you're basically held hostage by someone else's incompetence.

Since we’re already on the subject of people who seem convinced that two-lane city streets function like interstate highways, I actually have a little story of my own
I was driving the stretch between San Diego and Chula Vista around 4:00 PM, where traffic flows in two lanes. I was cruising along in the left lane at about 70 or 80 mph—even though the limit is 70—and there was a bit of a bottleneck ahead. While the right lane was backed up, I noticed a guy in a Skoda tailgating me so closely I could practically touch his trunk, flashing his high beams like he wanted me to just vanish. Eventually, I found a gap, merged into the right lane to get out of his way, but realized he couldn't make any headway either. So, I just merged back into the left lane, and since he wouldn't budge, I started flashing my lights and tapping my horn at him. By the time I finally overtook him as I pulled into Chula Vista, my Mercedes gifted him a massive cloud of black smoke... apparently, it was an old diesel model. Don't get me wrong, when I'm on a proper interstate or a freeway, I’ll always move over to the right once I've completed a pass, but on roads like this, there’s just no chance; the left lane carries the exact same weight and purpose as the right one.

Do you actually have the budget for this kind of nonsense? Honestly, man, you know exactly how much work goes into trying to force gasoline into an AX diesel engine—why on earth would you make things that complicated? If you’re hell-bent on driving it, just stuff a vintage Fiat or Lancia engine into the damn thing and call it a day.
But that bit about using spray foam... that’s just pure comedy.
Look, do whatever you want, I guess, but just try to make sure the car doesn't completely disintegrate the moment you lean against a fender.

So, I have to ask, how much horsepower are we actually talking about with Project 30? Honestly, son, I’m struggling to see how that thing is ever going to pass a technical inspection. What is the actual objective here? And what happens when you hit a solid obstacle at speed if the body is just fiberglass? How much is this little endeavor going to end up costing you, and how old are you anyway?

By the way, I have a feeling this thread is going to be locked pretty soon.