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420foreverandalways t1_ixea5px wrote

Reply to comment by winter-14 in Drivers reminded not to slow down at new lane split on I-195 by MusicNerdDavid

Actually, they're slowing down because that's the law and they don't want to kill a poor soul changing a tire. If you're not slowing down a little for someone in the breakdown lane, you're a moron or a sociopath.

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So for future reference: Slow down. If you're in the lane closest to the disabled vehicle, try to move to the next lane. If you can't because of traffic, that's fine. Just make sure you're going slow relative to the normal speed. If you're in lanes that aren't adjacent to the breakdown, you should still slow down to allow for lane changes or swerves.

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winter-14 t1_ixeaqk4 wrote

So... tire changer in the breakdown lane, 95 South in Cranston. I'm in the high speed lane, light traffic. What do you suggest? 12? 15 mph for me?

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420foreverandalways t1_ixeca0f wrote

This is drivers ed stuff. If someone is in the breakdown lane, slow down. Light traffic in the passing lane? Yeah, you should still go like 5-15mph slower than what you were doing before. IMO 65-70mph would be ok in that situation. If you're going 90 in that situation, you're an asshole. It's just a common courtesy to another human in a dangerous position.

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final-effort t1_ixeswlv wrote

Stop being mean to people who lack common sense lol.

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corey389 t1_ixhmv0z wrote

It's not the high speed lane it's the passing lane

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winter-14 t1_ixhp2pk wrote

I drove daily for 35 years on 128 in rush hour. Please tell me what the lanes are used for, then do what I did, please?

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