One more example of Suckopoly.
The driver who refuses, for any reason, to leave the fast lane ever, and drives either just at or just below the speed limit.
That same driver (and there’s MILLIONS OF THEM!) usually paces a car in the next lane over and has what my sister calls “A Tea Party” with that driver. Those two cars have now created a Suckopoly. They monopolize the road and everyone behind them is stuck. Unless there’s a 3rd lane and the rest of us take turns getting around. Which is technically illegal, but what else can you do? Technically, the driver who refuses to move to the right is illegal too.
I have no problem driving in the slow or middle lanes, and try to use the passing lane to pass only. Last night, after several miles of trying to get around the Suckopolists, I finally broke through via the slow lane. I sped up to finish passing the middle lane Suckopolist, and to move over to pass a slow driver in the slow lane. Behind me to my right, another car was following me, having gotten around the Suckopolists as well.
My sister refers to these types as “Cousin Speedy”: cars who drive the same and follow each other through thick and thin in a non-road rage type of way. It’s rare, but when you meet one, you recognize each other as kindered spirits.
At this point, I’m doing 70ish. I’m in the middle lane- content until I need to use the passing lane. Imagine the shock when I realize my Cousin Speedy is a CHP officer. Gulp. But then something magical happened. He got around the slow lane person, then me and then passed me in the passing lane. I could almost see him wink.
All he wanted was to get around the Suckopolists…. just like the rest of us.
robin
February 15, 2010 at 20:14
haha it’s quite a theory, really. thanks for the giggles!
Becky
February 16, 2010 at 08:51
Lol! Around here we call them rolling roadblocks, and most of our freeways are only 2 lanes, so that REALLY sucks! Occasionally my smart-alec DH will help create one if there is a jerk behind us, just to really annoy him. We laugh hysterically for a while and then take off, lol!
dee tollaksen
February 18, 2010 at 06:18
Took a trip w/my Mom and took turns driving. Woke from a much needed nap and found her in the left lane, nicely pacing a semi with a parade of hundreds of cars. She complained about the tailgaters! “Mom, why are you doing 55 in the left lane?” “Well, I don’t like following the trucks. Sometimes they go too slow.”
geekgirl415
February 18, 2010 at 08:25
LOL- What do you do when you’re the passenger!?! They do have their reasons, don’t they!?
I love the term Rolling Roadblocks too- will share that one with my sis…