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  1. 05-06-2019, 10:23 PM #1
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    Highway Bullies. .Buick Regal

    Wondering if it's common to find on the freeway : tall sport trucks, as they barrel down on someone, insisting you move out of their way. Normally we all accomadate others to pass. A '96 Regal is a fairly tired sedan vs. '16 Dodge Ram behind at 70 mph, expecting me to get out his way...and NOW.

    Normally, no objection to moving over without much delay, but this occasion involved a long down hill sweep, with cars gathered on the right. I fully intended to move over, raising a hand as a kind of 'excuse me'.. that I would be moving over in the next 4 - 6 seconds. He strenuously objected...pulled to about 6 ft from the bumper, then pasted the bird and fury up to the windscreen, waving for me to "get the hell out of the left lane". So a decision arose of the other option, being simple straight acceleration to clear his path, thereby getting roughly 20 lengths out ahead...and kept my foot down. No longer a hindrance to him, the freeway now opened from 2 lanes to 4 in same direction..

    No less determined, he used the open conditions to hammer his Dodge Ram for all it was worth and pass from the right in the next mile. I was astonished how important it was to him, along with his contempt for the Regal. But I maintained the clip, as he attempted but fell short of the maneuver, which is also unsafe. Soon, he slowed considerably for his exit...

    Early Regals are in the beater category, but a 3.1 is deceptive, especially if the gearing drops to third..it actually pulls very well for it's size of motor.

    Still left wondering if this level of manners -- is the new normal ??
    Last edited by 62S-R-S; 05-07-2019 at 02:49 AM.
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