alt Hacker NewsThis is left lane driving policy. I am like this, and I was not at first. What makes you drive like this is rush hour traffic. "Move up the lane or move out of the lane" is the sentiment, basically. As others have noted, it is essentially an adversarial process. If you drive nice, people cut in front and you're unable to drive nice to both those behind you and in front.
I don’t think what you’re describing is quite the same thing.
At least I hope not.
More concrete example:
He will be going 65 mph in slow lane. Come up on a car. (Left lane empty). Slam on his brakes. Follow them at 50 mph for 1-3 minutes <1 car length.
Pass, flooring it, if he stays in the left lane he’ll keep going until he now tail gates a car in front of him- usually with large speed variances.
The amount of traffic on the road doesn’t matter. It can be 3 cars and he will drive this way.
I’m not talking about trying to drive through major city rush hour traffic.