Not the car in the other lane. Believe me, no matter what speed you're traveling at, these reckless, speeding, tailgating flashers want to go faster. Harvey Breen, of Providence, communicating via E-mail, said he doesn't see why he should move over so that these road bullies can smash the law by an even greater margin. If I am traveling at this speed and passing slower cars in the two right lanes, I am not going to move over for some maniac who wants to speed by me at 85 mph. Clifford Goding, of Warwick, said it's frustrating to try to abide by the speed limit.
Police say they sympathize with drivers who obey the speed limits.
And then they say, don't do it. It's not safe, because the angry driver you are thwarting might be a real nut case. And you might even be breaking the law yourself, despite your good intentions. Ron LePre, of the Rhode Island State Police, says there is no question that the vast majority of drivers speed on the state's highways. But state law also says that slower drivers should stay to the right, unless they are passing other cars.