anomie wrote:I've had people do a sort of reverse pass where they pull off and drive on the shoulder and let me go by, when everyone's doing the speed-limit-ish and I'm not even worried about getting around them (plenty of space between myself and them, I'm just out on a drive around, in no hurry). (I've also read a name for this but I can't for the life of me remember it right now ...)
Having lived in places where I felt like I was the only one who ever bothered to use a turnout on a road up into the mountains, it was kind of refreshing to see that, although I was a little confused the first time it happened. ("What is that guy doing? Oh, now I get it ..." *wave and thumbs up in thanks*)
it may be nice, but driving on the shoulder could be dangerous, a stalled car could be up ahead and you not notice. See this driving practice out in the country. People even do it at night. I tell the drivers in my house to not drive on the shoulder.