How do you drive in stop and go traffic?

Ken · 09-26-2007, 02:43 AM

In traffic, do you guys follow the typical driving style of: gas, brake, stop, gas, brake, stop? Or do you like to open up a bit of a gap in front of you, drive a bit slower, and then by the time you catch up to people in front you don't have to use your brakes to slow or stop (ie: you like to save your clutch)? How many other drivers on the road do you notice that do this?

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aod · 09-26-2007, 02:56 AM

Yeah, I usually put a couple of car lengths distance in front of me when traffic gets jammed. I can just let the clutch out and idle along for a long ways before having to clutch again. I think that is what you are getting at anyhow. Unfortunately, some douchehair usually weasels his way in front of me when I do this and I have to back away from him. Ad nauseam."

Black-Falcon · 09-26-2007, 02:59 AM

Same as aod

flatthump · 09-26-2007, 03:04 AM

I leave a gap too.

I hate when I have this nice gap and people rush in to grab the spot. It literally annoys me to death.

vik682 · 09-26-2007, 03:15 AM

I keep the car at crawling speed as long as I can before using the brakes.

aod · 09-26-2007, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flatthump

I leave a gap too.

I hate when I have this nice gap and people rush in to grab the spot. It literally annoys me to death.

Then you will like my name for those people, douchehair.

It's English in nature, a compound word of douche and hair. But, it can translate so well in so many European languages.

French: la doucheeiree
Italian: douchairiano
German: duckairmacht!
Spain: su pelo es douche.

VpointVick · 09-26-2007, 03:32 AM

I spent so much time in SoCal, where a gap of more than 1.1 carlengths is viewed as an opportunity, that I am incapable of leaving a gap.

AKlgt_Airborne · 09-26-2007, 03:34 AM

^^^so true. No Gap!

HndaTch627 · 09-26-2007, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VpointVick

I spent so much time in SoCal, where a gap of more than 1.1 carlengths is viewed as an opportunity, that I am incapable of leaving a gap.

same goes for chicago...but make that 1/2 car length = oppurtunity

Swizz_dub · 09-26-2007, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HndaTch627

same goes for chicago...but make that 1/2 car length = oppurtunity

haha so true!!!

flatthump · 09-26-2007, 04:35 AM

Ya haha, it's great when some "douchehair" clogs up both lanes trying to get into a 7.5" space

iamchris · 09-26-2007, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flatthump

I leave a gap too.

I hate when I have this nice gap and people rush in to grab the spot. It literally annoys me to death.

Apparently you have a hard time understanding what "literally" means.

flatthump · 09-26-2007, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamchris

Apparently you have a hard time understanding what "literally" means.

I'm dead right now

powercurve · 09-26-2007, 05:08 AM

I leave a gap whenever I can, but like others said, it's impossible most of the time ... people just rush in. That annoys me so much, I prefer the minute clutch wear to wanting to kill somebody.

n2oiroc · 09-26-2007, 05:11 AM

i wait for someone to leave a gap, then i squeeze into it.

Predwolf · 09-26-2007, 05:44 AM

gap. And anybody that jumps in gets the horn untill they move

t3hWIT · 09-26-2007, 07:31 AM

I'll leave a gap, unless it's construction and some bastard thinks he's going to wait until the last second to merge.

Prod · 09-26-2007, 07:31 AM

No gap. Washington DC beltway.

upnygimp · 09-26-2007, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VpointVick

I spent so much time in SoCal, where a gap of more than 1.1 carlengths is viewed as an opportunity, that I am incapable of leaving a gap.

I know this first hand. I was in NorCal just leaving the airport, and 5 miles later they had the 101 shut down for night work and were funneling traffic down to one lane and then off an exit. I had to go so far as to threaten a douchenozzle with "Let me in, or your little Prelude will meet my rear bumper first hand" using my driving language. Once he saw that I was going to take the space like it or not, he yielded. Of course, this entailed slowly poking my bumper in the space between him and the car in front of him.

markman · 09-26-2007, 08:23 AM

I get over in the shoulder and floor it.

jtdbsr · 09-26-2007, 08:24 AM

Whenever the lane starts moving, rev to 5K and sidestep clutch followed by pushing the brake pedal out to the front bumper.

IggDawg · 09-26-2007, 08:28 AM

I do mostly highway driving, and the clutch is a wear item I'll replace someday anyways. I just drive. mostly because I hate people that leave gaps

vision.dynamix · 09-26-2007, 09:06 AM

I try to leave enough room so that I never have to tap the brakes..but sometimes that dosent work..

..I havent been in traffic since I left Philly though..

HoRo1 · 09-26-2007, 09:13 AM

When the traffic goes, I go.
When the traffic stops, I stop.

Whenever possible I let a reasonable gap open between me and the vehicle in front and then just let my car move forward with engine idling.

Protege Menace · 09-26-2007, 09:18 AM

I ALWAYS create a buffer, and attempt to get a steady flow of traffic moving.

I get so sick of the random domino effect 60mph->20mph slowdown when there is only like 5 people in front of you and no reason for evyerone to have slowed down

View Poll Results: Do you leave a gap in front of you in bad traffic?
Yes, I like to save my clutch	77	70.00%
No, I has an automatic Subaru	14	12.73%
What the heck does leaving a gap do?	5	4.55%
I don't have a car. I ride a pedal bike!	3	2.73%
I don't like WAPCE women drivers think they drive better than me so I drive like everyone else	11	10.00%
Voters: 110. You may not vote on this poll

09-26-2007, 02:43 AM	#1
Ken NASIOC Supporter Member#: 34 Join Date: Jun 1999 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Burnaby, BC Canada Vehicle: 2005 WRX STi World Rally Blue	How do you drive in stop and go traffic? In traffic, do you guys follow the typical driving style of: gas, brake, stop, gas, brake, stop? Or do you like to open up a bit of a gap in front of you, drive a bit slower, and then by the time you catch up to people in front you don't have to use your brakes to slow or stop (ie: you like to save your clutch)? How many other drivers on the road do you notice that do this? http://amasci.com/amateur/traffic/traffic1.html * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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09-26-2007, 02:56 AM	#2
aod NASIOC Supporter Member#: 7121 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Dray is Oregon	Yeah, I usually put a couple of car lengths distance in front of me when traffic gets jammed. I can just let the clutch out and idle along for a long ways before having to clutch again. I think that is what you are getting at anyhow. Unfortunately, some douchehair usually weasels his way in front of me when I do this and I have to back away from him. Ad nauseam."

09-26-2007, 02:59 AM	#3
Black-Falcon Scooby Specialist Member#: 106318 Join Date: Jan 2006 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Mesa, Az Vehicle: 11 Zoom Zoom3	Same as aod

09-26-2007, 03:04 AM	#4
flatthump Scooby Specialist Member#: 102749 Join Date: Dec 2005 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Fullerton, Ca Vehicle: 2005 impreza STi OBP'	I leave a gap too. I hate when I have this nice gap and people rush in to grab the spot. It literally annoys me to death.

09-26-2007, 03:15 AM	#5
vik682 Scooby Newbie Member#: 152879 Join Date: Jul 2007 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: San Francisco Vehicle: 2006 WRX AW	I keep the car at crawling speed as long as I can before using the brakes.

09-26-2007, 03:32 AM	#7
VpointVick Scooby Specialist Member#: 93193 Join Date: Aug 2005 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Charlotte Vehicle: '90 Ishtbox Corolla maroon, as in, I hope not	I spent so much time in SoCal, where a gap of more than 1.1 carlengths is viewed as an opportunity, that I am incapable of leaving a gap.

09-26-2007, 03:34 AM	#8
AKlgt_Airborne Scooby Newbie Member#: 157648 Join Date: Aug 2007 Chapter/Region: AKIC Location: Wasilla, Ak Vehicle: 05 LGT Limited Black	^^^so true. No Gap!

09-26-2007, 04:35 AM	#11
flatthump Scooby Specialist Member#: 102749 Join Date: Dec 2005 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Fullerton, Ca Vehicle: 2005 impreza STi OBP'	Ya haha, it's great when some "douchehair" clogs up both lanes trying to get into a 7.5" space

09-26-2007, 05:08 AM	#14
powercurve Scooby Newbie Member#: 117247 Join Date: Jun 2006 Vehicle: 1998 Impreza L coupe Red	I leave a gap whenever I can, but like others said, it's impossible most of the time ... people just rush in. That annoys me so much, I prefer the minute clutch wear to wanting to kill somebody.

09-26-2007, 05:11 AM	#15
n2oiroc Scooby Specialist Member#: 141952 Join Date: Feb 2007 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: milwaukee, wi Vehicle: 03 emo 8/2011 wrx	i wait for someone to leave a gap, then i squeeze into it.

09-26-2007, 05:44 AM	#16
Predwolf Scooby Specialist Member#: 54292 Join Date: Feb 2004 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Maple Ridge	gap. And anybody that jumps in gets the horn untill they move

09-26-2007, 07:31 AM	#17
t3hWIT Scooby Guru Member#: 58779 Join Date: Apr 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: ** Town Vehicle:** 95 WRX RA replica, 98 Tacoma (300k Club)	I'll leave a gap, unless it's construction and some bastard thinks he's going to wait until the last second to merge.

09-26-2007, 07:31 AM	#18
Prod RIP Member#: 59328 Join Date: Apr 2004 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Crushing your hopes and dreams Vehicle: 1967 M35A2 duh, winning	No gap. Washington DC beltway.

09-26-2007, 08:23 AM	#20
markman Scooby Newbie Member#: 93623 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: sometimes I poop too much Vehicle: then I get tired	I get over in the shoulder and floor it.

09-26-2007, 08:24 AM	#21
jtdbsr Scooby Newbie Member#: 44548 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State	Whenever the lane starts moving, rev to 5K and sidestep clutch followed by pushing the brake pedal out to the front bumper.

09-26-2007, 08:28 AM	#22
IggDawg Celebrity Guest Star Moderator Member#: 10648 Join Date: Sep 2001 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Sort of Boston, MA Vehicle: 2002 Escort... D: Mostly kind of white	I do mostly highway driving, and the clutch is a wear item I'll replace someday anyways. I just drive. mostly because I hate people that leave gaps

09-26-2007, 09:06 AM	#23
vision.dynamix NASIOC Supporter Member#: 139955 Join Date: Feb 2007 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: #BostonStrong Vehicle: # OneBoston	I try to leave enough room so that I never have to tap the brakes..but sometimes that dosent work.. ..I havent been in traffic since I left Philly though..

09-26-2007, 09:13 AM	#24
HoRo1 Scooby Specialist Member#: 15618 Join Date: Feb 2002 Chapter/Region: International Location: Zhuhai, China	When the traffic goes, I go. When the traffic stops, I stop. Whenever possible I let a reasonable gap open between me and the vehicle in front and then just let my car move forward with engine idling.

09-26-2007, 09:18 AM	#25
Protege Menace Scooby Specialist Member#: 41950 Join Date: Aug 2003 Chapter/Region: International Location: www.faqurug.com Vehicle: faq u rug ♔	I ALWAYS create a buffer, and attempt to get a steady flow of traffic moving. I get so sick of the random domino effect 60mph->20mph slowdown when there is only like 5 people in front of you and no reason for evyerone to have slowed down