Monday, February 20, 2012

A New Word


I learned a new word!  It’s one I can even say at work, unlike some others I have learned in the past year or so….  Anyway, a local newspaper asked its readers to describe their biggest complaint about other drivers.  There were the typical responses:  lack of turn signal usage, slow mergers, bad parkers/door dingers, tailgating, etc.  One response, however, was “sidegating”.  Even though I had never heard this term before, I immediately knew what it meant because it happens to me a few times per week, at a minimum.

What is “sidegating”?  It’s a term derived from “tailgating”.  It’s when someone drives right next to you for a long time.  This happens to me a lot, but I don’t know why.  People zoom up to me, and then drive next to me for a long time.  Why do people do this?  It’s not like I’m going to look over and see who it is.  I really don’t care who it is, because I’m driving 60-65 mph on the freeway!  Is it because I sit deep in the car and from behind it looks like no one is driving?  If so, do they really think a car would drive itself?  *sigh*  I just ignore them.  They go away eventually – kind of like a rash.

7 comments:

  1. If I'm going the speed limit and you are too, we may sidegate.

    If I'm on my way to vegas and you're a cute girl, I may sidegate (and hope for a flash).

    Otherwise, most likely no. I'm a fast driver (not a speeder, just a fast driver) and am usually noticeably faster or slower than people around me.

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  2. Oh that is annoying. I hate when people do that.

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  3. Have had that happen to me sometimes....more when I was younger. Like the term, fits.

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  4. If someone is driving side-by-side with me for any length of time.....I will speed up and get ahead of them. I figure they are just stupid enough to get in an accident.

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  5. knew what it was as soon as you said it. I'm assuming it happens because you've both hit the speed limit and are staying there but shouldn't one person be in a passing lane and therefore, pass?

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  6. Yes, one person should be passing the other. At least that's how it's supposed to work. Why someone would catch up to me just to drive right next to me is beyond me....

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  7. Oh, that is a very interesting word as that happens to me quite often. Not sure why people do that. It is dangerous and annoying.

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