Passing that 'one' car can save you 10 minutes!

So....I am not an aggressive driver nor am I an high speeder....but I do like to keep moving and avoid slower traffic, especially if it looks like I will be stuck behind them.

On the highway, approaching an exit, saw a slower vehicle in the right lane, knew I did not want to be behind them IF they got off, plenty of time and room so went around, when I did I recognized the vehicle - we were heading the same place.

I pulled over (not cut them off) and got off in front of them, I was off the exit and down the road to where we had to turn left a good bit in front of them, and I made the turn right before a large group of traffic from the other direction came form a light up the road, and I managed to also make it through the next intersection light as well entering just as it turned yellow. They were nowhere in sight behind me. I watched a couple semi's pull out behind me and a school bus at one point.

Needless to say I got to where I needed to......they showed up just about 10 minutes later! I was right on time, they were 10 minutes late.

They had to wait forever for traffic to clear, and they hit every single light red, then encounter the slow vehicles that pulled out after me, etc.

They made no stops on the way, and we laughed about it, but they were shocked it made such a big difference.

No....even if I had not pulled in front of them it would not have affected their time as I was just far enough ahead that they did not have to slow any for me......I was just that much farther ahead that I was able to make turns before traffic and catch all the lights green.

I know people all make fun of that vehicle that has to get one car ahead.....and I'll be honest, sometimes it does not work out and everyone travels together, but there are a lot of times, like above, that it works out tremendously!