[masraum]

This is very minor, and I see it a fair amount.

I have my cruise set 99% of the time when I'm on the interstate/highways if the traffic is light enough. With my cruise set, I can slowly over the course of 5 mins creep up on someone. Then, just as I get along side, they often speed up just enough so I don't/can't pass. Most of the time, I don't think it's intentional. I think they aren't using cruise, and it's easy to subconsciously visually pace someone. So often, in those circumstances, I'll goose the gas a bit to get past them and up ahead of them. That usually works, once you are past them by enough space, they'll often slow back down to the speed that they were going. Occasionally, they speed up and pass you. I think many folks don't like being behind someone, so they have to pass. (I think I'm that way to some extent) So they speed up and pass me by a few mph, and get up ahead, and then in another 5-10 miles, I'll pass them again, with my cruise running and at the same speed the entire time. Usually after the 4-5 time that I am passing the same car, I'll either bump the speed up and put 1/4-1/2 mile in between me and them (often breaks the cycle) or what I might do, is move left (they are often left lane campers) and stay there. Because for whatever reason, about 1/2 of these folks are happy to follow along behind you for miles and miles and miles. I don't get it, but once I realize that they aren't going to pull around to pass, but will continue to speed up and slow down over and over again, I like to stop the cycle. And you may be thinking "why not let them do their thing?" Because inevitably, they end up pulling up beside someone during one of their slow periods and I end up stuck behind them.