Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
Helping make the commutes of motorists more rapid and pleasant by getting out of their way is rude? You clearly need to re-read the definition you posted.
Filtering does not get you out of the way. If a line of cars has passed you, you are out of the way. If you pass the line of cars on the right at a stop, you are right back in the way and the motorists have to pass you all over again. If the road is a two lane road (one in each direction), the motorists have to wait for a gap in traffic to pass you which makes their commutes
slower. Getting in line behind the last car...and choosing your route to avoid places where cars queue up so as to avoid the problem all together...makes the whole system move more quickly. Motorists only have to pass me once rather than over and over again.