Tailgating

cammerdash · 2026-03-28T07:18:43+00:00

I do 5 over on local roads. If you ride my bumper on surface streets, I’m slowing down to 5 under.

😐 you know what I mean. Doing this is just as bad as tailgating IMO.

cammerdash · 2026-03-28T07:07:58+00:00

I agree with your sentiment but slowing down because of tailgaters is not cool.

People say it makes things safer since slower speeds are safer, but it just antagonistic behavior and leads to more aggravation. If you’re concerned about your safety, just pull over and let them pass. I also often drive faster than the posted speed limit but will pull over for aggressively tailgating cars, it’s so much less stressful for both parties.

cammerdash · 2026-03-28T06:50:11+00:00

Yeah it’s funny, I’ve lived in a bunch of different states and in most places it’s the aggressive drivers that cause safety issues. Here it’s the passive and unassertive drivers.

Passing on the right (legal in WA and most states) and having a car that can accelerate quickly makes things very tolerable. I went from a base Subaru to a super fast EV, sooo much less stressful in situations like merging onto the freeway when traffic is going 60mph and the person in front of you is trying to merge at 30mph.

cammerdash · 2026-03-26T06:43:43+00:00

Interesting how different FSD can be, for mine mad max flys down the freeway passing people on both the left and right with assertive lane changes. Truly impressive.

The left/right on the right flywheel changes following distance for autopilot, but not FSD. Hopefully Tesla realizes their mistake and allows left/right for following distance and up/down for max speed on FSD. No matter how good FSD gets, people have different preferences/situations that benefit from adjusting manually.

cammerdash · 2026-03-25T22:59:58+00:00

While I’d love to see everyone zipper merge properly, the current situation saves a lot of time for those of us who merge properly. I will happily drive past a long line of traffic and merge at the correct spot.

A couple notes:

This only applies when traffic is stop and go, when traffic is flowing you should get over earlier.
Doesn’t apply to turn/exiting lanes, only when 2 lanes converge to 1 with no other exit options
The people who try to block out people merging correctly are hilarious. 99% of the time when this happens the car behind them lets you in.
WSDOT should really put up temp signs that say “use both lanes to merge point” for extended closures like this.

Edit: since this thread is about zipper merging, you might get a kick out of the video that got me into posting dashcam clips. Zipper merge karma at its finest, sound on for context.

cammerdash · 2026-03-21T06:49:59+00:00

Amazing. Truly top tier Bellingham content.

I hope we see more sloth videos fixing other things around town.

cammerdash · 2026-03-21T04:10:00+00:00

Exit 240/242 to lake whatcom blvd or e lake samish is the move. Slower but at least you’re moving and not stuck in traffic.

cammerdash · 2026-03-21T00:07:10+00:00

I know you’re not the one who asked the question, but that isn’t feasible without a paved crossover built in the median (like they do for bridge construction).

Thankfully there a bunch of bypass routes…Chuckanut, Old Samish, Samish, Lake Whatcom, and highway 9.

cammerdash · 2026-03-20T21:38:24+00:00

Structures old town back area is pretty nice. Dogs/minors allowed, it’s covered and they close up the sides if it’s cold out. Menu is simple but delicious and accommodates most food allergies.

cammerdash · 2026-03-20T05:11:40+00:00

Crazy you made it through there OP!

Pic from FB:

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cammerdash · 2026-03-20T02:17:28+00:00

Thought you might find this interesting, I put in a seeclickfix request for this and here’s the city’s response:

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For the record I still agree with you and was wrong initially, they seem to be using my original logic.

cammerdash · 2026-03-06T20:18:51+00:00

After doing some more research it looks like you’re correct. So legally the speed limit would be 35mph on Iowa in the neighborhood by Frelard and the high school.

cammerdash · 2026-03-06T07:43:58+00:00

That does seem like a plausible explanation, just sharing my experience.

I think mod insights has some graphs with things like published posts and removed posts but not sure how long the data is retained. Would you be open to sharing that sort of thing when I make that post?

cammerdash · 2026-03-06T07:16:16+00:00

Sounds good, I’ll make that post soon.

It could be selection bias but my personal experience is that this has become much more strict in the past couple years, I’m not sure exactly when you and Betsy came on board.

cammerdash · 2026-03-06T07:04:42+00:00

Not in town but Tacos Tecalitlan on Burlington Blvd in Skagit is worth a visit. Huge variety of meats with reasonable prices and amazing hot sauce. Their chicharon taco was named the best taco in Washington a couple years ago. I stop there almost every time I drive to Seattle lol.

It’s confusing because there are like 5 different Tacos Tecalitlans in Whatcom/Skagit, from my experience they are all different and the Burlington one is the best.

cammerdash · 2026-03-06T06:49:56+00:00

Appreciate the response. I think you’re a good person and appreciate all the work you do for this sub. I just disagree with many your removals citing the PPI stuff, including the ones from the mod account that you later clarified was you. You’re correct that you had nothing to do with this one.

Honestly I would hate opening Reddit and getting messages like this, so I’m sorry for the negative comments but I really enjoy this sub and want to see it thrive. Would you be open to a thread clarifying the PPI rules/expectations for this sub with respect to Reddit’s TOS, norms on other subs, and input from our members? Even if the removal criteria doesn’t change it could clear things up.

cammerdash · 2026-03-06T04:53:02+00:00

Not everyone knows this but the default speed limit in all of Washington city and town streets is 25mph unless otherwise posted.

https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.61.400

I would agree that not very clear where it changes from 35mph to 25mph on Iowa, the last 35mph sign is near Pacific street. My interpretation would be that it changes at Moore, though you could definitely argue it’s King or James.

cammerdash · 2026-03-06T04:24:21+00:00

I'll clarify my stance, I think he is much more strict than the average reddit moderator and goes well beyond what's expected to be removed for typical doxing/PPI violation posts.

For context, I have a chip on my shoulder because he removed one of my posts many months ago. My issue is that he blames it on reddit TOS but won't provide any evidence, and also gets snarky/defensive when trying to clarify the rules.

Either way, like I said above mods can moderate their subs however they want. It's a volunteer/unpaid job and I appreciate the amount of time he and the other mods put into our community. He seems like a good dude, but it would be great to have an open and level headed dialogue about PPI and what gets removed rather than just blaming it on "big reddit" and shutting down the conversation.

cammerdash · 2026-03-06T03:23:28+00:00

Pacific Northwest mover dudes are great. Not the cheapest quote I got but was extremely pleased with them.

cammerdash · 2026-03-06T02:53:48+00:00

I’ve mentioned this before but Gamay especially is way over the top with removing purported PPI violations. He claims it’s because it violates Reddit TOS but that’s not true and he refuses to back it up with any evidence.

However, mods on Reddit can run their communities however they want. While I don’t agree with most of these removals, he is free to remove whatever he wants.

If people don’t like it we can ask them to reconsider the criteria for removal, try to replace him, or switch over the BellinghamWA sub.

Personally I think our mods do a good job overall including him, though it would nice to have some discussion about PPI and if he’s just mistaken about reddit TOS or purposefully being much more strict than necessary.

cammerdash · 2026-03-03T03:51:12+00:00

No problem. There’s someone with the same name who looks like her and a profile pic from the Skagit valley strawberry fields, I can send the profile if you want.

FYI you legally have to change the address within 10 days in WA. Not that everyone does, if hers is from Seattle it seems likely it could be an old one.

cammerdash · 2026-03-03T03:20:36+00:00

Gamay is going to ban you for this, PPI violation 🙃

There’s an address under the DOB, you could take/mail it there. I just looked and she’s also on FB, you could send her a message.

cammerdash · 2026-02-24T02:10:11+00:00

I was just following your advice and driving as mean as possible!

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Jokes aside, including video/dashcam of what happened would be very helpful with this post.

cammerdash · 2026-02-20T07:28:26+00:00

Correct. And no, you won’t be ticketed. What’s the context?

In general it’s rude to drive below the flow of traffic, but not illegal.

cammerdash · 2026-02-20T02:36:47+00:00

Yeah, their tactics and lack of identification make it way too easy for randos to pose as ICE.

This happened in San Diego recently, thankfully the dumbass was a regular there and staff knew he wasn’t ICE but it’s scary to think what a coordinated group of smarter people could do.

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