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Even in the slowest lane (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

40 states have “Keep Right” laws. Many of them have “must yield” laws that require slower traffic to move to the right lane if faster traffic approaches from behind.

It's a damned shame that they don't enforce those laws. The highways would be a lot more pleasant if they did. We have habitual very slow drivers in the Seattle area who love to match pace with another slow driver in the right lane, and block the flow of traffic for miles on end, creating traffic jams and general congestion. From a lot of the comments I've seen on Reddit and Lemmy, they're fully aware that they're inconveniencing everyone, and get some sort of enjoyment and feeling of power from it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Stay away from /cars and /roadcam. You’re right, there’s definitely a breed of infallible road warriors that rationalize lots of reasons for ignoring the Keep Right rules.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Exactly. Unless you're an on-duty officer of the law, it's not your job to enforce the speed limit. And if you are, please pull people over who violate the "keep right except to pass" rule.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I frequently drive between Philadelphia and the DC area on I-95, and it's like Bizarro Earth as far as lanes go: the slowest cars are always in the left-most lanes with people passing on the right at 25 mph or more over the limit. My favorite is people who get on the express lanes (which you pay extra to use) and then go 10 mph under the limit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

...the frequency at which i blow past traffic backed up three lanes to my left while cruising miles upon miles along an empty right lane is a testament to the idiocy of american lane discipline...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Dude, I thought I was the only one who noticed this, coming from LA!! What the fuck guys, move over!!!

Funny thing is they keep trying to stop me splitting lanes, or honking, when I'm literally 5mph faster than them in almost stopped traffic. Cry about it, I'll see you at home! Lol