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In WI, we would need an extra lane to not use the left...It does throw the out-of-staters a bit..
That said, what ever happened to flash to pass? I have not seen it once in 5+ years, covering maybe 10 states & maybe 200K miles. Wouldn't that solve the prob?
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I'm thankful that I can go to work and leave early. I seem to find that the people I'm on the road with before 6am drive sharper and without that left lane chip on their shoulder.
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My criteria for a good drive is me and my rig make it home in one piece. That cr@p in the middle on the way is just the chess match.
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Left Lane
I live in California and I was working in Missouri driving down a split state highway, two lanes on each side. There were no other cars on the road at the time until I saw a police car coming so I moved to the right lane and so did he and pulled me over. He said I can't drive in the left lane even it is is empty , it is only used for passing. He really got Pi$$ed off when I showed him my Iowa drivers license and my truck had California plates. I had to explain that I had a Iowa License because I spent more than one month there but was living in Missouri on and off part time. Finally he asked me where I paid state taxes and I told him California, what a mess.!! I did not get a ticket
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The freeways here in CA used to have "SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT" signs, but they took them all down! Worst thing ever!
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When I was in western New York a few months ago looking at a '71 Trans Am, more people collectively followed the left is for passing only than anywhere else I've been in the last 10 years. It may have helped that the roads weren't super full.
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You need to get out of SoCal and take a trip on I-5 up the Central Valley or the 101 up the coast north of Santa Barbara. You'll see the SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT signs on the two lane (each way) up there.
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I travel all over the mid west (30-40 K a year) 10 MPH over the limit. I run the left lane all the time. However I was taught to look in my side mirrors, windshield and rearview and NEVER stop doing that.
So if some 1 is on my bumper in the left lane I get over and let them have it. However if there are cars in front of me I stay in the left. I am also the guy that will run a car in the ditch for passing sings that say move over because of construction or whatever. OH is the worst! |
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Very difficult to drive in the slow lane on a two lane each direction in California. Even in the middle of the night when no one is around the slow lane itself is the problem. The trucks destroy the pavement so if you drive in the slow lane your suspension takes a pounding along with your chattering teeth and kidneys. The state is so broke they just patch.
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My dad taught me that. I stopped using it when it started getting me 'brake checks'.
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I’ve never heard anyone from around here describe the traffic as “just fine.”
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Haha, I bet. I entered into the acceptance phase so long ago I don't even let it bother me anymore. I always leave so early that I'm never late unless it's the absolute worst traffic. It just is what it is.
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I've driven quite a bit in the UK, amazing the amount of traffic flow they get on a 3 lane motorway. If you hang out in the left lane they will almost touch your bumper coming up behind you. Look down from the crest of a hill and you can see the traffic flow, slow, fast, faster as it goes from right lane to left.
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In the UK since they drive on opposite side of road, is the 'Right' lane the fast lane?
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If I get a ticket for that I'm fine with it. That's cheaper than suspension and tires. They want me to follow a law like that they need to provide a better surface to ride on. Quite a few areas like that where the state could stand to spend some money on road repairs. That's what we pay all these daggum road taxes for. |
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Yes actually.
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Yes you are correct.
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I've actually talked to a few police officers and most seem to be fine with the left lane driving on poor roads understanding that as long as you move over for faster traffic and explain to them that road hazards are the reason why, they'll let it slide. Doesn't stop the one or two cops having a bad day that feel like ticketing against logic, but that's life for you. |
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I also find myself in the left lane, or what ever other lane available, when I have someone in front of me that can't keep their car in the groove. Ever have one of those? Here in Arizona the terrain is so sandy and rocky that it's pretty much a daily occurrence to get pelted with rocks and debri from the roadways, especially if someone in front of you tends to be a curb rider where most of that stuff collects. I've replaced 3 windshields in the last 4-5 years and frankly a little tired of doing that, lol. So I tend to move to another lane to avoid those people, and if that means the left lane, then the left lane it is. Not to mention that a couple of our rural highways have left lane turns and exits, so there are a lot of logical reasons why someone might be in the left lane, it's not always someone having a "chip" on their shoulders as some would suggest. And as long as they're doing the speed limit in the left lane, I have no issue with it. |
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