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Left Lane Dwellers
The SC legislature is finally wanting to pass a law to make it illegal to live in the left lane for miles! They're haggling over a $100 fine vs a steeper fine and 2 points, but either way is fine with me !
I remember waaaaaay back when I got my drivers permit, that was right on top of the list of no-no's, along with passing on the right...rules of the road which are not taught anymore, and even truckers are guilty of it.
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One of my sons, who is now about 21, said they don’t even teach this anymore!
The first time we were taking a trip together and he was driving, it drove me nuts. I told him to get in the right lane on the highway, the people behind you are going to get pissed. He had no idea what I was talking about.
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Florida passed this last year and, as of January this year, it's now a $166 fine.
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My kids went for their tests at the DMV, and they were more about seeing them do a three point turn on the road ! Worried about them being able to make u turns, but forget all the important stuff! I did teach them "the old ways" and they haven't forgotten what I taught them.
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MN passed this law too although I've never seen it enforced. With the amount of traffic now days it's pretty hard to spend any length of time in either lane. What are you supposed to do when there's 3 or 4 lanes.
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Sad day when you have to legislate common sense. This would never fly here in CA with freeways that are way more than just 2 lanes, but here people nearly all the time move over for you or are going plenty fast enough. We do have a law keeping big rigs in the right 2 lanes thankfully.
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I've noticed on a three lane HI way truckers will stay in the center lane. I guess it gives more options if there is a problem.
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Exactly why in CA they are kept in the right 2. Going through cities, most keep out of the far right lane for the traffic merging on.
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Tom, That's where I'll stay a lot of the time on a 3 lane road...traffic merging on gets the right lane, passers get the left. Kind of the "neutral lane".
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A new law isn't going to prevent people from cruising in the left @ 65mph
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Unless youre getting road head, you have no excuse to hold up traffic in the left lane.
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The worst are the people who drive the speed limit, then punch it when you try to pass. I’ve gotten into the habit of putting my foot on the floor when passing as a result. No matter how powerful his car is, there’s no way he’ll be able to catch you if you’re doing 90 (and gaining) by the time he realizes it. Worst offenders I’ve experienced on that last one were in Richmond, VA. EVERY SINGLE CAR did that. Worse yet, my rental Cadillac didn’t have much power, and I was getting dusted by 2- y/o minivans.
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i do not like right lane passers
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right lane is roughest pavement-broken up by trucks
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left lane is for passing, others are for cruising. Having said that, with the amount of traffic on the road today all of the lanes are usually bogged down. I live on the I95 corridor between Washington and Philly.
I did see a bumper sticker on a truck that said 'If I am passing you in the left lane you're an idiot!' I thought that was pretty good. |
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PA enacted the same type of law in around 2007 that you can't stay in the left lane for more than 1.5 miles, it isn't enforced since inception,. Don't get your hopes up that any other states will enforce it either.
Every state has turn signal laws on the books and no one uses their turn signals, nor is it enforced. Having a class a CDL and having driven semi for a living it's a real major sore spot when people change lanes or slow down to turn in front of me without using signals. The post about big trucks staying in the middle lane if there are at least 3 lanes is a safety item taught when you train for your CDL. It eliminates having to deal with on and off ramp traffic on the right lane for one, and also gives you a right, and a left lane to go to in an emergency situation rather than trying to use the berm, which isn't always wide enough for a big truck with guard rails on the edge of the road. |
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I live just North of LA and drive the 5, 210, 57, and 10 multiple times a week. In general, I find traffic to be just fine. Sure there are idiots, but they are the minority nowadays. 25+ years ago the idiots were the majority though.
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Correct. Many states have that law. CA, no such law.
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