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To: Smogger

This has been hashed and rehashed. Court after court has affirmed that anyone going the maximum allowable speed by law has the right to the left lane as legally it cannot be slower traffic. So when you see the sign that says slower traffic, be aware that is a conditional statement based on the speed limit, not s relative comparison between a speeder and a non-speeder.


18 posted on 12/10/2008 9:01:01 AM PST by Melas
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To: Melas
Court after court has affirmed that anyone going the maximum allowable speed by law has the right to the left lane as legally it cannot be slower traffic.

Show us one. The left lane is the PASSING lane, and nobody has a "right" to it. I've seen some seriously dumb crap posted on FR, and this just about takes the cake. Muahaha, what an idiotic statement.

65 posted on 12/10/2008 9:13:07 AM PST by Travis T. OJustice (Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.)
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To: Melas
This has been hashed and rehashed. Court after court has affirmed that anyone going the maximum allowable speed by law has the right to the left lane as legally it cannot be slower traffic. So when you see the sign that says slower traffic, be aware that is a conditional statement based on the speed limit, not s relative comparison between a speeder and a non-speeder.

Yep. Odd that this is often too complex for some to understand.

70 posted on 12/10/2008 9:14:15 AM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: Melas

Right.

People have the right to do alot of things. But civilized society functions on unwritten rules and common courtesy.


71 posted on 12/10/2008 9:14:42 AM PST by envisio (If you ain't laughin yet... you ain't seen me naked. =8^O)
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To: Melas

I don’t think anyone is arguing you should move over for somebody speeding.

But, if you are going 55 in the left lane when 10 cars behind you are going 65 in a 70 so they don’t hit you, move over.

You are impeding traffic, and those people need to be ticketed for not using the right lane as slower-moving.


124 posted on 12/10/2008 9:29:41 AM PST by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: Melas

>>Court after court has affirmed that anyone going the maximum allowable speed by law has the right to the left lane as legally it cannot be slower traffic.<<

The reverse is also true. Depends on the state. The law is not about speed. It is about relative speed. If you are in the passing lane and someone is on your tail and wants to pass, and you are not passing another car, you are breaking the law - in some states.


139 posted on 12/10/2008 9:34:36 AM PST by RobRoy (Islam is a greater threat to the world today than Nazism was in the 1930's.)
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To: Melas
"Court after court has affirmed that ..."

Simple courtesy might be called for, even if there is a legal argument you can attempt due to a conflict between the two laws.

Something wrong with simple courtesy or are you more special than everyone else on the road?

Something we should know that gives you a special right to block traffic just so you're not bothered with the hassle of the other vehicles traveling in the right lane?

140 posted on 12/10/2008 9:34:44 AM PST by Lloyd227 (Class of 1998 (let's all help the Team McCain spider monkeys decide how to moderate))
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To: Melas
This has been hashed and rehashed. Court after court has affirmed that anyone going the maximum allowable speed by law has the right to the left lane as legally it cannot be slower traffic. So when you see the sign that says slower traffic, be aware that is a conditional statement based on the speed limit, not s relative comparison between a speeder and a non-speeder.

CO law says the driver in the left has to move right, except to pass. Speed of either the 'lane hogger' or the driver who wants to pass doesn't enter into the decision.

177 posted on 12/10/2008 9:58:58 AM PST by Balding_Eagle (Overproduction;, one of the five top worries of the American farmer.)
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