Don’t forget that the Interstate Highways were built for Interstate TRUCK traffic and were supposedly designed to handle heavy loads, and a way to move military vehicles.
Wasn’t all that long ago that slower traffic kept right, left lanes for faster traffic and far left for passing - when feasible.
Then the Interstates turned into commuter routes and traffic continually jammed on ‘super highways’.
Then someone came along and figured it would be a good idea to restrict trucks to the two right lanes.
Now, the people that poked along at 5 to 10 MPH below the speed limit were having ALL the trucks ‘running up’ on them as the truckers figured the two right lanes were theirs.
So now, the slowpokes get over the left to keep the trucks away from them, thereby forcing those doing the speed limit to navigate around them.
I AM FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND HERE TO HELP.....yea right
You are the only one to see the truth of the matter.
When Eisenhower proposed the Interstate Road System it was for the purposes of COMMERCE AND DEFENSE. Not so someone could get to work quicker or have a nicer vacation.
IIRC the federal gov can declare a state of emergency and close all interstate highways to all but commerce and defense traffic.