(A stock car horn is the front bumper).
It seems that that was a NYS law when I learned to drive in the ‘60s, and the cops were real persnickety about it.
The left lane can be filled with water coming in from the shoulder. Those in that lane can find their car hydroplaning over the water. I would see it a safety issue moving out of that lane while trying to navigate pools of water. Slowing down that lane prevents others from flying through and going out of control in a sudden hydroplane. Having to slow down and waiting for the lane to the right to open up is hard to do safely. So, as a safety measure, slow down, stay in the right lane while you safely navigate the pools of water, slow other down behind you, keep an eye open for an opportunity to get into the right lane safely.
Got it?
The sign of a state without really crowded highways.
I commuted to work in WV over the mountains. I thought it was smart that the school busses would pull off into a cutout if they had a line of cars behind them. You’re not going to find this level of courtesy today. People driving today are stupid, in N.C. half of them are feeble or heavily medicated. If want safer drivers, replace the airbag with a spear.
there were signs nation wide “Slower Traffic Keep Right” for years!! Then some moron decided to get rid of them.
For those morons who dont agree it is a simple rule... Go with the flow, or move over and deal with the flow! You dont decide the flow!!
I drive fast. Those slow drivers are more hazardous than fast drivers. We pay far more attention to our surroundings while generally being safer in the road. We use our signals, don’t cause a hazard by driving too slow and otherwise follow traffic laws.
Stay off the freeway if you’re a dolt that can’t keep up. Stay off the freeway if you’ve got white hair and travel 45 in the fast lane. Stay off the freeway if you’re black. Blacks are the absolute worst freaking drivers. Either too fast or too slow, way too slow. Can’t or won’t use signals and they’re the ones out fishing for people to hit them. You know the lawyer lottery payday system that keeps the food on their table.
Great. But just another traffic law that won’t be enforced. How about enforcing not driving on the shoulder, using on/off ramps as passing lanes, and blinding headlights all over the place. Why don’t we do that eh?
IIRC correctly back when I was young (T-rex still walked the erf) Texas speed limit signs were posted with either a daytime limit and a nighttime limit or a maximum and a minimum.
I typically drive the limit and occasionally 2-3 over. Obviously a lot of that is in the left lane. My pet peeve is as I come up on a slower vehicle I will flash my lights. Some will move over, many will not as if they don’t see me or do not know what the flashes mean. In many parts of the world ignoring the flashing lights will get your a$$ run over. I guess we don’t teach that courtesy in drivers ed anymore.
Oh yeah ... of the few who do move over about a third flash me the finger as I cruise by. Of course that means they know they were in the wrong and are pi$$ed at being called out on it. Tough shiite dork.
We currently have such a law in Virginia, but it is not enforced, mostly unknown, and ignored.
For years I’ve tried to understand why a majority of drivers stay in the left lane going below the speed limit, and would love some insight into motives. I can think of a few:
* Insecurity - they are not comfortable judging distance to edge on right, only on left. This includes a majority of (spatially-challenged) women and older folk.
* Domineering & controlling types - “I’m the one determining the traffic flow - not you. You must stay behind me - regardless.”
* Oblivious - drivers in “la la land” when they drive, totally unaware of all cars not directly in front of them.
Love to hear thoughts on what other motives - especially those who insist on driving in the left.....
Lead, follow or get out of the way!
Left lane slow drivers yield to riding their ass and flashing your lights
That’ the law in Tennessee and has been ever since I can remember. We are a state of left lane drivers. You can’t get them to move over without the use of a D9 Cat. You can flash lights, beep horn, ride their bumper and they will not move over. Drives me crazy, but then again, it’s a short trip.
I’m confused. Is the speed limit the maximum speed permitted by law, or the minimum speed permitted by law? What is the answer, in theory and practice? Besides, who cares about laws anyway?
Make lawbreaking easy for those who habitually break the speed limit LAWS.
Will Sanctuary LANES become the rage?
How long will it be before we have different minimum speeds for each lane of a multi-lane road?
The left lane for passing only always has a hidden subscript, “Except for you Karen/Karl, you’re special”
Ohioans hardest hit.
This works well in Georgia