Do The RIGHT Thing! June is Lane Courtesy Month

National Motorists Association ^ | June 2005 | NMA

[MikefromOhio]

Unfortunately, with people on the roads like this:



Survival is the only option....

[qam1]

Granted it's an unusal topic for an Gen-X Ping but it did contain this line

"This counter productive process was reinforced over a period of 21 years (Since 1973), influencing a whole generation of new drivers".

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[doodad]

Here in Georgia they just passed a law that states that if more than four cars are behind you and you don't move right you can be ticketed. YEAH!

[mwyounce]

Unfortunately, it probably won't apply to the Georgia State Patrol car sitting in the left hand land doing just under the speed limit with everyone afraid to pass on the right. ;-)

[mwyounce]

Where's the picture of the car behind that Yukon, showing the driver with a camera to his eye???? ;-)

That pic reminds me of one of Rush's most hilarious routines (that you can't read but have to hear to appreciate) when he would start complaining about women who fard in their cars.... Would it light up the switchboards!

Caller: "How do you know they do?"
Rush: "You can see it!"
Caller: "You can see it?!?!"

[MikefromOhio]

don't know. That is one that could be unprovable. He could have a passenger taking the picture or have a 3rd arm or something :)

maybe a dashboard camera??

[buckeyesrule]

I'm sure the adorable cell-phone yapping SUV soccer moms will take note of this.

[rockrr]

True story: I'm driving home after a 14 hour day (upgrades to servers). On a stretch of interstate between towns, the traffic bunches up ahead of me and slows to 50mph. I pull out and pass six cars (including the State Patrol riding the line in the "fast" lane.

A half mile later he pulls me over.

"You know why I pulled you over?" He asks.

"I haven't a clue".

"You were driving in the HOV (carpool) lane".

"There was some idiot holding up traffic, so I went around".

"That "idiot" was me!"

"Then you should know better and move to the right".

The ticket was $89.........

[Jeff Gordon]

Here in Georgia they just passed a law ....

We have had a similar law here in California for over 30 years. It is not enforced. The California Highway Patrol does not even acknowledge that the law exists.

[qam1]

Women Driver Photos

[MikefromOhio]

hehe yeah, that is a good one.

I used to work with a guy, yes he was a blonde, that did the same thing one sunny Saturday morning on the way to work.

[Arthalion]

Almost all states have a provision in their traffic law that requires slower traffic

Unless posted, California isn't one of those states. The realities of urban gridlock long ago caused "passing lane" laws to be abolished, and as a result all lanes are considered "driving lanes". Unless a stretch of highway is specifically posted with a "Slower Traffic Keep Right" sign, we're legally allowed to cruise at 65MPH in the left lane all day long (though you CAN be ticketed for obstruction if you're causing a problem). Another benefit of this: On multi-lane highways, passing on the right is perfectly legal.

I've seen more than one out-of-state tourist get furious when they see this, but it IS legal.

[Tijeras_Slim]

See you on the road, skag!

[SedVictaCatoni]

We hope the NMA's "Do the RIGHT Thing!" campaign and declaring June as "Lane Courtesy Month" will reawaken interest and support for this incredibly important and positive traffic safety concept.

Oddly enough, "obeying the speed limit law" doesn't seem to qualify as an "incredibly important and positive traffic safety concept".

[Arthalion]

It is not enforced. The California Highway Patrol does not even acknowledge that the law exists.

They do, but since seat belt violations and speeding tickets are a greater revenue source, they typically focus on those first. Still, I was once in a car (not the driver) that was pulled over for obstructing traffic.

I was told by a friend (county sheriff deputy) that it also has a lot to do with enforceability. He said that if a driver is doing 65MPH in the left lane of a 65MPH marked freeway and has a line of cars behind him, he CAN write a ticket...but 9 out of 10 times the judge will toss it because they consider obeying the speed limit to be more important.

[TexasCajun]

Everything will be just fine as long as everyone else stays out of my left lane.

No rubbing and no push-drafting! ...that's for the "Monster Mile" today.

[E Rocc]

People who poke along in the left lane (particularly large trucks) tend to cause high density traffic behind them, which is by-definition more dangerous than low density traffic.

One benefit of a convertible is once I get ahead of them I can point them where they are supposed to be, not just "point to the sky". >:)

-Eric

[AzaleaCity5691]

The Speed Limit means MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ALLOWABLE UNDER LAW ON THAT ROAD

If the speed limit is 70, people in the left lane should be doing 70, people in the right lane 55

Not, people in the right do 70, people in the left do 85

You know, there are some people who have to drive slow in the left land because well, they have to make left hand turns at intersections, of course no one cares about them, they'd rather them miss their turn just so they can be Dale Earnhardt on the city streets

[Calvin Locke]

Yeah, that'll work. Ever drive in a state with "lots" of left-hand exits, like CT?