Posted on 12/10/2008 8:53:48 AM PST by Smogger
In these days of longer commutes and simmering tempers, nothing seems to set off already-testy motorists like the left-lane camper -- the guy or gal who drives in the passing lane and bars faster drivers from easily passing. Web sites have cropped up to educate other drivers, or to vent. There's a (somewhat painful) YouTube song called "Keep Right."
Even bigwigs get frustrated. Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell, weary of having his limo slowed down by such left-lane pokies, ordered an aide to have the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission install signs a few years ago reading "Keep Right, Pass Left. It's the Law."
And now some states are cracking down on left-lane campers, both to keep traffic moving and to tamp down the road rage that goes from zero-to-60 faster than ever before.
That's not just a pretext. Last year, a driver was arrested on Interstate 79 outside Pittsburgh after allegedly brandishing a semiautomatic pistol at a driver who was on his tail.
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Bout freakin’ time!! When I was assigned to the European Command and was driving the Autobahn in Germany the German Polizei would pull you over in a heartbeat if you were slowing down traffic in the left lane.
Can’t tell you how many times I have wanted to slap the sheiza out of lane nannies here in Maryland.
old Indian women in Saris are the worst
old Indian women in Saris are the worst
:-)
I live in Connecticut where the state troopers set the example by driving a MINIMUM of 80 on the freeway every time I've ever seen them.
Don't be concerned about the fines I pay, that's my business and the speed I choose to drive is none of yours so long as I'm not impacting you in anyway.
Attitudes like yours are how nanny states are kept in business.
roflmao.....another new england snob...talk about a nanny state....
Just keep your @ss out of the left lane and we’ll get along fine :-)
did you ever stop to thank that the troopers drive faster than the flow of traffic so then can monitor the traffic looking for speeders such as yourself...they aren’t there to set the pace for ya....
Most states have some law requiring vehicles to keep right unless passing. They vary from state to state.
The Uniform Vehicle Code states: " Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic ... "
Note that it says "less than the normal speed of traffic." It says nothing about whether the normal speed of traffic is slower or faster than the posted speed limit.
All of the states in the US are members of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances who publish the Uniform Vehicle Code, though not all of the states have implemented the Code completely.
For instance, Florida 316.081(2) states:
Upon all roadways, any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
So, if you're tooling along in the left lane of the highway with your cruise control on and another vehicle comes up behind you, you have to get over into the right hand lane.
Failure to do so is a violation of Florida law.
ya and i will have you and the family over for dinner next week...what day works for you... :)
If you are in the left lane and not passing, you are breaking the law.
Ah yes one more. The persons who insist on pulling out from a side road when you are very close and then poke along in front of you. They were in an all fired hurry to pull out in front of you but then make you stand the car on end because Pokey won't then speed up he's out there.
Ah yes one more. The persons who insist on pulling out from a side road when you are very close and then poke along in front of you. They were in an all fired hurry to pull out in front of you but then make you stand the car on end because Pokey won't then speed up he's out there.
and exceeding the posted speed limit is too in florida....so what is your point.,..it is ok for you to exceed the speed limit and break the law but it isn’t ok for me to due the spped limit or a little over and break the law...??....door has to swing both ways there buddy....
oh geez another one....lol.....
GREAT POST!!!!
Think, for a second, about the stupidity of this post. If they are travelling faster than the flow of traffic, how would they ever find someone who is also going faster than the flow of traffic?
Most of us understand the law and common courtesy, and aren’t d!ckheads who ride the left lane, being a-holes.
Pass in the psssing lane, then move right into the travel lane. It’s easy, it’s the law, and it’s the courteous thing to do.
That was pretty cool. thanks for the post.
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