The correct way to refer to the left lane is “the passing lane”
Get in it. Pass someone. Get the fuck back out. If you aren’t passing, you have no business in the passing lane, simple.
Passing lanes are only a thing when there is nearly no traffic.
As soon as you have enough cars it’s now a full lane. Try driving near any major city that gets stop and go.
Im in Texas, what about the other 5 lanes in between?
Yep. Stay in those.
Orders unclear, caused a 40 car pile up because i dared to use my blinkers.
This used to annoy me, but after realizing how many road deaths there are every year, I now see speed reduction as almost always a good thing. Driving is one of the most dangerous things people do.
This is more dangerous than doing it the correct way
False, it is actually the case that collisions are LESS deadly at slower speeds. I know it’s difficult to wrap your mind around, but science is sometimes unintuitive!
They’re less deadly, but this maneuver makes them more likely. Overall, it’s more dangerous.
It’s not if people aren’t speeding. You’re just victim blaming. If a car has low visibility and it hits someone, you wouldn’t say, well they should just get out of the way, you’d blame the low visibility. Same situation. If people were not driving recklessly in the left lane, then it wouldn’t be a problem that people are also driving normally in the left lane.
Don’t bother replying to this I’m not reading this thread anymore.
but they ARE speeding. That’s why they’re in the fast lane. Parking there with speeders pointed at your ass is a bad idea, regardless of your personal moral stance on driving.
You’ll be right, but you’ll be dead.
If they are speedng then they are breaking the law. Just like someone being in the passing lane while not passing.
Yep. They’ll be in a lot of trouble after they kill you. You’ll be happy that you were right though, yeah? In the afterlife?
Ew you legit had a tanty cos people disagreed with you about your bad opinion on driving
Quite respectful disagreement counts as a “tanty” now?
It’s much easier to imagine your opponent crying, throwing a tantrum, and pissing everywhere in rage than it is to actually come up with a real response to what they’re saying.
‘dont bother replying I’m not reading this anymore’ has serious toddler energy haha
I would have said “bitch fit” so count your blessings I guess?
This is “rape whistles shouldn’t be necessary” logic. People are going to speed. You can’t fiat anyone’s behavior but your own.
Driving is more deadly than not driving. Stupid take
I was trying to explain this to the officer the other day when he caught me playing on my phone and not even bothering to hold the steering wheel
On the freeway, good driving habits, like lane discipline, is more safe than reducing speed from 70mph to 65mph
Speed kills.
Just an example of a car pedestrian accident: at 50km/h the pedestrian dies more often than survives.
At 30km/h, only 3% dies.
I know this isn’t highway speeds, and the example is for the city, but I remember Volvo explaining it’s nearly impossible to die in their cars up to 70km/h (or close, like 68) but over that there is just too much energy at play.
Also how many seconds are you earning when slightly-speeding? Not very much if you don’t drive the highway for hours and hours.
Thank you for reading my ramblings.
Yea, but you can do that in the slow lane. Some of us are risking our lives out here /s
Not very many accidents out in the middle of nowhere highways, although in my experience last holiday season there wasn’t a single jabroni hogging the left lane. Granted, I usually drive everyone back at like 1 am, so mileage may vary.
You’re absolutely right in the middle of the city though, and the number of people who get angry at you for not going 60 on a 40 mph blvd is way higher than it should be. I got honked at and a guy swerved around me just got both of us to get stuck at the same red. Those are the people who will certainly kill pedestrians.
Don’t care m8.
This post was made by a BMW
https://www.ticketclinicgeorgia.com/blog/georgias-slow-poke-law-what-you-need-to-know/
if you’re in the left lane and notice a faster car approaching from behind, you’re legally required to move over to the right lane to let them pass.
Georgia isn’t alone in implementing such regulations. States like Florida, Indiana, New Jersey, and Tennessee have enacted similar “left-lane” laws aimed at preventing drivers from unnecessarily occupying the passing lane.
70 year old: But I am fast.
You got a bumper, show them who’s boss! (It’s you! Ram them!)
This is like asking good questions when everyone doesn’t care about the scenario.
That “Keep Right/Left” unless overtaking rule is stupid. It fails as soon as there is: an off/onramp, a speed limit, more than 2 lanes. It causes cars to break other road rules.
Learn to merge. When the exit ramp comes and the right lane slows, pass in the left lane and move the fuck back. You know what happens when you left lane camp, road rage and everyone speeds up to zoom in the right lane causing a danger to everyone els. Because your ass can’t merge and feel you’re special to be in the left lane does not mean you’re right for thinking you’re doing the speed limit. If someone wants to go fast to pass you doesn’t mean you’re the traffic police to block them and cause the speeder to road rage even more. Left lane camping causes road rage and is unsafe.
It’s curious you’re so concerned about the speed limit but so flippant about breaking another clearly stated law about how you’re supposed to operate your vehicle.
Here’s one general tip - it’s your job to follow the law, not enforce it. The fact someone would have to go faster than the speed limit to pass you is irrelevant - you are supposed to be in the other lane unless you are passing someone or getting off the highway. If there are more lanes, the same rule applies - you should be in the furthest right lane that allows you to maintain your speed.
I’m saying the keep left/right rule on motorways conflicts with other rules. That’s why that rule fails
