I ride on 22 wheels for4-5 days a week,whenI come up on someone going slower than me.....I pass them on the left and ,once past, I'm back in the right lane.
Why is this such a hard thing to do?

 

What really gets to me is the fact that the DOT has to put up signs along the interstate to tell people to "Keep to the Right Unless Passing", or "Slower Traffic Keep Right". To me, that's just common sense but even with the signs, you'll see people hogging the left lane. IDIOTS!!!
And I agree with the folks who say that it's not Joe Citizen's place to enforce the speed limit. Normally, speeders don't bother me....let them get the speeding ticket.

 

If you are impeading the flow of traffic by hanging out in the left lane running only the speed limit,Yes you should and can be fined here in Texas.

 

and while you are at it....learn to use turn signals.

 

Yes, speed is mentioned. It is implied that you are in compliance with the speed limits.

 

Fact:
If you live in a city, then the "accepted speed limit and flow of traffic" is 10-20 mph over the speed limit. If you're using the left lane to "drive the speed limit" you are causing a multitude of problems for all drivers and "LEO's" for that matter.

 

The one that makes me laugh out loud every time I see it is the person truckin along in the left laneand at the last second crosses2 lanes of traffic tomake their exit. Ya gotta think something startled them and woke them up.

JC

 

The rule of the road is "Stay right unless passing"
The problem here in the good old USA is that we don't take drivers training serious enough. "Driving is easy, simple, ect." That's why more people are killed in traffic accidents then any other way in this country. People teach thier children "The right way to drive" when they don't know the rules.

 

Picture this. Pa Turnpike ,3 lanes of traffic,legal speed limit 65mph ,Vehicle in left lane doing 50 mph won't move! Flip's the bird to people trying to go around him. Road Rage.no wonder!

 

I have to disagree your logic and I am not just talking about the whole stay right thing. I think we all agree that staying rightIF you are impeding traffic and not passing the cars on the right or if the right lane is open and unobstucted, no matter what your speed. I will however put in the caviat of freeways and other roadways that are more then 2 lanes on each side (per my earlier post).

The left lane is NOT for speeding. Nor for speeding based on a need you may percieve as an emergancy. Really, I am very sorry if you are going to hear your fathers last words but it does not give you any more rights then me.

If people do not abide by the speed limit and only leave it to the police to make people slow down then we should just do away with speed limits. Speed limits are put in place to regulate speed to what is determined to be safe for the road way you are on. BTW...that is not only determined by the area the road is in but the condition of the road and how the road is built. Most roads in this country were built (banking, lane widths, etc.) for 55 miles an hour as a max speed and can be dangerous at higher speeds. Again, your determination of a safe speed means nothing to me as it does not trump my rights to travel safely on the road.

I actually watched traffic this morning on my way in...one ofthe causes of our slow downs were folks that are impaitent and have to be int he fastest lane...the cut people off moving back and forth ttying to force thier way through 35 mph traffic....AND causing people to have to avoid thier manuvers by slamming on thier brakes. It was a 3 lane per side freewayand no lane was moving but impatience prevails regardless. Again I would like to get to work too. Whyis that your rights are so much more important then mine?

If you have an emergancy call for emergancy help.....never never rely on the roads to be clear, people to get out of your way, or your driving abilities NOT TO PUT YOURSELF, OTHERS, OR THE PERSON YOU ARE TRYING TO SAVE AT RISK.