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[–] [email protected] 117 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (13 children)

This is probably the thing people understand the least about the left lane, and I bet this guy is one of em.

It doesn't matter what speed you are passing, as long as you are passing (and of course if you are barely passing youre a dick).

But not because im passing 10km/h faster and you want to pass 30km/h faster, that I need to move out of the way. Flashing your lights and putting your blinker only makes me want to pass slower. The left lane is not reserved for the fastest driver on the road.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Yes, passing lane – not fast lane.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I agree as long as the slower driver was already in the process of passing. Cutting off the approaching faster driver is unsafe.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

Yeah this makes sense. My comment only refers to already in the lane and passing, and some donkey wants to pass faster and won't wait 4 seconds until you're done passing (at a good speed)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (3 children)

If someone starts aggressively flashing their lights behind me I like to assume they are trying to alert me that I'm driving too fast and should slow down immediately lol

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (23 children)

I assume they're having an emergency. Or they're a raging asshole. In either case it's not a great idea to play games with them. If you ever fuck around and find out I hope you'll come tell us about it so I can gloat.

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[–] [email protected] 79 points 10 months ago (8 children)

I try to drive so I am as far away from other vehicles as possible. I also try to avoid ever inconveniencing other people. It doesn't matter if I'm going 140, if you come up behind me, I'm moving over to let you by - as quickly as I can while still being safe. I expect the same from others. Changing lanes isn't hard, I often move over to let someone by and then go back to continue passing.

Also, please stop passing on the right. You're just making everything worse.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

140

You mean km/hr, right?

...

Km/hr, right?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago

Meters per second

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

I have no choice but to pass on the right because jackasses ride the left lane and drive under the speed limit. The police around here don’t enforce it. Drives me nuts.

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I drive like a German: I only go on the left lane of a highway if I am passing someone.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Remember not to indicate if you're over the age of 65, on a tractor, or driving a beamer

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (20 children)

Left lane is for overtaking. End of story

If you finished overtaking you go back to middle or right depending on the circumstances.

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[–] ILikeBoobies 47 points 10 months ago (18 children)

Left is for passing, if you’re just driving then you’re in the right lane until you come up on someone to pass

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 10 months ago (6 children)

If you’re in the left lane, and there’s someone behind you but no one in front of you, move over and let them pass. Simple.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago (22 children)

Or better yet, if there's room to your right and the lane to your right isn't the right-most lane, move right. It doesn't matter if someone is behind you or if you're one lane from the left, move right if you're not passing someone.

Far too many people camp in the left most lane when there's plenty of room to the right. This forces traffic that you're probably not actually noticing to pass on the right, which is unsafe and, in some areas, illegal.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (4 children)

In some countries it's illegal to drive on the left lane, when there is place on the right one

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I once went to a conference as a vendor and they hired a temp to go with us to do a lot of the grunt work and had him drive the van there and back. He would drive under the speed limit in the left lane. When I couldn't take it anymore and finally said something, he said, "I like driving in the left lane!"

They had to practically hold me back from strangling him.

I'm much calmer these days.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I've heard that a society governed purely by logic would be one that never takes emotion into account, one that only sees the cold logic.

That sounds bad. That being said:

We live in a society where people actively enjoy becoming road hazards, subsequently becoming dangerous to others whilst staying relatively safe themselves.

Idk, maybe we meet somewhere in the middle? Cuz I feel like those feelings should not be respected.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago (12 children)

“Failure to yield” is a law in some places. You don’t get to lane camp.

Also, most states have “Keep right except to pass” laws. So if you’re not actively passing, you need to move over.

So yeah, they are breaking laws.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago

From right to left, the lanes are for drivers who follow the laws as written, the laws as enforced, and the laws of physics.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This sounds like where I live. Everyone is either going 20 over the limit or 10 under it the whole way and both are constantly trying to change lanes for no legitimate reason lol

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

Just remember fool, ONLY ONE LAW AT A TIME.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (5 children)

IT'S CALLED THE FUCKING PASSING LANE FOR CHRISTS SAKE! FUCK!

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

While I understand you deserve to pass in the passing lane, I do to. The cars to my right are going 55, I'm going 60. I would love to get over but I'm passing the people going 55. If I were to get over, I would be doing 50.

As soon as it is safe, I will allow you to pass. Sorry about the delay.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

If you aren't going 90mph on your way into Detroit you're causing a traffic jam. Full stop.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

People driving slowly in the passing lane (left most lane) just make everyone else less safe: https://www.vox.com/2014/6/16/5804590/slow-left-lane-driving-rules-us-traffic-illegal

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (8 children)

If you truly wanted to break the law for real, you'd be alone in the carpool lane going 115mph.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Can’t, it’s full of Teslas going exactly 65…

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