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> This is why getting slow drivers to stick to the right lane is so important to roadway safety Can you be prosecuted for driving at the speed limit in the fas

> This is why getting slow drivers to stick to the right lane is so important to roadway safety Can you be prosecuted for driving at the speed limit in the fast lane? It seems like nobody would be legally allowed to use that lane if that were the case.

vizeroth 10y ago
This depends somewhat on the number of lanes and the situation. In California it is possible that you could be ticketed for impeding the flow of traffic, although most officers are unlikely to pull you over for this as long as you get out of the lane when they come up behind you (unless you were causing a serious problem). One of the reasons they would prefer to flush you out of the lane rather than pull you over and give you a ticket is that the very action of pulling you over (possibly across all lanes of traffic) and sitting on the side of the road while ticketing you causes other drivers to slow down (sometimes erratically) and increases the likelihood of a collision. The CalTrans manual for setting speed limits includes some references for many of the issues this article is discussing: http://www.dot.ca.gov/trafficops/camutcd/docs/california-manual-for-setting-speed-limits.pdf http://www.dot.ca.gov/trafficops/camutcd/docs/california-man...
username3 10y ago
Driving the speed limit in the left lane is legal. John Nestor tested the law in D.C. He was the major force in bringing to light the effects of Thalidomide in the early 1960s. He stood up to drug companies. > A plot was hatched, fueled by indignation: "By God, I've paid taxes for a long time -- and more than a lot of those trucks." First he consulted with the commonwealth attorney's office and other traffic authorities to ensure that his plan was legal, that passing on the right was acceptable on multilane highways and that traveling over 55, even to pass, was against the law. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/11/21/john-nestor-strife-in-the-fast-lane/177dbb31-aeed-499e-8be4-9de519efd37a/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/11/21/...
nthcolumn 10y ago
It isn't the 'fast' lane. It is the overtaking lane. Slow and lazy drivers are an absolute scourge on motorways in the UK. The French seem to get by okay with two lanes, the Brits can't manage with three. People in France move over when they are done overtaking. It works much better that way. Nobody has to speed really.

vizeroth 10y ago

This depends somewhat on the number of lanes and the situation. In California it is possible that you could be ticketed for impeding the flow of traffic, although most officers are unlikely to pull you over for this as long as you get out of the lane when they come up behind you (unless you were causing a serious problem). One of the reasons they would prefer to flush you out of the lane rather than pull you over and give you a ticket is that the very action of pulling you over (possibly across all lanes of traffic) and sitting on the side of the road while ticketing you causes other drivers to slow down (sometimes erratically) and increases the likelihood of a collision. The CalTrans manual for setting speed limits includes some references for many of the issues this article is discussing: http://www.dot.ca.gov/trafficops/camutcd/docs/california-manual-for-setting-speed-limits.pdf http://www.dot.ca.gov/trafficops/camutcd/docs/california-man...

username3 10y ago

Driving the speed limit in the left lane is legal. John Nestor tested the law in D.C. He was the major force in bringing to light the effects of Thalidomide in the early 1960s. He stood up to drug companies. > A plot was hatched, fueled by indignation: "By God, I've paid taxes for a long time -- and more than a lot of those trucks." First he consulted with the commonwealth attorney's office and other traffic authorities to ensure that his plan was legal, that passing on the right was acceptable on multilane highways and that traveling over 55, even to pass, was against the law. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/11/21/john-nestor-strife-in-the-fast-lane/177dbb31-aeed-499e-8be4-9de519efd37a/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/11/21/...

nthcolumn 10y ago

It isn't the 'fast' lane. It is the overtaking lane. Slow and lazy drivers are an absolute scourge on motorways in the UK. The French seem to get by okay with two lanes, the Brits can't manage with three. People in France move over when they are done overtaking. It works much better that way. Nobody has to speed really.