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It overtakes a few cars on the inside in that video. Is that allowed?

by century19 7y ago

toomuchtodo 7y ago
In the US, yes. EDIT: Not all of the US, see below.
- dboreham 7y ago
  I think it depends on the state. In California, yes.
  - toomuchtodo 7y ago
    https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/40365/in-what-states-is-the-left-lane-only-for-passing https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/40365/in-what-sta... http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/right.html http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/right.html States where it is illegal to pass on the right: Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey (My note: In 20 years of driving in Illinois, I have never been cited for passing on the right)
fourmajor 7y ago
The car was going 75 MPH as far as I could tell. A bit fast. But generally it seems to be keeping in line with DMV guidelines. https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/hdbk/traffic_lanes https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/hdbk/traffic_l...
- ModernMech 7y ago
  DMV guidelines are that it's okay to pass on the right doing 75 in a 65?
- century19 7y ago
  That link seems to say that you must pass on the left unless "An open highway is clearly marked for two or more lanes of travel in your direction." and another reason. I guess the multi-lane open highway is the reason it's ok? Does that make those multi-lane open highways a free for all? No concept of a fast lane, overtake wherever you choose?
cmurf 7y ago
Depends on the state. In Colorado passing on the right is legal (though I personally find it barbaric). However, Colorado has a "left lane law" that applies on two+ lane highways with speed limits above 65mph. It is illegal to impede traffic in the passing lane, even if you're going the speed limit. https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-42-vehicles-and-traffic/co-rev-st-sect-42-4-1013.html https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-42-vehicles-and-traffic/c... A different law requires drivers in the passing lane driving below normal and reasonable speed, to change lanes (move to the right or pull off the road). If you're driving at the speed limit, it's by definition not less than normal or reasonable. And prior to the "left lane law" state patrol couldn't do anything about impeded left lane traffic so long as the impeding vehicle was moving at the speed limit, but since the 2004 "left lane law" you can be ticketed for impeding traffic in the passing lane even if you're driving at the speed limit (and you were always subject to ticketing if you were driving below the speed limit in the passing lane).

It overtakes a few cars on the inside in that video. Is that allowed?

toomuchtodo 7y ago

In the US, yes. EDIT: Not all of the US, see below.

dboreham 7y ago
I think it depends on the state. In California, yes.
- toomuchtodo 7y ago
  https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/40365/in-what-states-is-the-left-lane-only-for-passing https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/40365/in-what-sta... http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/right.html http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/right.html States where it is illegal to pass on the right: Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey (My note: In 20 years of driving in Illinois, I have never been cited for passing on the right)

fourmajor 7y ago

The car was going 75 MPH as far as I could tell. A bit fast. But generally it seems to be keeping in line with DMV guidelines. https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/hdbk/traffic_lanes https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/hdbk/traffic_l...

ModernMech 7y ago
DMV guidelines are that it's okay to pass on the right doing 75 in a 65?
century19 7y ago
That link seems to say that you must pass on the left unless "An open highway is clearly marked for two or more lanes of travel in your direction." and another reason. I guess the multi-lane open highway is the reason it's ok? Does that make those multi-lane open highways a free for all? No concept of a fast lane, overtake wherever you choose?

cmurf 7y ago

Depends on the state. In Colorado passing on the right is legal (though I personally find it barbaric). However, Colorado has a "left lane law" that applies on two+ lane highways with speed limits above 65mph. It is illegal to impede traffic in the passing lane, even if you're going the speed limit. https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-42-vehicles-and-traffic/co-rev-st-sect-42-4-1013.html https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-42-vehicles-and-traffic/c... A different law requires drivers in the passing lane driving below normal and reasonable speed, to change lanes (move to the right or pull off the road). If you're driving at the speed limit, it's by definition not less than normal or reasonable. And prior to the "left lane law" state patrol couldn't do anything about impeded left lane traffic so long as the impeding vehicle was moving at the speed limit, but since the 2004 "left lane law" you can be ticketed for impeding traffic in the passing lane even if you're driving at the speed limit (and you were always subject to ticketing if you were driving below the speed limit in the passing lane).