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I think the "Slower Traffic Keep Right" signs may encourage noncompliance because nobody wants to think of themselves as "Slower." Perhaps a better sign would b

I think the "Slower Traffic Keep Right" signs may encourage noncompliance because nobody wants to think of themselves as "Slower." Perhaps a better sign would be "If a car passes you on the right, YOU get the ticket."

rxhernandez 8y ago
Many people also dont want to be considered unnecessarily fast or aggressive. Marines notwithstanding, people tend to be okay with being slower in the high desert area of Southern California.
jplayer01 8y ago
Germany's rule is to stay as far right as possible as long as you don't need to overtake any cars or there aren't any cars ahead of you that are slower than you. It has nothing to do with how slow you are, but everything to do with traffic around you.
graywh 8y ago
some drivers think it's their right to drive the speed limit in the far inside lane and want others to obey the law
- dreamcompiler 8y ago
  Sometimes I ride with those people and ask them "Are you a cop?" They are always shocked to discover that without a badge they have no legal right to enforce speed limits.
frosted-flakes 8y ago
That's why the signs should use the alternate phrasing "Keep right except to pass". Usually, I only see these on two lane highways. Alternatively, "keep left lane open for passing", which I have seen on overhead electronic signs on 400-series freeways in Ontario.
imtringued 8y ago
That doesn't make any logical sense. If you're driving the speed limit and some idiot is 20mph above it he can switch to the right lane far faster than you can and often basically cuts you off from behind. If you decide to switch to the right too then the situation is reserved and you're cutting them off which massively increases the risk of a collision. Your solution will just result in more people driving above the speed limit or more aggressive driving to protect the right lane. Ticketing people because others broke the law is completely insane.
- dreamcompiler 8y ago
  If you had not been hogging the left lane you would not have been in that situation to begin with. Hence you deserve a ticket.

rxhernandez 8y ago

Many people also dont want to be considered unnecessarily fast or aggressive. Marines notwithstanding, people tend to be okay with being slower in the high desert area of Southern California.

jplayer01 8y ago

Germany's rule is to stay as far right as possible as long as you don't need to overtake any cars or there aren't any cars ahead of you that are slower than you. It has nothing to do with how slow you are, but everything to do with traffic around you.

graywh 8y ago

some drivers think it's their right to drive the speed limit in the far inside lane and want others to obey the law

dreamcompiler 8y ago
Sometimes I ride with those people and ask them "Are you a cop?" They are always shocked to discover that without a badge they have no legal right to enforce speed limits.

frosted-flakes 8y ago

That's why the signs should use the alternate phrasing "Keep right except to pass". Usually, I only see these on two lane highways. Alternatively, "keep left lane open for passing", which I have seen on overhead electronic signs on 400-series freeways in Ontario.

imtringued 8y ago

That doesn't make any logical sense. If you're driving the speed limit and some idiot is 20mph above it he can switch to the right lane far faster than you can and often basically cuts you off from behind. If you decide to switch to the right too then the situation is reserved and you're cutting them off which massively increases the risk of a collision. Your solution will just result in more people driving above the speed limit or more aggressive driving to protect the right lane. Ticketing people because others broke the law is completely insane.

dreamcompiler 8y ago
If you had not been hogging the left lane you would not have been in that situation to begin with. Hence you deserve a ticket.