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>it's customary to leave a path in the left 'passing lane' for any traffic that wants/needs to go faster than you It's not just customary in many (most?) state
by FL410 7mo ago
>it's customary to leave a path in the left 'passing lane' for any traffic that wants/needs to go faster than you
It's not just customary in many (most?) states, it's the law. People who sit in the left lane are the problem.
- Dylan16807 7mo agoCan you cite a specific state law that says that? The last couple laws like that I checked only talked about limiting flow below the speed limit.
- vel0city 7mo agoI only know the law in Texas, so I'll cite that. > (b) An operator of a vehicle on a roadway moving more slowly than the normal speed of other vehicles at the time and place under the existing conditions shall drive in the right-hand lane available for vehicles, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, unless the operator is: > (1) passing another vehicle; or > (2) preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/TN/pdf/TN.545.pdf#545 https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/TN/pdf/TN.545.pdf#545 Note this law specifically mentions "normal speed of other vehicles at the time and place" and doesn't directly mention speed limits. So by the text of this law, if you're driving the speed limit and hanging out in the left lane while the normal speed at that time is like 10 over you're technically breaking this law. We have specific signage for highways where this is supposed to be the law. https://www.txdot.gov/manuals/trf/smk/regulatory_signs/left_lane_for_passing_only-i1071683.html https://www.txdot.gov/manuals/trf/smk/regulatory_signs/left_...
- FL410 7mo agohttps://www.mit.edu/~jfc/right.html https://www.mit.edu/~jfc/right.html