Ace-Garageguy Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 With all due respect, the left lane IS for faster traffic. If you wish to observe the speed limit, do it in the right lane, and good luck! Yes, and please don't get in the far left lane and appoint yourself "keeper of the speed limit". You're nothing but a rolling roadblock, a hazard to other drivers, and a royal pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Like button please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Yes, and please don't get in the far left lane and appoint yourself "keeper of the speed limit". You're nothing but a rolling roadblock, a hazard to other drivers, and a royal pain. Ditto. If you want to obey the speed limit (and there's nothing wrong with that), please stay out of the left lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack rat Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 You can only drive as fast as the traffic in front of you in the fast lane or left lane. Most of us know there is always a couple of cars or a semi running one mile an hour faster then the semi he is passing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 That's what I've always said Carl, one can't go any faster than the car in front of them no matter what the speed limit is. Of course I've had a guy pass me by driving on the shoulder of the road. He must have been in a hurry to go to work. LOL! I was never in a hurry to get to work, only to go home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatswhatshesaid Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Easy. The left lane is for people who know where they're going and want to get there on time. The center lane is for people who are running ahead of schedule and want to kill some time. And the right lane is for the clueless. Anyone going under the speed limit needs to be in the right lane. I see it more and more, some clown going 10 under completely oblivious that traffic is stacking up behind them. True story from the other day. 60 mph zone, traffic going 60-65, some guy in a Ford Focus in the center lane doing 42. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I believe you can be ticketed for going too slow. I remember ages ago in Arizona where a minimum speed was also posted with the speed limit signs, mostly on the freeways where the speed limit was 75mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 That's what I've always said Carl, one can't go any faster than the car in front of them no matter what the speed limit is. The guys posting about passing in the left and then immediately pulling back into the right (or center) lane must be from sparsely populated states, or have never driven rush hour on the Pennsylvania Turnpike or NJ's Garden State Parkway. You have to know that the Parkway is six lanes in some places, and that doesn't keep traffic from stopping dead, then creeping along at 5 mph. At that point all the lanes have the same number of cars in them, since they're measured bumper to bumper. In this situation you are best to pick a lane and then just stay with it. You will soon see that each lane will pick up for a short time and then stop again. The cars you passed, will then pass you and back again. When I used to drive a car pool from NY state to NJ on the Parkway, there was a guy we worked with who drove a Miata and was a rather impatient driver. We'd leave work the same time as him and there he'd be zooming around cars, rocking from lane to lane to gain position, if one lane started moving, he'd cut someone off to get there. Then when that lane stopped, he'd zip back to the other lane. Funny thing? We'd stay constant in our lane, and we'd always watch him when he got off his exit. All that dangerous maneuvering and aggravation and he hadn't gained a car length! On a good day, the left lane will be moving above speed limit. My recent observations of driving the PA Turnpike has been that I'm in the fast lane going between 75-80, as said I cannot go any faster than the cars in front of me since this is a solid line of traffic. The guys I wanna crown are the ones that come up behind me, ride my tail and flash their lights for me to pull over. They will eventually do the dangerous maneuver of pulling around me on the right, and then attempt to squeeze in directly in front of me. What did you gain, one friggin car length? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkPile Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 If I am irked three times before 9:00 in the morning the problem may be me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 With all due respect, the left lane IS for faster traffic. If you wish to observe the speed limit, do it in the right lane, and good luck! The left lane is for faster traffic only in the Interstates or big Highways. That's the only place you see the sign that says, "Slower Traffic Keep Right". And even there, if you tailgate anybody on the left lane you are wrong. Tailgating is wrong anywhere. Only one out of four get that I was not on an expressway? It must have been my post. A main road is not an Expressway it is the 4 lane road that all the store are on. The left lane is for the people that are driving up several blocks before they want to turn off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 That's what I've always said Carl, one can't go any faster than the car in front of them no matter what the speed limit is. Of course I've had a guy pass me by driving on the shoulder of the road. He must have been in a hurry to go to work. LOL! I was never in a hurry to get to work, only to go home. I agree Nick, I never was in a hurry to get to work. Passing on the shoulder is a good way to tag a stranded car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Only one out of four get that I was not on an expressway? It must have been my post. A main road is not an Expressway it is the 4 lane road that all the store are on. The left lane is for the people that are driving up several blocks before they want to turn off. I understand what you mean Andy. The four lane here is 50 mph anything over 55 you will get a ticket. So really no fast lane. You could be the only car on the road in either lane and the will tailgate you. I see many cars every time I am out getting tickets. The amount of wrecks here a couple of years ago almost cost the county some state grants so they have been hot with the radar.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Whether it's a freeway or multi lane main road, city street or simple country lane the posted speed limit is the same for all lanes. "Slower traffic" refers to those motor vehicles travelling under the posted speed limit. That said, the majority of traffic enforcement officers allow for some "leeway" in how this applies. A string of cars travelling together, on the freeway, above the legal limit here is referred to as "going with the flow". The unofficial rule of thumb is a maximum of 15 mph over the posted limit before a stop is conducted. Now if I see someone travelling faster, changing lanes repeatedly and generally acting like an azz, well they get pulled over. That's not to mention applying make up, texting, eating a four course meal, etc etc etc. That thinking gives someone the opportunity to drive just under 90mph out in the rural areas of Nevada. Given the winding nature of some of our western roads, that's plenty fast enough for me. *one disclaimer* The above only applies to southern Nevada and those state police officers assigned there. Your mileage may vary, a lot. G Edited August 25, 2014 by Agent G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 *one disclaimer* The above only applies to southern Nevada and those state police officers assigned there. Your mileage may vary, a lot. The last time I was stopped for speeding, I asked the cop why he stopped me. I said that yes, technically I was speeding, but I wasn't going any faster than everyone else. I was just keeping with the flow of traffic... so why single me out? His answer: I can only stop one car at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 A long time ago I worked in Warrenville, IL right off I-88. Every once in a while the highway patrol guys would line up a dozen or so of their cars while an airplane flew overhead spotting speeders. They'd work their way east during morning rush hour and then head back west for the evening rush. They must have ticketed hundreds of people in a single day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 they're bad guys if they do their job, and if they don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 That said, the majority of traffic enforcement officers allow for some "leeway" in how this applies. A string of cars travelling together, on the freeway, above the legal limit here is referred to as "going with the flow". The unofficial rule of thumb is a maximum of 15 mph over the posted limit before a stop is conducted. Now if I see someone travelling faster, changing lanes repeatedly and generally acting like an azz, well they get pulled over. That's not to mention applying make up, texting, eating a four course meal, etc etc etc. *one disclaimer* The above only applies to southern Nevada and those state police officers assigned there. Your mileage may vary, a lot. G Wayne- That's exactly the thinking here in NJ / PA area. I had a neighbor who was a NJ state trooper and he said the same thing. They actually tried not to do traffic stops on the crowded interstates during rush hour, since it would halt the flow of traffic as rubber neckers slowed to look. He also said that since everybody was technically speeding, it gave him a reason to pull over any suspicious looking car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Common sense and safety go hand in hand. If 60%-80% of the traffic is flowing well at just above, or a bit above, the posted limit, there is no need to do anything but monitor for those drivers I mentioned previously. Your average driver is so easily distracted anyway why add to it? Conducting car stops is risky anytime but during high volumn times, it's down right life threatening. I 15 in Utah has a 80mph limit in certain areas. I've driven that comfortably at 90, but could see where much more is a hazard. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clovis Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 On the right and left lane thing: I can't believe the number of people who will pull up to your bumper while you are driving in the left lane, and when you move to the right lane to let them pass, they refuse to do so. They will increase their speed, maybe 1/4 of a mile an hour faster, leaving you stuck in the right lane. Of course, when this happens, I always seem to get stuck behind Aunt Elma, who is returning from a friend's church function, as she motors down the interstate at 58 MPH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clovis Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Also, have you all noticed the number of people who are now pulling off onto the side of the interstate, and are creating disasters that are waiting to happen? Most people, when re-entering or merging into traffic from a dead stop on the emergency lane, are just pulling out into traffic. They are at a dead stop, and then try to floor it, trying to get the car up to 40 MPH, even though cars are going 70 MPH. I was taught to stay in the emergency lane, and slowly get your speed up to 50 or 60 MPH, and start looking for a safe place to merge into traffic. I am simply astounded by the number of people that I see that pull into oncoming traffic driving 12 miles an hour, even though most cars are traveling 70 to 80 MPH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 it is a rush, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 ... If you want to obey the speed limit (and there's nothing wrong with that)... That's funny. Really really funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 What irked me today was that I woke up at 8 a.m. and my newspaper wasn't in my driveway. I had to call and report it. When I get the next monthly bill for the subscription service, I'm gonna do a "Trump" and fire them. What really "irked me" with them as I was gone for 11 dayson vacation and canceled the paper for those days, and they delivered the paper on eight of those days. It's a good thing that my daughter stopped by the house a few times and picked up the papers off the driveway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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