If you don't do this please drink some Drain-O

[yarrr]

Originally Posted by PK198105

LEFT LANE IS FOR PASSING THE PEOPLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT ARE CRUISING (GOING THE SPEED LIMIT) DO YOU NEED ANOTHER PICTURE TO ILLUSTRATE?

wow all caps, you're wrong. the speed limit is a SPEED LIMIT(or do you need more signs on the side of the road to illustrate)

A cop can give you a ticket for going 56 in a 55, so your whole chart is retarded.

[slothman86]

Originally Posted by PhotoDu.de

If you are driving in the left lane and the right lane is clear you are doing it worng.

IDK where you'd find a 3 lane road that was 55 but you get the point.

+1

[yarrr]

Originally Posted by PK198105

wow you again , you just full of yourself aren't you You jsut know everything wow, Im impressed. No cop in their right mind will give you a ticket if you accelerate a bit to pass a slower car and go back to your lane.

yes, and every cop in the world is in their right mind, and if there ever was a cop having a bad day or struggling to meet quotas(which don't exist) the judge would just throw your case out because your such an amazing driver.

I'd like to know how many of all the people in this discussion actually have a background in law enforcement and know how to efficiently and effectively get their info. If you are only using google and wikipedia you are perpetuating your own cycle of ignorance , to quote some kid on the internet.

I also wonder why I see so many police officers driving the speed limit in the "passing lane"

edit: and yes I'm "so fulll of myself" that I have to type in all caps to prove how much better my point is than the previous poster is, and insult their intelligence at the same time... oh wait

[yarrr]

And can someone help me find some drain-o? I'm absolutely parched but I can only find drano :(

[bkndacn]

OP: can you come to Monterey and teach this to all of the drivers who do 40mph in all on the lanes on the freeway (65mph) and nearly give me an aneurism when me doing 80Mph has to practically stop, get out, and give them a push!

Slothman: my biggest pet-peeve is when people STOP at a yielding merge when there is a merging lane .... not only is it harder to merge into traffic from a dead stop but it dangerous for the people that are coming behind you that are doing the right thing and trying to merge ....

[yarrr]

Originally Posted by PK198105

AND the police officer will speed up if he/she sees that the flow of traffic on his right is the same speed as him, thats just common sense.

lol

A cop will break the speed limit, its just common sense.

/out

[slothman86]

Originally Posted by PK198105

My pet peeve is similar to your , people who ignore yield signs. But I agree with you sometimes there is no need to stop if it is safe to do so.

Yep there is no need to stop at a yield...that's why it says yield! LOL You only need to stop when you are yielding!

[PhotoDu.de]

Originally Posted by yarrr

wow all caps, you're wrong. the speed limit is a SPEED LIMIT(or do you need more signs on the side of the road to illustrate)

A cop can give you a ticket for going 56 in a 55, so your whole chart is retarded.

Just because you are going the speed limit doesn't mean you should block the passing lane. If people want to speed let them, it's not your problem. Let them pass so they don't have to repeatedly change lanes making the situation even more dangerous. Don't make it worse.

[kustom play]

left lane is for passing, middle lane is for regular highway driving right lane is for exiting

so if you have 4 exits till you get to your exit, then you should be in the middle lanes unless if your passing somebody.

1 exit before your move to the right lane and exit when yours comes up

not that hard people

[yarrr]

Originally Posted by PhotoDu.de

Just because you are going the speed limit doesn't mean you should block the passing lane. If people want to speed let them, it's not your problem. Let them pass so they don't have to repeatedly change lanes making the situation even more dangerous. Don't make it worse.

I agree with you for the most part, and I do get out of the way of speeders most of the time but here is the problem. If I'm driving 65 on the freeway in the fast lane, the maximum speed allowed, how am I blocking anyone from passing? I can't believe the general tone of this topic vilifying a person for getting in the way of someone breaking the law. This isn't the autobahn, you don't have a right to drive 80, and there is no law that requires anybody to get out of your way if you choose to break the law. Hit somebody that was "in the passing lane" driving 65 while the middle was going the same and see what your insurance says.

And if the freeway is already starting to get congested, I'm doing 65 in #1, #2 is putting at 55-60, I refuse to further congest the right lanes AND slow myself down, just to let someone speed up to the bumper of the person that was in front of me.

The first thing I do if traffic is building up and the fast lane gets down below 40 is get in the fast lane and put 200 feet between me and the next person. Within 1 minute the 5 closest cars around me all begin to do the same thing as they realize I am braking and accelerating about 5% as much as them, and staying within 50 feet. The moment of sanity will spread both forwards and backwards through traffic.

[krolos]

No Gram's

[chrisj]

I do understand cops doing speed in the left lane, as around in my region they have lots of area to cover, so I get that. I was recently on a trip, driving my motorhome, and I lost count of the number of cars that whizzed by...and I know they weren't doing anywhere near the speed limit.

[kustom play]

Originally Posted by yarrr

I agree with you for the most part, and I do get out of the way of speeders most of the time but here is the problem. If I'm driving 65 on the freeway in the fast lane, the maximum speed allowed, how am I blocking anyone from passing? I can't believe the general tone of this topic vilifying a person for getting in the way of someone breaking the law. This isn't the autobahn, you don't have a right to drive 80, and there is no law that requires anybody to get out of your way if you choose to break the law. Hit somebody that was "in the passing lane" driving 65 while the middle was going the same and see what your insurance says.

And if the freeway is already starting to get congested, I'm doing 65 in #1, #2 is putting at 55-60, I refuse to further congest the right lanes AND slow myself down, just to let someone speed up to the bumper of the person that was in front of me.

The first thing I do if traffic is building up and the fast lane gets down below 40 is get in the fast lane and put 200 feet between me and the next person. Within 1 minute the 5 closest cars around me all begin to do the same thing as they realize I am braking and accelerating about 5% as much as them, and staying within 50 feet. The moment of sanity will spread both forwards and backwards through traffic.

if there is a faster car behind you, it doesnt matter if hes going 80 or 200. You need to move out of the way. If you worried about the law being broken then make a career shift to highway patrol. i do 80 in a 65 on a regular basis and i hate having to switch lanes because people feel they are going fast enough at 65.

[bkndacn]

^ agreed! I believe that in alot of if not most states it IS the law that you HAVE TO move to the left if there is a car trying to pass you .... even if its not it is common courtesy to just get out of the way for someone in more of a hurry than you .....
and also if you are that guy that is in the left lane blocking everyone then the mindset and hard-headedness you are displaying is the reason that we (here in the USA) are mentally incapable to ever have a "autobahn-type" highway ... so I thank you (sarcasm)

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by PhotoDu.de

Nice graphic, but technically it is wrong based on the speed limit. There is no law that says you can exceed the speed limit because you are passing in the left lane. Technically, it is still illegal to exceed the speed limit at any time, so as long as you are passing other cars to your right, you have ever right to be in the left lane doing 55 MPH.

The immaturity of some people is remarkable. Just because they want to go faster than everyone else, they think it is every one's responsibility to obey the law and clear out of their way.

However, since they are themselves breaking the law, they have no right to expect others to abide by it. If they believe otherwise, then they are a hypocrite.

If someone wants to drive fast, go find a track. For most speed racers it is a a nice big piece of humble pie! They are amazed at how much they suck!

I ride sportbikes, and this attitude of "superiority" is prominent with the young riders in that community as well. Those of us with more time in the saddle know better...mistakes on two wheels are much less forgiving and the ones that kill you don't necessarily have to be yours; but you still pay the price for them!

[Kal-El]

Reading this thread reaffirms that there is no consensus on how to freaking drive.

Those that have supported driving 65 in the passing lane...please partake of your Drano.

Proper driving etiquette means pulling to the right if anyone comes up behind you in the PASSING lane. Does NOT matter what speed you're going. If you're going 90 mph in the left lane and someone else wants to pass, move over unless middle lane traffic does not permit it. Plain and simple. It's not your job to police the road by going no faster than the speed limit and blocking others.

As for why cops speed while not in pursuit or emergency situations? It's quite simple. They need to constantly overcome new traffic to find lawbreakers. If they paced everyone at 65, they'd be wasting their time because they'd stay with the same group of cars that wouldn't dare pass him. What would that accomplish other than traffic congestion behind him? By going the usual 80-85 cruising speed they do, it allows them to catch up to unsuspecting speeders. They are in fact trained at high speed driving and have enhanced cars that perform well at speeds. It's not the same danger as some careless punk weaving traffic.

Maybe we need to send about half of America to Germany for some driving lessons.

[PhotoDu.de]

Unless you are a cop, it is not your job to police other people.

[JumpmanYaris]

LMAO wow I missed out on the fun!!! chucks