as long as we are on the subject, how about the guy in the right lane going 10 mph slower who cuts over in front of me when he sees someone coming on an entrance ramp. I guess he figures it's better for me to slow down than him. I dont mean the guy who mergers over nicely, I mean the guy who makes me slam on the brakes.

 

What do you actually do for a living, it doesn't even say on your profile. If you were a driver, I think you would have stated this when you signed up on CAD. Talk about painting with a wide brush, I cant believe anyone wouldn't have an opinion of someone disregarding signs, which are in all states stating slower traffic keep right, and why anyone would side with a person who has no courtesy for their fellow drivers is beyond me. We are having a conversation here, and I don't believe anyones blood pressure is up at all, so you can paint that out of this discussion with the same wide brush...lol
Most people with a rational mind know, with out saying it, the right lane is for slower traffic, and when needed they will move left to get around traffic then move back to the right!
Anyone with a rational mind knows when the flow of traffic is running faster than they are that they will cause to some point, congestion to the drivers behind them. Now people are moving right and moving left, and this is a dangerous time for everyone around this slower driver in the middle lane, so why shouldn't this driver be in the right lane? I believe you're just trying to stir the pot, so to speak

 

Again it all about some BUM who only cares about themselves...lol I think safety is not in their vocabulary.....

 

I signed up many months and profile changes ago. My current career does not mitigate almost 10 years and nearly a million miles of experience.

I'm not concerned with those people. They know the rules and break them anyway. I'm referring to any other situation. Not all travel lanes are signed this way. I am referring to you now. You appear to post in absolutes. With your, ahem!, years of living :wink: , you should know nothing is always the same everywhere you go. Yes, stay right signs are in all states. But they are not on every stretch of 3 or more lane roadway. I made one post on this subject and it was meant to be the only one. I'll make it again: Some companies require their drivers to use the lane of least resistance. This is often the middle lane. That is all that needs to be said. If the driver has to follow this policy and thinks it's necessary, then he has every right to be there. Your personal opinion of how much traffic is on the road does not matter. It is the driver adhering to the policy and HIS opinion of current conditions that dictate his lane choice.

I was not referring to your blood pressure. Refer to what I said, "This is a general message to all, not anyone in particular..." It's for drivers who get all bent out of shape when they have to slow down for 30 seconds.

See again the comment about lane of least resistance. I do not claim that the right lane is not for slower traffic. If you're saying I do claim that, you're incorrect.

Since you've just repeated basically the same thing 3 times, just refer to what I already typed.
No pot stirring here, just trying to present another (valid) position. Your way is not the only way. Right? Or is this some alternate universe? 8)

 

What is really bad is the one's who do it on 95 in VA where trucks are not allowed in the left lane. So if a slower truck is sitting in the middle lane, then for trucks they are holding up the passing lane since they are not allowed to get into the actual passing lane, that far left lane.

I have a truck governed at 68 mph so I know to keep my rear out of the middle lane except for making a pass that I know won't take me more than a mile to pull off. It really isn't that hard to do what you got to do in the middle lane then hop back over ASAP. If you have a car just sitting in the right lane around the center of your trailer and not moving to pass you or backoff, ok fine, drivers will usually chill out for that. Remember, lead, follow or get the heck out of the way.

If your running the speed limit in the middle lane but traffic is going faster, as ssoutlaw said, your impeding traffic and can be ticketed for it. It is much more dangerous to have 4 wheelers and trucks passing you on both sides who are going faster than you and the stats back it up. It forces other drivers on the road to start acting rash to get around you and leads to more wrecks than if you took your slow truck back to the right lane. Again, this isn't just trucks who do this, even 4 wheelers like to do the same. Would be nice to see more cops pull these people and write them a ticket.

 

they cant give you a ticket for running the middle lane, its not illegal, it's just rude

 

I can't wait till they put RFID tags in the speed limit signs or on the pavement and have the vehicles scan for them to govern the speeds. That combined with nation wide photo speed enforcement. Then all this would be moot because everyone would be going the same speed anyway.

 

My hats off to you Mr Ford, someone Gets what I meant!!!! Well I'm sure more do, but you know what I mean!!

 

The ticket he is referring to is for impeding traffic. YOU CAN IMPEDE traffic going the speed limit..

 

you CAN impede traffic by going the speed limit, but you cant get a ticket for it. what is the offense? subject was doing the speed limit and hampering other drivers from breaking the law?