Driving PSA

[SKIQUATTRO]

if you are in the Left lane and not passing anyone....MOVE TO THE RIGHT!!!

seems like most folks forgot driving 101....

 

[SkiingInABlueDream]

I love etiquette threads! Im pretty unforgiving of leftlane blockers myself, but with maybe 1 exception. When there's evenly dense traffic moving along about the same speed across all lanes. In this situation I never try to make the driver in front of me move right if I'm in the left lane, and I get really aggravated when a driver behind me tries to get me to move over.

 

[gmcunni]

 

[ctenidae]

I love etiquette threads! Im pretty unforgiving of leftlane blockers myself, but with maybe 1 exception. When there's evenly dense traffic moving along about the same speed across all lanes. In this situation I never try to make the driver in front of me move right if I'm in the left lane, and I get really aggravated when a driver behind me tries to get me to move over.

Or when the driver in front tries to get the driver in front of them to move over by tailgating, but ends up hitting their brakes all teh time, causing me to have to slow down. But, then when they get frustrated and move over a lane, only to hit their brakes, I usually give a big thumbs up and a smile as I pass them.

 

[SkiingInABlueDream]

why is that car on the exit ramp braking LOL

 

[Cannonball]

I like the way AK handles it. Not sure how many other states have this.....

 

[Nick]

I feel a sense of deja vu in this thread

 

[ctenidae]

I feel a sense of deja vu in this thread

I don't. I do think we've done this conversation before, though.

 

[4aprice]

You guys obviously don't do too much driving in PA. It must be something in the water but PA people love to hangout in the left lane. Never seen anywhere else like it.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[andrec10]

Hey, thats from the top of I684!

 

[Glenn]

if you are in the Left lane and not passing anyone....MOVE TO THE RIGHT!!!

seems like most folks forgot driving 101....

Had that issue heading back from VT last night. I had to high beam close to a half dozen people. I don't care if it's raining....you don't do 55 in the left lane.

 

[hammer]

Thought I heard from family members that in NJ you will get pulled over and ticketed for hanging in the left lane...can anyone confirm this?

 

[bvibert]

Thought I heard from family members that in NJ you will get pulled over and ticketed for hanging in the left lane...can anyone confirm this?

That's not a hefty enough penalty, but a step in the right direction. I'm thinking something involving a taser would be more effective

 

[SkiDork]

You guys obviously don't do too much driving in PA. It must be something in the water but PA people love to hangout in the left lane. Never seen anywhere else like it.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

Mass

 

[deadheadskier]

You guys obviously don't do too much driving in PA. It must be something in the water but PA people love to hangout in the left lane. Never seen anywhere else like it.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

When I lived in the mid-Atlantic, I definitely noticed left lane campers in PA. Only state I've seen it remotely as bad as PA is in Maine. I swear they must teach people in drivers ed to cruise the left lanes up there.

 

[4aprice]

Thought I heard from family members that in NJ you will get pulled over and ticketed for hanging in the left lane...can anyone confirm this?

Long time ago (late 70's/early 80's) I recieved a summons for being in the left lane of a 4 lane highway at 3 in the morning with no one else on the road.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[ctenidae]

Theoretically you can get a ticket in CT for hanging in the left lane, and for passing on the right. Not sure if you can get out of the passing on the right ticket with a hanging in the left defense.

 

[bvibert]

Theoretically you can get a ticket in CT for hanging in the left lane, and for passing on the right. Not sure if you can get out of the passing on the right ticket with a hanging in the left defense.

You're allowed to pass on the right as long as it's a 3 or more travel lane (slow vehicle lanes up hills don't count) limited access highway, there's also some subjective bit in there too about it needing to be reasonable or safe to do so. I never knew there was anything in the books about hanging in the left lane. They certainly don't enforce it if there is. I've witnessed plenty of idiots hanging in the left lane with a cruiser behind them, instead of moving over to let the cop go by.

 

[ctenidae]

You're allowed to pass on the right as long as it's a 3 or more travel lane (slow vehicle lanes up hills don't count) limited access highway, there's also some subjective bit in there too about it needing to be reasonable or safe to do so. I never knew there was anything in the books about hanging in the left lane. They certainly don't enforce it if there is. I've witnessed plenty of idiots hanging in the left lane with a cruiser behind them, instead of moving over to let the cop go by.

I see it too all the time. Chances are, the traffic disruption from pulling them over far exceeds the disruption of their hanging in the left lane.

 

[bvibert]

I see it too all the time. Chances are, the traffic disruption from pulling them over far exceeds the disruption of their hanging in the left lane.

Yeah, but it's the principle. They should be pulled over and made an example of!!