[quote]jermag27 wrote:
Just looking up state laws regarding the left-lane rule, and I saw this for Florida:
Governor Bush vetoed SB732, which would have reserved the left lane for passing, saying that drivers blocking the left lane are “cautious and careful.”
Someone needs to drain that gene pool!
The bottom line is this: On any road with 2 lanes or more, the courteous thing to do is to keep the left lane open to passers unless traffic is too heavy to restrict it to one lane.
The law is in place to deter the idiots that sit in the left lane for miles, going at or below the speed limit. Doing this creates a line of cars behind you, slowing traffic and increasing the chance for rear-end accidents. YES, going slow in this case is just as dangerous as going 20 over!
Going ridiculously fast is not what we’re advocating, I’d be lucky just to reach the speed limit on my commute, and if the road is wet; forget about it!
Last month I ended up behind a guy who merged on the highway doing around 35, flew into the left lane with no signal, and when I flashed my brights he slammed on his brakes coming to a stop.
Coming to a f****** stop in the middle of a freeway! I hit him doing about 15mph, got a ticket for following too closely, and lost my truck for a week to the body shop. I’ve just adopted the attitude that you can’t fix stupid, so writing your local government is your only option.
Hell, Colorado is about to ban cell phone use while driving thanks to citizens complaining about clueless drivers. [/quote]
Some one needs to drain the “Bush” gene pool