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I would just like to say, whether its the law or not it is the courteous thing to do. I have lived in 10 different states, I have driven in many more, and TEXAS is the only state where folks are nice enough to move to the shoulder of a 2 lane road so someone who wishes to go a bit faster can pass. Its nothing to do with their "rights" or the "rights" of the person behind them, it is a courtesy extended from one driver to the next.

I have lived here for only 4 years, but it is the first state I have ever considered my "home" and a big part of it is how folks treat each other.

I learned long ago not to think of that car behind (or in front of) me as just a car. It is another person, and I treat their car how I would treat the person. I wouldn't run around a track intentionally blocking the inside, if a faster person is coming up behind me I do my best to move out of their way.

I move over for faster folks whenever I think it is reasonable without severely hindering my own speed. Why? Because I appreciate it when others extend the same courtesy to me.

Its possible to be redundant and obtuse. You are not even trying to see the other viewpoints, you just keep stating how yours is correct when an argument is made.

Its OK to say "I don't like speeders, so I am going to attempt to slow them down by driving in the left lane"

That would negate any further arguments these folks can make against you. You aren't doing it because it is legal, you are doing it because you want to. Folks can argue that something is legal or illegal all day, its hard to argue with someone that says "I just wanna"

speedsix wrote:...some areas I've seen the sign that the left lane was for passing only...but I'm just testy enough that if that isn't the case, and I'm on an interstate doing the speed limit or a bit over, and someone comes flying up flashing and blowing and trying to make me hit my brakes and blend in with slower traffic in the right lane so that they can fly on by much faster than other traffic...just because they think they're more important than the others on the road....weeeeeeelllllllll...sometimes they get ignored...as far as an underlying blanket law requiring us to keep right unless passing...not aware of it...some folks just think they're too important to wait in line, be inconvenienced by others' presence in life, or take a number...their attitudes don't change mine....

I'm not supporting those who drive way above the speed limit, but I do need to attack you logic here a bit. You are being at least as selfish as the speeders here by not moving over. Frequently those who want to stay in the left lane and not yield to faster traffic just don't want to be inconvenienced by others and driving slowly in the left lane is the easiest way to avoid coming upon slower drivers in front of you.

I do about 5 over, I pass in the left and drive in the middle. When someone else wants to go much faster than I do, I try to weigh out how much slowing I will need to do to let them over before passing the next car vs how much slowing they will need to do to wait for me to pass. Sometimes I get inconvenienced by having to slow, other times they do. Seems like a fair trade to me, common courtesy and all that. =)

When I was a bit younger I had an officer that pulled me over say "I probably would have written a warning, but I see you already had one" and he motioned toward the radar detector on my dash. I took it out after that, it didn't seem to help me enough to make it worth it if the cops wouldnt give me a warning anymore.

Now, I just try to drive slow enough to avoid having to talk to the cops at all.