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tallmike wrote:

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. =)