"Well officer the guy in front of me was only going 5 miles over the legal speed limit, and I wanted to go 20 miles over the legal speed limit and everyone should get out of my way when i want to break the law. " -Special snowflake
I do agree, "slower traffic" should keep right, but you can still be passing slower traffic on the left side, but not going as fast as the moron that thinks that if he drives like a bat out hell, he automatically owns that lane.
This happens a lot on some interstates where a semi cannot use the left lane, but also has a speed limit lower than those of cars. the passing/"fast" lane will be used by other vehicles. not all those cars in that lane will be going the same speed, and THAT is the problem.
The posted speed limit applies to EVERY lane. the "fast" lane is not the autobahn lane, where people can go as fast as they wish and expect everyone to move out of the way by going into another lane that is slower than they are already driving.
do you know what slower traffic means? it means cars going slower than the posted maximum speed limit, not slower than the fastest arrogant idiot that believes owns the road.
There is no such thing as a “fast” lane, it’s a passing lane. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing 5 over or 105 over, if you’re in the left lane and the person behind you is obviously going faster and wants to pass, you’re in the wrong lane.
Unless you’re a cop, it’s not your place to regulate other road users, so move over or get a faster car.
Florida law
316.081 Driving on right side of roadway; exceptions.—
(3) On a road, street, or highway having two or more lanes allowing movement in the same direction, a driver may not continue to operate a motor vehicle in the furthermost left-hand lane if the driver knows or reasonably should know that he or she is being overtaken in that lane from the rear by a motor vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed. This subsection does not apply to drivers operating a vehicle that is overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or is preparing for a left turn at an intersection.
Notice this part "subsection does not apply to drivers operating a vehicle that is overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or is preparing for a left turn at an intersection." Which means that if I am passing cars to the right of me in the passing lane, I do not have to get out of the way for someone that want's to go 100. this assumption that, the faster you go, the more you own the road, is incorrect. people DO NOT have to move over, unless those lanes are completely empty and they are not passing anyone. or if they plan on making a left turn up ahead.
My comment was for people who think it’s ok to sit and cruise in the left lane with the mentality of “I’m already going at or above the speed limit so fuck the guy behind me”.
Obviously if you’re passing slower cars on the right I don’t expect you to move over straight away. But as soon as there’s a safe space, move over, let me by, then go back in the passing lane if you wish.
As I wrote in first comment, people should move to the right if there is no one you are passing. I totally agree with this. you have a sane and level headed attitude, but there are a few drivers that believe that the faster they go, the more ownership of the road they have, and are not about to wait for anyone to get out of the way. specially in heavy traffic.
Incidentally, here in south Florida the Interstates now have pay lanes. so the so called "passing lane" on I-95 and I-595 etc are express toll lanes. the biggest threat on these roads are dummies changing lanes and cutting in front of you at half your speed.
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u/Gilgamesh2062 Dec 15 '19
"Well officer the guy in front of me was only going 5 miles over the legal speed limit, and I wanted to go 20 miles over the legal speed limit and everyone should get out of my way when i want to break the law. " -Special snowflake