am i the only one who knows that the
08-15-2007 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Project22a,Aug 15 2007, 12:26 PM
08-15-2007 | 12:48 PM
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Speeding aside, you shouldn't hang out in the left lane if you can help it for safety reasons - always be as close to the outside shoulder as you can get.
08-15-2007 | 01:17 PM
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I want to also add....its just common courtesy to stay right for faster traffic....but most citizens are so ****ing self-centered and moronic prick drivers that I wish I had a 74 Cadillac Brougham to literally punt them off the road when they are slowing left lane traffic down.
The worst offenders these days are the God damn Prius drivers in my area. I hope their hybrid batteries explode and the acid burns their crotches so bad they are unable to procreate more idiot tree-hugging nooblets.
The worst offenders these days are the God damn Prius drivers in my area. I hope their hybrid batteries explode and the acid burns their crotches so bad they are unable to procreate more idiot tree-hugging nooblets.
08-15-2007 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by GPMike,Aug 15 2007, 03:17 PM
The worst offenders these days are the God damn Prius drivers in my area. I hope their hybrid batteries explode and the acid burns their crotches so bad they are unable to procreate more idiot tree-hugging nooblets.
08-15-2007 | 02:00 PM
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Relevant Texas statute:
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/....htm#545.051.00
Many states subscribe to the Uniform Vehicle Code, including Texas, which talks about the "normal speed of traffic." Nowhere is that specifically defined. Other states have differing laws.
From http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/right.html:
"Enforcement for failing to keep right while at or above the speed limit is variable. Toledo police have ticketed truck drivers for driving at the 60 MPH speed limit in the left lane. Police looking for criminal activity are aware of the "keep right" law and will use it as an excuse to stop a suspicious car. On the other hand, a New York judge announced that he would not convict drivers for blocking speeding traffic, People v. Ilieveski, 175 Misc. 2d 943; 670 N.Y.S.2d 1004 (Monroe County N.Y. 1998), and most police find speeding easier and more profitable to enforce."
So legally, it depends on the personal opinions of the cop and the judge.
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/....htm#545.051.00
Many states subscribe to the Uniform Vehicle Code, including Texas, which talks about the "normal speed of traffic." Nowhere is that specifically defined. Other states have differing laws.
From http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/right.html:
"Enforcement for failing to keep right while at or above the speed limit is variable. Toledo police have ticketed truck drivers for driving at the 60 MPH speed limit in the left lane. Police looking for criminal activity are aware of the "keep right" law and will use it as an excuse to stop a suspicious car. On the other hand, a New York judge announced that he would not convict drivers for blocking speeding traffic, People v. Ilieveski, 175 Misc. 2d 943; 670 N.Y.S.2d 1004 (Monroe County N.Y. 1998), and most police find speeding easier and more profitable to enforce."
So legally, it depends on the personal opinions of the cop and the judge.
08-15-2007 | 02:05 PM
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Oh, and in Texas, if there are three lanes for traffic, the law doesn't apply. (I assume they expand that to include some of the four, five or more lane behemoths we have in the cities here. 
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08-15-2007 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Elistan,Aug 15 2007, 04:05 PM
Oh, and in Texas, if there are three lanes for traffic, the law doesn't apply.
08-15-2007 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Elistan,Aug 15 2007, 02:05 PM
Oh, and in Texas, if there are three lanes for traffic, the law doesn't apply. (I assume they expand that to include some of the four, five or more lane behemoths we have in the cities here. )
)If it were true, it would help to resolve some of my angst as I wouldn't feel as compelled to take the law into my own hands when people are impeding the flow of traffic in the left lane on 3 or more lane roads.
