05-09-2008, 10:50 AM
[quote davester][quote kap]Someone did that to me one time and I slammed on the brake. Then immediately switched to the farthest right lane.
Now wait one gol darn minute. You "switched to the farthest right lane"?? What the heck were you doing in the passing lane with people coming up behind you (or perhaps I don't understand what you were doing)? Nobody should be blocking faster traffic in the left lane (and it is illegal in some states) unless passing a slower vehicle on the right. Unfortunately, this is not enforced much in the U.S. but it sure is in much of Europe.
In FL (the armpit of the world) a resolution to allow the arrest of people impeding traffic in the left lane did not pass a few days ago. I guess the seniors (I'm among them in age anyway) heading to the early birds in the left lane at 30 mph on a 45 limit street have enough clout to keep a reasonable law from being enforced. The fact that the proposal indicated they would have to move right if a faster vehicle approached - even if the approaching vehicle was exceeding the speed limit - was what killed the bill. I don't know why they added the "exceeding the limit" part to a bill that made complete sense unless they wanted to kill it. Shoot, if you're in the left lane and there's room to move right when a faster car approaches, JUST DO IT. Better yet, if you're just poking along - poke along in the right lane. Show a little courtesy, darn it!
Now wait one gol darn minute. You "switched to the farthest right lane"?? What the heck were you doing in the passing lane with people coming up behind you (or perhaps I don't understand what you were doing)? Nobody should be blocking faster traffic in the left lane (and it is illegal in some states) unless passing a slower vehicle on the right. Unfortunately, this is not enforced much in the U.S. but it sure is in much of Europe.
In FL (the armpit of the world) a resolution to allow the arrest of people impeding traffic in the left lane did not pass a few days ago. I guess the seniors (I'm among them in age anyway) heading to the early birds in the left lane at 30 mph on a 45 limit street have enough clout to keep a reasonable law from being enforced. The fact that the proposal indicated they would have to move right if a faster vehicle approached - even if the approaching vehicle was exceeding the speed limit - was what killed the bill. I don't know why they added the "exceeding the limit" part to a bill that made complete sense unless they wanted to kill it. Shoot, if you're in the left lane and there's room to move right when a faster car approaches, JUST DO IT. Better yet, if you're just poking along - poke along in the right lane. Show a little courtesy, darn it!