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Originally Posted by GaryW
The exact point for the road sign to stay right. No one is saying stay in the right lane so people can speed by you. Not what so ever. It helps keep the traffic flowing. The car in the left should have gotten stopped, but no police around. But if you follow the sign, then there is not the issue. That is what the sign and law of the lane is for.
As far as the Big trucks on the interstate, The left lane is forbidden for a tractor-trailer to use if there are 3 or more lanes in most states, Got out on 75 and you will see signs stating that. The reason is because you got a lot of trucks that were set to 60 or 65 mph by their company. If a truck gets caught in the left lane or lanes then it is ticket time. 150.00 on I-285 loop in Atlanta. Got one of those tickets years back.
It is just common courtesy to stay right. I had my daughter driving on 466 the other day, We were in the right lane doing maybe 45. 2 cars approached us from behind. moving faster than we were by far. Told her just keep your speed, they will go by us.
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My mention of semi trucks on the interstate (and some states who made it law for semis to use the LEFT lane) was to
illustrate the serious problem states have had with semi's in a string in the right lane. Entrance-ramp merging cars could not get in and the entrance lane ends. Some of the states rescinded the "semis use left lane" law,
but the problem still exists!
That is, the problem of
everyone crammed in the right lane, while one or two lanes to the left are completely open, AND people are trying to merge in on the right and can't, because the right lane is full, bumper to bumper.
The two lanes to the left of the right lane were built to handle vehicle
volume, not just passing.