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Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson
Most Villagers have a Florida driver's license, and if not, have a license from their home state, probably.
As with most other states, the law in Florida is to drive in the right lane (on a 2-lane or more road), unless you are passing.
Can someone please tell me what it is with so many drivers here that insist on driving the left (passing) lane?
Other than it is against the law, that is so wrong for so many reasons.
I grant you that in a highly commercial area, such as on 441 say, it is difficult to do because of all the turning into a shopping area.
But in other areas if you flash your lights or honk your horn, these people in the left lane actually get annoyed!
Perhaps if the police started giving tickets to those who think they own the road, they will drive the right (and correct!) lane.
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Actually, I don't think that that is THE LAW. I don't think that you can be ticketed for driving in the left lane unless you are impeding traffic behind you. Also, I believe that Florida, like most other states allows passing on the right on a two lane road.
But I agree, if you are going to drive the speed limit or lower, you should drive in the right hand lane. It drives me crazy when I have to drive down 441 and there is some Bozo in the left hand lane going under the speed limit. In fact, a law was recently passed in Florida that states if you are in the left hand lane and another vehicle approaches from behind, you MUST move over to let that vehicle pass. It does not matter if you are going 40 or 140, if the driver behind you wants to go faster, you must get out of the way and let him.
If you are in the right hand lane and the car ahead of you is going slower than you, pass on the left. If you are in the left hand lane and no one is in front of you and someone is behind you get the **** out of the way.
But you are driving in the left hand lane and no one is behind you, I don't believe that there is any violation. Or if you are in the left hand lane and the car in front of you is holding you up and you in turn are holding the car behind you up, I don't believe that there is any obligation to move to the left. In that situation, you may, if it is safe to do so, pass the slower moving vehicle on the right.