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Old 12-25-2016, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
This issue will never be solved. Although the law requires slower drivers to move to the right, it also requires all drivers to drive within the speed limit. So, if a driver is moving at 45 mph in a 45 mph zone, he feels that no one should be able pass without breaking the law, and he is correct on that point. So, what difference does it make which lane he is in? In a court of law, I don't see how the law could be enforced against a driver who is driving at the speed limit.
And right there is the problem. Read THE LAW again, the person in the left lane is REQUIRED to move over, REGARDLESS of the relative speeds of the vehicles. So the driver who "FEELS" no one should be able to pass HIM is 110% WRONG. HE does not get to dictate HIS viewpoint on everyone else. HE is not the law nor a LEO. It is NOT HIS job. HE is not a dictator. So if some jerk wants to go way over the speed limit, that is between him and the law, NOT a self appointed speed monitor who is violating the law himself.