The intent of left lanes was for that exact purpose. Common sense would dictate such. However some drivers either are unconscious to the surroundings around them or preoccupied to notice that a long trail of cars is behind them. Also i recall a poster who said that he gets in the left lane at the stated speed and stays there so other cars won't speed. This is the reason Florida probably had to make this law.
The problem with it is that it is going to cause many more drivers to zig zag back and forth between the left/right lanes because the right lane is going to contain people who won't go over 60mph even though the speed limit is 70mph. So does the state then pull driver in the right lane not going the stated speed limit?
This law also implies that drivers going above 70mph + actually keep traffic flowing better which reduces bunching up and chain reaction accidents
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