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Old 08-30-2014, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by mtdjed View Post
Another poorly written law. 316.081 Para 3 says that if I am traveling on a 50 MPH Road and am going 50 MPH passing someone going 49 MPH, I must yield my position to the car approaching from the rear going over the speed limit.

It appears that the last sentence covers the issue you raise.

(3) On a road, street, or highway having two or more lanes allowing movement in the same direction, a driver may not continue to operate a motor vehicle in the furthermost left-hand lane if the driver knows or reasonably should know that he or she is being overtaken in that lane from the rear by a motor vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed. This subsection does not apply to drivers operating a vehicle that is overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or is preparing for a left turn at an intersection.