[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

This thread reminds me of my former father in law. He would get in the left hand lane and pull right up on people's bumpers at high speed. He would curse them out for not getting out of his way. Then when someone came up behind him who wanted to pass, he would refuse to move over. "Why should I?"

H was of the belief that everyone that drives slower than him is an ******* and everyone that drives faster than him is a moron.

Which are you?

[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Sorry, but your logic on this one is wrong and against the law.

Moderator will eventually close this thread as well.

You are right. The moderator will close this thread but not because of anything I said. It will be closed because of all of the rude comments directed at me. So typical. If you say anything that disrupts the village harmony no matter if it's that you don't speed and obey the law you get crucified. I still think that this is a friendly community but I'm not so sure about hypocrites who can't say something without being rude. What the heck is everybody's hurry anyway? This thread really proves two points.

[mickey100]

Originally Posted by JoeC1947

Is it OK to drive the speed limit in the left lane on a road such as Morse Blvd?

The answer is: No. According to Florida law, you should be in the right lane unless you're passing someone.

[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by JAV0108

JoeC1947 JoeC1947
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How can I incite a road rage incident if I'm going the speed limit? I stay in the left lane because I can and I like to stay on the inside of the roundabouts. As I said in the other thread, I used to be one of those nuts but I learned to calm down and enjoy life. I am not looking for trouble and if you think you can scare or threaten me then you are wrong. OBEY THE LAW!
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Joe, you sound like the kind of person who is ALWAYS right even when your wrong. It is just plain common courtesy to move to the right lane if someone from behind needs to get around you, even if you are going the speed limit. Do you know that you could be holding someone up who may need medical attention or has some other emergency. Just play nice will you!

I do play nice. As I said there are very few people don't pass me when I travel the speed limit. Do they all have a medical emergency? I don't think so.

[gomoho]

Joe - you still haven't addressed the fact the Florida law says to stay right unless passing. Please explain how you feel about this.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by JoeC1947

Is it OK to drive the speed limit in the left lane on a road such as Morse Blvd? Do you speeders feel that you own the left lane and law biding drivers going the EXACT speed limit should stay out of you way?

The majority of respondents feel you should stick to the right lane unless you are passing, and I agree.

[2AFRetSNCOs]

The answer is: No. According to Florida law, you should be in the right lane unless you're passing someone.

I agree!

[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by gomoho

Joe - you still haven't addressed the fact the Florida law says to stay right unless passing. Please explain how you feel about this.

Gomoho,

I think that given the situation here in the Villages it is safer to drive in the left lane if going straight or turning left. If someone wants to speed then go for it. Sooner or later they will be caught. I'm doing what I think is safe around here. I don't drive that way everywhere, just here. We're supposed to be retired or close to it so why the rush to speed? There are many people that have been here for years and still don't negotiate the roundabouts correctly. I'll take my chances that the police won't set up a sting operation to catch people like me and I will smile when I pass a radar check point that has a speeder pulled over. I realize that I have made even more enemy's on TOTV because of this thread but I will not be bullied by a bunch of hypocrits either.

[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

The majority of respondents feel you should stick to the right lane unless you are passing, and I agree.

Yeah, it looks that way. The others are probably afraid to respond for fear of being lynched.

[villages07]

Originally Posted by cgalloway6

From the Florida Driver's Handbook:
Traffic Lanes
"Always drive on the right side of a two-lane highway except when passing. If the road has four or more lanes with two-way traffic, drive in the right lanes except when overtaking and passing."
Expressway Driving

Drive in the right lane and pass on the left. If there are three lanes, use the right lane for lower speed driving, the left for passing. If you stay in the right lane, watch for cars entering the expressway. Adjust your speed or move into the center lane so they can enter safely.

Way, way back here CGalloway posted the most factual, simple reply and neither OP or anyone else picked up on it. Sounds pretty fundamental to me.

[BettyCrocked]

Bullied? Lmao! You got exactly what you wanted when you started this thread. The same way you get joy from trying to make people mad on the road.
Your time would probably be better spent trying to find ways to make yourself and others around you happy instead of dreaming up ways to **** them off. But hey, it's your life.

[Rickg]

Originally Posted by Jim 9922

Prior discussions with my law enforcement friends/relatives indicate that at least in WI, IL, MI, KY GA,and OH you can be cited for impeding "existing" traffic flow if you are playing the slow poke left lane hog game. Driving is is not a right and your concern as a driver should be safety for all, not rules enforcement.

Signs on the inter-states and many 4 lane highways instruct slower vehicles to "keep right".

To me it's all about safety, not road rage or to prove a point.

Well said

[Tom Grooms]

You feel safer camping out in the left lane knowing you could put yourself and your passengers in a confrontation with a not so happy driver?

[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by villages07

Way, way back here CGalloway posted the most factual, simple reply and neither OP or anyone else picked up on it. Sounds pretty fundamental to me.

OK, I'll respond but it won't make any difference. Morse Blvd and Buena Vista are not highways they are streets. 466A is not a highway it is a state road, 441 is a highway. Straight from the Lady Lake Police Department. So now you can take that one out of your holsters and focus on what a bad man I am for simply following the law and NOT SPEEDING.

So let me ask this, if you see someones dog poop and the owner not pick it up would you tell him to, if you see kids riding on a golf course would you report them, if you observe someone in a hit and run would you try to get their plate number, if you see someone shoplift would you report them? I know these are extreme examples but who has the right tell me to enable a speeder? All moral issues aside, the speed limit is the speed limit.

[kittygilchrist]

As a commuter about 2 hours a day for years on interstates and back roads I believe the worst drivers are those who stubbornly apply rules and substitute them for using sensible judgement. Best drivers are those who facilitate the flow of traffic, regardless of who is going how fast or which lane one is in. Traffic is like a flow of water. If the water is swirling around you on both sides, or stacking up behind you, you are creating chaos, regardless of speed and rules. Rules are less important than safety, and that often means facilitating speeders rather than fighting to be right.