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Lately, states have been cracking down on left-lane drivers. Even though they aren't speeding, these drivers are still getting tickets, and that can be confusing for them. If you aren't speeding, you're being safe, right? Of course not.
Vox recently produced a great video (along with a great article) explaining why driving slower than traffic is dangerous, even if you're doing the speed limit. Specifically, they talk about the left lane, and its purpose on our highways: Passing, not cruising. For your friends, family members, and co-workers who still don't get it, go ahead and show them this video. It's necessary viewing.
That's because the biggest risk on the highway isn't speeding—it's speed differential. As Vox explains, driving slightly slower than surrounding traffic is actually more dangerous than going slightly faster than traffic. That holds true regardless of the speed limit.
Plus, since left-lane slowpokes force faster traffic to weave between lanes in order to pass them, they increase the danger on highways even more. In fact, lane changes are considered a factor in up to 10 percent of all highway crashes. The less we require drivers to switch lanes, the less likely they are to have a mishap.
While not all states are as aggressive about it as Georgia, every state in the U.S. has some sort of law stating that the left lane is for passing only. The research is clear: We'd all be safer if everyone followed the left lane laws.
Now go out there and spread the left-lane gospel to everyone you meet.
Agree.
However, in city driving, I couldn't careless about this.
For highways outside of urban areas, I totally agree: It drives me completely up the wall when someone is hogging the left lane for no apparent reason.
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Every time there's a slow down on the highway during non-peak hours it's guaranteed it's some clueless fuck doing 90 on the left lane, another dipshit pacing him on the right while smiling and making happy faces at the slow fuck, and the right most driver just chilling because he's actually in the right fucking lane.
Blows my mind how many highway drivers can't grasp this simple concept. There's TWO fucking lanes you can do speed limit in.
Then there are the cunty little assholes who drive slow as fuck on the right lane and clam up to the car in front of them at exits/merge points instead of letting merging traffic in. Bitch, fuck you, your mom and your ancestors, if you wanna be on the right most lane, you're fucking obligated to let merging traffic through in a reasonable manner.
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Honestly, we see so many shitty/dangerous drivers in B.C. and the rest of the world that maybe, just maybe, self driving cars where the computer follows traffic rules and makes the car drive within traffic speed on the left lane isn't such a bad idea after all.
Heck, one day, we could blame the shitty/dangerous computers driving the cars for accidents instead of the driver if accidents happen.
Also people in the HOV lane that are going slower than all the lanes to the right. If you aren't going faster than the flow of traffic GTFO of the HOV.
I seriously look forward to a day where self-driving becomes a reality and applied on a mass scale. It will solve so much pain that exist today.
As Clarkson once pointed out:
Self driving cars are all good and great, until a man named Steve with a shop in Surrey decides they want their self driving car to go a little faster than others. Then I will set off every morning knowing that today might be the day that I encounter Steve on the open road in his newly modified self driving car, and there will be a horrific accident.
Self driving cars are all good and great, until a man named Steve with a shop in Surrey decides they want their self driving car to go a little faster than others. Then I will set off every morning knowing that today might be the day that I encounter Steve on the open road in his newly modified self driving car, and there will be a horrific accident
Those darn Steves, ruining it for everyone.
That's why we can't have nice thing, you know...
Also people in the HOV lane that are going slower than all the lanes to the right. If you aren't going faster than the flow of traffic GTFO of the HOV.
Berz out.
Berz I have a simple and affective solution for this.This is what I do and it works very well.I get out of the HOV lane,speed up past them and turn back into the HOV lane,now I'm ahead of them,then I procede to speed up a little and let off the gas....next thing you know a LOUD bang followed by a big fireball comes shooting out of the exhaust tailpipe.Do it a few times and they will leave the HOV lane.Works everytime.It's even better at night.
Also people in the HOV lane that are going slower than all the lanes to the right. If you aren't going faster than the flow of traffic GTFO of the HOV.
Berz out.
So fucking true. Especially when I'm riding on the bike and getting stuck behind someone in the HOV going slower than the other lanes.... rendering HOV lane useless.
MMMOOOOOVEEEE BIIITTCHHH!
Berz I have a simple and affective solution for this.This is what I do and it works very well.I get out of the HOV lane,speed up past them and turn back into the HOV lane,now I'm ahead of them,then I procede to speed up a little and let off the gas....next thing you know a LOUD bang followed by a big fireball comes shooting out of the exhaust tailpipe.Do it a few times and they will leave the HOV lane.Works everytime.It's even better at night.
You are not supposed to enter or exit HOV on a solid white line. There are long stretches of solid white line. Just my luck I would get a ticket for it.
You are not supposed to enter or exit HOV on a solid white line.
I've always wondered what the logic is behind that. Doesn't it make things more dangerous by forcing people to only merge/exit the lane at certain points? (ie. frantic law abiders scrambling to merge out at allowable points?) I try to stick by it, but sometimes, you really gotta merge out of HOV earlier/later than the damn line permits.
iirc you can merge into HOV anytime in the US and they've got solid white lines
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The whole solid white line rule is such a gray area, that its a stupid law.. There are many locations around the city where when you need to go to the curb lane, the parking signs go beyond where the white line of a lane starts. So you're literally forced to change lanes over a solid white to make a lane change.. I also agree that the HOV merge lanes are ridiculous as well.
The funny part is BC drivers will adhere to the left lane rule when on I5, but as soon as you cross the border... some switch clicks off and they become stupid.
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Make the effort and take the risk..
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Also the speed limit is way too slow.
This is partially why some of those "left lane campers" think they can stay there because they're doing the speed limit.
The documentation that's posted on BC Ministry of Transportation says that speed limit is too slow too. (It was also talked about on Speed Kills Your Pocketbook)
The MAXIMUM SPEED is becoming more like MINIMUM SPEED in BC.
If you're driving on 50km/h zone, you are EXPECTED to go AT LEAST 50km/h
Same on the highway, if you're driving on 90km/h zone, you are EXPECTED to go AT LEAST 90km/h
This shows many speed limits are too low...on top of this left lane thing.
Why don't we just follow Germany and re-structure this whole thing...
You are not supposed to enter or exit HOV on a solid white line. There are long stretches of solid white line. Just my luck I would get a ticket for it.
Berz out.
I've gotten a ticket for merging over a solid white into the HOV lane.
You are not supposed to enter or exit HOV on a solid white line. There are long stretches of solid white line. Just my luck I would get a ticket for it.
Berz out.
It's only breaking the law if you get caught.You must look for cops before doing this.
I'm not a fast driver by any means, but I tend to only use the left lane for passing (certain exceptions obviously like moving over for emergency vehicles, debris in the right lane, etc.) and, even then, I get back in the right lane ASAP. It drives me insane when I'm trying to go my usual 90-95 km/h (90 zone) and two people are side-by-side doing 70 km/h on a warm, sunny day. Then 1 person will FINALLY decide to speed up and pass (and then, of course, they do like 110 km/h for the next 5 minutes, so no one can get past them without excessively speeding).
Literally happens at least once a week on my commute.
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