RB's
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That would be in West Texas I believe. I know somewhere past Kerville going towards El Paso on IH-10. I am not aware if there are any other areas. Maybe on IH-20 ?
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That would be in West Texas I believe. I know somewhere past Kerville going towards El Paso on IH-10. I am not aware if there are any other areas. Maybe on IH-20 ?
airboss
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llinois yes 625 ILCS 5/11-701( B) ,(d) Keep right except to pass on limited access highways effective January 1, 2004.
Never saw this one enforced, guess they prefer to write speeding tickets.
Never saw this one enforced, guess they prefer to write speeding tickets.
vroompuppy
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Rad,
Don't [SIZE=18pt]EVEN[/SIZE] get me started on this subject! Like others who live around larger metro areas it very much seems to be a problem and w/selective lack of enforcement. The LEOs selectively choose NOT to enforce this even when they get stuck behind someone...don't know why/why not???
Don't [SIZE=18pt]EVEN[/SIZE] get me started on this subject! Like others who live around larger metro areas it very much seems to be a problem and w/selective lack of enforcement. The LEOs selectively choose NOT to enforce this even when they get stuck behind someone...don't know why/why not???
ha! Well said
In Montreal, universally, people get on an expressway and immediately pull into the 2nd lane when there's no one at all in front of the in the slow lane. As such, the slow lane is usually where you'll be forced to slide-on by.
How ironic would is it that it's against the law to pass on the right (on any hgwy where the limit is >70kms) and it is 'keep right, except to pass' here too. But in traffic, the most congested lane is the fast lane.... and the slow (1st) lane is always wide-open. :angry03:
forgot to mention:
the UK seem to have accepted the inevitability of this so they've adapted accordingly.
While I was driving north on M1 from Heathrow once, I noticed the signs overhead all say "Stay in Lane". At least, the try to minimize the billiard ball effect of people TRYING to change lanes to get around the 'individual' clogging up the fast lane.
.... every man for himself
the UK seem to have accepted the inevitability of this so they've adapted accordingly.
While I was driving north on M1 from Heathrow once, I noticed the signs overhead all say "Stay in Lane". At least, the try to minimize the billiard ball effect of people TRYING to change lanes to get around the 'individual' clogging up the fast lane.
.... every man for himself
charismaticmegafauna
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Caution...!: The RH lane ('Tourist Lane') can be far more hazardous compared with the LH lane ('Hammer Lane') due to entrances and exits.
BwanaDik
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Correct, trying to minimise the billiard ball effect. However, they have a law called "Overtaking in the near side lane" that means passing on the left (right side here) with something like a 400 GBP fine associated with it. Almost NOBODY does it and very few people, IIRC, go slow in the "fast" lane (right lane, outside lane as they call it in some wisted use of logic)
BwanaDik
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Which, I believe, is exactly why a bunch of these yahoo's go immediately to the far left. I've seen Blue Hairs get on the freeway around here many times and just head directly for the left lane. No signals or head checks, and then slow down to 55, simply because they feel it's the "safe lane".
LDRydr
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My beef is with the truckers who insist on using lanes they're not supposed to be in, forcing the cages to pass them on the right. In Cali, when I was driving the big rigs, you didn't dare use the lanes unless you were really passing. I've never seen or heard of a trucker getting pulled over for this in Oregon or Washington.
johnny80s
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tcfjr
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One of the fun games we get to play on I-5 through central California goes something like this...
On all freeways in California, the speed limit for big-rigs is 55, day and night. On I-5 through the Central Valley, the posted speed limit for cars is 70mph. Realistically, the riggers drive 65 or so, and the cars drive 80+, so there's generally a 15 mph difference.
This section of I-5 has two lanes in each direction, and as LDRyder said, the trucks will stay in the right lane except to pass. Here's the fun part.
When a truck decides to pass, he'll pull into the left lane at almost any time - quite often right in front of a car/motorcycle that's closing at 10-15mph faster than he's going. The truck will then drive about 1-2 mph faster than the truck he's passing, which causes a line of cars/motorcycles to back-up behind him in the left lane. It will take the truck a couple of minutes (literally) to complete the pass, so once he does pull back into the right lane, the cars who have been (im)patiently waiting behind him will speed up to make up for lost time. This dance continues for the 270+ miles between the base of the Grapevine and Stockton, in both directions.
You can't really blame the trucker - if he doesn't pull into an opening when he sees it, he could be stuck behind a (slightly) slower truck for 20+ miles. It does mean you have to keep on your toes as you overtake a line of trucks, 'cause you never really know when one will pull out in front of you...
Toecutter
What would DoG do?
That's where I do some of my best work!
After just back from "dancing" for the last three days, I had lots of time (in the cage) to try and maintain sanity by being patient. Some time back, it was proposed that the truckers be allowed to run 70 on I-5, which would take many of them off 99. I guess the idea got scuttled. Too bad. They could have at least tried it temporarily....
CMF nailed the multilane phenomenon. People perceive that the right most lane is "unsafe" because you have to deal with entering and exiting traffic. This is the case even on a limited, limited access roadway like some of the turnpikes (aka toll roads) around here where the exits are often 10-15 miles apart. These lame-os can't drive well enough to merge with incoming traffic every 15-20 minutes? So they camp out in the middle lanes.
The reason the left lane is the busiest is because all the "slow" traffic running at the speed limit is in the middle lane(s). And since 95% of people on the road consider themselves above average drivers and capable of exceeding the speed limit, the only place for them to go is the left most lane.
I tend to run the turnpikes in the right most lane and usually make much better time than the above average guys in the left lane. Sometimes a left laner will see you motoring along and you'll see the light bulb come on, then they fall in behind you...
The reason the left lane is the busiest is because all the "slow" traffic running at the speed limit is in the middle lane(s). And since 95% of people on the road consider themselves above average drivers and capable of exceeding the speed limit, the only place for them to go is the left most lane.
I tend to run the turnpikes in the right most lane and usually make much better time than the above average guys in the left lane. Sometimes a left laner will see you motoring along and you'll see the light bulb come on, then they fall in behind you...
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not just trucks. I'm on high alert ANYtime I'm approaching any combination of any type vehicles when any of them might be compelled to pull into my lane for any reason. Saved my skin more than once
