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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:00:48 AM EDT
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You're the asshole that was driving half a mph faster than the cars in the right lane, but wouldn't move to the right and let me by, weren't you?
Why do you make me pass you on the right? God I hate Minnesotans... |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:01:39 AM EDT
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Oh, I thought you meant the passing lane that opens up for a mile or two on an otherwise 2-lane road.
When that happens, you're supposed to go as fast as you can, so no one can pass you, and then slow back down to 15 under where no one can pass you. At least, that's what I see most of the crazy people here doing. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:02:20 AM EDT
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The purpose of the left lane is for passing not cruising. No matter how you feel about the left lane the purpose is for passing.
The reason is imagine in an ideal world that you can be passed on either side what that does is drastically increase the likelihood of accidents. You now have to expect you can get passed on both sides and making you check two lanes for clear instead of one. This is also why so many senseless stupid accidents happen on US highways. If everyone followed the left lane is a passing lane rule you would have less people changing lanes because the likelihood of an accident increases if I am closing in on you in the left lane and you are not moving then when I make my move to pass you in the right lane you finally decide hey I should move out of the way and now we have me hammering the brakes in the middle of a lane change to avoid striking you and abruptly changing lanes back to the left lane. Same goes for 18 wheeler if you pass them on the right that is the least visible side for them so since technically you should pass to the left they may not recognize you are making a pass till they are already moving and you are mid pass. Left lane campers cause accidents and are worse than drunk or texting drivers ... Change my mind! |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:02:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yesterday on I94 in Montana, I found out my cruise control only goes up to 90. I was in the left lane.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:04:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Either trolling or retarded. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:05:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The purpose of the left lane is for passing not cruising. No matter how you feel about the left lane the purpose is for passing. The reason is imagine in an ideal world that you can be passed on either side what that does is drastically increase the likelihood of accidents. You now have to expect you can get passed on both sides and making you check two lanes for clear instead of one. This is also why so many senseless stupid accidents happen on US highways. If everyone followed the left lane is a passing lane rule you would have less people changing lanes because the likelihood of an accident increases if I am closing in on you in the left lane and you are not moving then when I make my move to pass you in the right lane you finally decide hey I should move out of the way and now we have me hammering the brakes in the middle of a lane change to avoid striking you and abruptly changing lanes back to the left lane. Same goes for 18 wheeler if you pass them on the right that is the least visible side for them so since technically you should pass to the left they may not recognize you are making a pass till they are already moving and you are mid pass. Left lane campers cause accidents and are worse than drunk or texting drivers ... Change my mind! I'm smashing the like button |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:06:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fuck the law. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Oh geez, another thread about people breaking the law and then they are complaining about other people breaking the law. Fuck the law. If you are impeding regardless of the speed you are a selfish dirty commie criminal. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:08:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It means you pass then get the fuck back over in the right lane. It's a hard concept for some but that's how it's supposed to work. Yep. That's it. These threads always sucks because people constantly play the "what if" as if to intentionally obfuscate a pretty simple rule. So let's just get it out of the way: "What if I'm going the speed limit?" No, pass and get over. "What if there's nobody behind me?" No, pass and get over. "What if the car on the right is going 0.5mph below the speed limit? Can I take an hour to pass him at 70mph set on cruise control?" No, hurry the fuck up and pass and get over. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:11:19 AM EDT
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How to be a good citizen (me or him...you decide). I noticed the sun was beautiful this morning and snapped a pic and just realized it pertains to this thread lol.
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:14:50 AM EDT
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Don't go 75 in the left lane.
Do 85+ or however fast you need to in order to not camp or get out. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:15:48 AM EDT
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It should be legal to pit left lane campers
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:18:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Your math doesn't make sense Googling will tell you the recommended safe following distance is 3sec. This is BS. At 60mph you cover 88fps and the average reaction time is 1.5sec. So, you've already eaten up half your following distance. This leaves 1.5sec and ~132ft to stop. The average stopping distance, of a "regular sized" vehicle is >140ft. You're going to make contact... So, lets just bump it to a 4sec following distance. (not saying this is better) If you're going to pass a vehicle, w/ a 4sec distance, at a delta of 7.3fps, at 60mph, you'll need to cover: the following distance (4*88), the length of your car (~15ft), the length of their car (~15ft), and another safe following distance (4*88). That's 206ft. At 7.3fps, it'll take >28sec to travel that distance. Do you not realize that the vehicle in front of you will take the same time and distance to come to a stop? Unless they have some new technology which will allow them to come to an instantaneous and complete stop, you will be ok. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:18:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Either trolling or retarded. Get both |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:20:08 AM EDT
[#14]
Asshole here don't like to be passed and will speed up.
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:21:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It should be legal to pit left lane campers |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:24:48 AM EDT
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It's kinda funny in that it codifies the speed limit isn't the limit. If the hard deck is 75, it implies people will "pass" at up to 75mph, and everyone else is going slower. If everyone is going the limit (75), no one can pass because using the official "passing" lane means you have to break the law.
Ironic BS. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:27:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This. In many states, "keep right except to pass" is law. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Either trolling or retarded. This. In many states, "keep right except to pass" is law. It’s that simple. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:28:12 AM EDT
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I was doing 90 on the left lane at midland Michigan and even I always move over for a faster car and never camp.
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:32:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You're the asshole that was driving half a mph faster than the cars in the right lane, but wouldn't move to the right and let me by, weren't you? Why do you make me pass you on the right? God I hate Minnesotans... I knew where you were from before I even looked to verify. 
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:36:49 AM EDT
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In before self-appointed highway patrol who thinks it's their job to "fuck speeders?"
In a perfect world, if you have a dash cam and can prove that someone was left lane camping when you murdered them, it would be an affirmative defense and dismissed at arraignment. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:40:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A person I work with travels from N Idaho to Spokane it's about 30 miles. He got a ticket for traveling in the left lane. It is considered a passing lane only. Right. 'Passing lane' is an obsolete term that was meaningful when some states had 3-lane roads with alternating passing lanes. These things were real killers. But, the term refused to die and is now used in many areas as simply another thing to charge you with, as if by being in the inside lane automatically makes you a speeder because you are passing vehicles which are doing the speed limit. On today's interstates, there is no 'passing lane' except as a legal abstraction for the benefit of greedy LEO agencies. Each lane may be traveling at different speeds and the inside lane is not always the fastest. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:45:40 AM EDT
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I was doing 90 on the left lane at midland Michigan and even I always move over for a faster car and never camp.
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:51:07 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:51:21 AM EDT
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Here in northern MN, people have to go in the right lane to pass you
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:52:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Either trolling or retarded. This is Arfcom. “Get Both” |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 11:59:59 AM EDT
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Rage mode activated.
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Posted: 6/14/2022 12:01:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:The Texas DPS site specifically says 6 seconds is the safe following distance. Quote HistoryQuoted:The Texas DPS site specifically says 6 seconds is the safe following distance. An even greater distance to cover (and more time required), for a pass. Quoted: Do you not realize that the vehicle in front of you will take the same time and distance to come to a stop? Unless they have some new technology which will allow them to come to an instantaneous and complete stop, you will be ok. Do you not realize you missed the entire point of my post? And, yes, there are instances where vehicles can come to an abrupt and immediate stop. Have you never witnessed a vehicle hit a stationary object, like a semi truck? Always plan for worst case scenario. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 12:09:15 PM EDT
[#28]
Pass them as quickly and as safely as possible, and move back to the right when the pass is complete.
As you're passing the car, pass some gas. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 12:17:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Rando in an F-150 this morning was chillin in the left lane, miles of road ahead of him, and traffic stacked up. People started shifting over two lanes to the right to get around him and two semis. I finally got up to him and flashed my lights a couple times and he actually got over!!!! I couldn't believe it! First time ever. I made my pass and got over to the right one lane. Today is a good day. That light flashing stuff always got me brake checked and sometimes worse. I don’t know how it’s common in some parts of the US and abhorrent in other places. Side note: Does no one else set their cruise control in 5mph increments? 70mph zone = 75 right lane, 80 left lane or 80 and 85 depending on city. What’s all this 78 in a 70 crap? |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 12:20:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:That light flashing stuff always got me brake checked and sometimes worse. I don’t know how it’s common in some parts of the US and a abhorrent in other places. In most of the rest of the world, flashing lights is the equivalent of politely asking the person to move over. I get 60/40 mix of move vs anger. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 12:23:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That light flashing stuff always got me brake checked and sometimes worse. I don't know how it's common in some parts of the US and a abhorrent in other places. American drivers may "drive" me to spend my retirement in Europe, where they respect left lanes and flashing to pass. Trucks don't back up highways for miles either. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 12:42:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/14/2022 12:45:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It means you pass then get the fuck back over in the right lane. It's a hard concept for some but that's how it's supposed to work. Facts ^ |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 12:46:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: basic driving review day for ARFBOOMERCOM https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/2275/F92AFB38-0959-4CC8-BFB5-8BB9CE072331_jpe-2417931.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/2275/488162DC-0FAA-405C-AB38-715ED2816E87_jpe-2417932.JPG 
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Posted: 6/14/2022 12:48:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: An even greater distance to cover (and more time required), for a pass. Do you not realize you missed the entire point of my post? And, yes, there are instances where vehicles can come to an abrupt and immediate stop. Have you never witnessed a vehicle hit a stationary object, like a semi truck? Always plan for worst case scenario. If the car right ahead of you hits a stopped semi and your first indication there is something wrong is the sudden stop of the car ahead of you, following too closely is not the issue. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 12:51:40 PM EDT
[#36]
Move to the left unless you are passing. I don't want you to go faster I want to be able to pass!
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Posted: 6/14/2022 1:03:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:If the car right ahead of you hits a stopped semi and your first indication there is something wrong is the sudden stop of the car ahead of you, following too closely is not the issue. No shit! Still, has nothing to do with my original point. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 1:04:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It should be legal to pit left lane campers Especially if they cut across four lanes of traffic a quarter mile before their exit. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 1:05:31 PM EDT
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Left lane camper thread?
It’s a simple concept… left lane for express traffic (passing), middle lane for through traffic (cruising), right lane for local traffic (exiting). |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 1:07:20 PM EDT
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It means if you're not actively passing somebody at a decent clip (speed limit or otherwise), you shouldn't be in it.
Get in, do your thing, get out. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 1:26:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's that simple. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Either trolling or retarded. This. In many states, "keep right except to pass" is law. It's that simple. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 1:35:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It means if you're not actively passing somebody at a decent clip (speed limit or otherwise), you shouldn't be in it. Get in, do your thing, get out. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 1:45:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So you're saying treat the left lane like a cheap hooker? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: It means if you're not actively passing somebody at a decent clip (speed limit or otherwise), you shouldn't be in it. Get in, do your thing, get out.  |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 1:50:33 PM EDT
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Quoted: Seems like it implies that I go 65 in a 65 zone in the right lane but if I get close to a 60 person I pull to the left lane and pass, then get back in the right lane. I don't do this and nobody else does. That's exactly what I do, so no, not nobody else. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 1:51:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Either trolling or retarded. We all know that anyone using Boss in their screen name is a retard. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 2:23:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A person I work with travels from N Idaho to Spokane it's about 30 miles. He got a ticket for traveling in the left lane. It is considered a passing lane only. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 2:25:31 PM EDT
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The passing lane in "Gone in 60 Seconds"
 Gone in 60 Seconds Car Chase (1974 Unmastered OST Original Soundtrack) |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 2:27:12 PM EDT
[#48]
It means get the fuck out of the way.
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Posted: 6/14/2022 2:32:35 PM EDT
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If people in the US knew how to drive on the highway and knew higway etiquette- right lane for on and off ramp merging, middle lanes for cruising, left lane for passing.
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Posted: 6/14/2022 2:33:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A person I work with travels from N Idaho to Spokane it's about 30 miles. He got a ticket for traveling in the left lane. It is considered a passing lane only. On what road? I-90? |
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