Current Events > is it wrong to go the speed limit in the left lane?

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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

I hope a cop pulls you over for driving too slow and obstructing traffic, you need karma to bite you in the ass hard.

The sad thing is, there's no way TC believes anything s/he's saying. I bet they're actually a normal driver IRL, they just decided to post a very baity topic and troll the respondents (I'm only even here because I'm at work and making trolls look silly passes time).

So if not karma for being a bad driver, then karma for trolling.

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for you, TC
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It is immoral and dangerous to go the speed limit in the left lane, correct.
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Muffinz0rz posted...

Based on your replies though I'm pretty sure you're trolling and/or being intentionally dense, so any sane answer ITT is just going to continue getting ignored

Bingo
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i like OP's idea of concealed carry. i'm all for defending oneself against road rage. gotta tell the other guy to back the fuck up or else there's going to be a big fucking problem on his end.
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Where I am, the left lane is the fast lane for 10-20 over the limit.

If you're going the speed limit in the left lane, you're creating a hazard and being an asshole.
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I seriously do drive the speed limit in the left lane though. >_> It is legal in Ohio.
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Abyssea posted...

Not in Ohio:

https://jalopnik.com/5501615/left-lane-passing-laws-a-state-by-state-map

Also from the Ohio Driver's Manual:

Slow Traffic
Vehicles moving slower than the traffic flow must use the available right lane or stay as close as possible to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway

Note that it does not say "speed limit." So if everyone else is driving faster than you (even if you are going the speed limit), you are still required to move to the right lane.
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Abyssea posted...

but... going higher than that is against the law... I go around 73 most the time. the speed limit is 70. :o

Then don't be in the left lane. It is morally reprehensible to do as such. It is legally permissible to do as such. There is a distinction. Enable lawbreakers such as myself and yield often. Don't make them overtake you on the right.
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Abyssea posted...

I seriously do drive the speed limit in the left lane though. >_> It is legal in Ohio.

Please stop trolling. Stop ignoring the real answers.
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Yes, the left-most lane is always for passing. If you aren't passing the cars in the lane to the right you are doing it wrong.
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Abyssea posted...

people seemed annoyed with me when I do, but isn't it the right thing to do?

It's wrong if you're not going faster than people in the right lane.
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darkjedilink posted...

Abyssea posted...

people seemed annoyed with me when I do, but isn't it the right thing to do?

It's wrong if you're not going faster than people in the right lane.

I usually am
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Abyssea posted...

darkjedilink posted...

Abyssea posted...

people seemed annoyed with me when I do, but isn't it the right thing to do?

It's wrong if you're not going faster than people in the right lane.

I usually am

But sometimes you're not, meaning you should be in the right lane.
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Perfectly legal.

In fact, it is illegal to go faster than the speed limit regardless of lane or road (depending on local laws, of course).
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MaverickXeo posted...

Perfectly legal.

In fact, it is illegal to go faster than the speed limit regardless of lane or road (depending on local laws, of course).

thank you maverick, that is what I thought. :o
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ZMythos posted...

Where I am, the left lane is the fast lane for 10-20 over the limit.

If you're going the speed limit in the left lane, you're creating a hazard and being an asshole.

Any chance you're from Massachusetts?
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darkjedilink posted...

Abyssea posted...

darkjedilink posted...

Abyssea posted...

people seemed annoyed with me when I do, but isn't it the right thing to do?

It's wrong if you're not going faster than people in the right lane.

I usually am

But sometimes you're not, meaning you should be in the right lane.

I'm going to stick to that from now on. Less people trying to run me off the road at least.
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you're not technically supposed to go past the speed limit in the left lane by law
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Abyssea posted...

but it is immoral
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catboy0_0 posted...

you're not technically supposed to go past the speed limit in the left lane by law

you're also technically not supposed to go the actual speed limit in the left lane by (some) law(s)

but here we are
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catboy0_0 posted...

you're not technically supposed to go past the speed limit in the left lane by law

Not true - in a lot of states, you can exceed the speed limit by as much as 15mph during a passing maneuver.
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You should have your license revoked, tbqh.

ZMythos posted...

Where I am, the left lane is the fast lane for 10-20 over the limit.

If you're going the speed limit in the left lane, you're creating a hazard and being an asshole.

This for where I live as well.

I only use it for passing, or driving 5-10 above the limit
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Abyssea posted...

Mormaurd posted...

Or you can not be in the leftmost lane and avoid that ticket.

I don't think it is illegal in ohio because I see people in the left lane all the time. they don't use it just for passing. the only people in the right lane are truckers and grandmas.

Yeah, I'm in Northeast Ohio and I was thinking the same thing?
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Unspecified_NPC posted...

Abyssea posted...

Mormaurd posted...

Or you can not be in the leftmost lane and avoid that ticket.

I don't think it is illegal in ohio because I see people in the left lane all the time. they don't use it just for passing. the only people in the right lane are truckers and grandmas.

Yeah, I'm in Northeast Ohio and I was thinking the same thing?

Southeast Ohio here. I think maybe the interstate in Ohio just works differently than other places.
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ITT: No one knows what the fuck a speed limit is
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Wrong and illegal. The left lane is the passing lane meaning if you are not passing you should not be in the left lane.

The only scenario in which this would be right is if everyone in the other lanes is going under the speed limit. I dont know about you guys but where I live that never happens.

Short version: Yes. Stay out of left lane unless passing.
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Abyssea posted...

the only people in the right lane are truckers and grandmas.

So you're the grandma.
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Paragon21XX posted...

Abyssea posted...

Not in Ohio:

https://jalopnik.com/5501615/left-lane-passing-laws-a-state-by-state-map

Also from the Ohio Driver's Manual:

Slow Traffic
Vehicles moving slower than the traffic flow must use the available right lane or stay as close as possible to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway

Note that it does not say "speed limit." So if everyone else is driving faster than you (even if you are going the speed limit), you are still required to move to the right lane.

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UnseenChaos posted...

Paragon21XX posted...

Abyssea posted...

Not in Ohio:

https://jalopnik.com/5501615/left-lane-passing-laws-a-state-by-state-map

Also from the Ohio Driver's Manual:

Slow Traffic
Vehicles moving slower than the traffic flow must use the available right lane or stay as close as possible to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway

Note that it does not say "speed limit." So if everyone else is driving faster than you (even if you are going the speed limit), you are still required to move to the right lane.

still not a law though.
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Abyssea posted...

UnseenChaos posted...

Paragon21XX posted...

Abyssea posted...

Not in Ohio:

https://jalopnik.com/5501615/left-lane-passing-laws-a-state-by-state-map

Also from the Ohio Driver's Manual:

Slow Traffic
Vehicles moving slower than the traffic flow must use the available right lane or stay as close as possible to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway

Note that it does not say "speed limit." So if everyone else is driving faster than you (even if you are going the speed limit), you are still required to move to the right lane.

still not a law though.

Where do you think the Driver's Manual comes from? A private citizen's personal opinion that just happens to be available all DMVs or an official summarization by the state concerning its own laws?
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Paragon21XX posted...

Abyssea posted...

UnseenChaos posted...

Paragon21XX posted...

Abyssea posted...

Not in Ohio:

https://jalopnik.com/5501615/left-lane-passing-laws-a-state-by-state-map

Also from the Ohio Driver's Manual:

Slow Traffic
Vehicles moving slower than the traffic flow must use the available right lane or stay as close as possible to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway

Note that it does not say "speed limit." So if everyone else is driving faster than you (even if you are going the speed limit), you are still required to move to the right lane.

still not a law though.

Where do you think the Driver's Manual comes from? A private citizen's personal opinion that just happens to be available all DMVs or an official summarization by the state concerning its own laws?

Listen, you're not my mom so stop telling me what to do.
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Why does TC sound like he's 10?

Go back to driving school dude. They teach you this there.
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Actually, I tried driving home in the right lane like you guys suggested and only used the left one to pass someone going slower than me, and it actually worked out great. :o Way less stressful. Wish I'd known about it sooner.
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CE is easier than a fat chick who got ditched on prom night

Jesus Christ guys...
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yeah it's a passing lane. It's wrong and dangerous.
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Abyssea posted...

Actually, I tried driving home in the right lane like you guys suggested and only used the left one to pass someone going slower than me, and it actually worked out great. :o Way less stressful. Wish I'd known about it sooner.

Good

Now you tell three people about it, and they'll tell three people about it, and soon enough, we'll actually have normal-flowing traffic without all those fucks clogging up the left lane!
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