[FlatOut]

Left lane should only be taken flat out.....

[Landjet]

Telling other grown adults how to drive now Mother? Come on, the man has free will you know. If he gets a ticket it's his problem. Besides, cops can give you a ticket for nothing more than his wife calling him an asshole that morning.

[Vicegrip]

You get that allot ?

[savowood]

Originally Posted by LPM911

it doesn't matter what the speed limit is. its the principle of "cruising" in the left lane. if you decide you want to only go 5 over, then fine. but you should always be in the right most lane. basically the rule is, stay right. the only time you should be in the left lane is if you are passing someone. and when you are done with that, you should move back over.

This was my biggest frustration when I moved to the US. I was used to Germany where you flash your lights if someone doesn't see you. No biggie...it happens. If they're still not getting it, you put on your left signal.

People just thought I was trying to go around the world to the left.

Your comment is right on. In VA, it's the law. In my opinion, based on what I was taught in Germany, this is one of the largest problems with traffic congestion. The second is people entering the road at a speed lower than the traffic they're merging with. It's not my job to get over. It's your job to get to the speed of the traffic *before* you move into the lane.

[jbailey930]

Originally Posted by LPM911

it doesn't matter what the speed limit is. its the principle of "cruising" in the left lane. if you decide you want to only go 5 over, then fine. but you should always be in the right most lane. basically the rule is, stay right. the only time you should be in the left lane is if you are passing someone. and when you are done with that, you should move back over.

sorry i posted. I should have said i was driving just above the speed limit and in the case of my turbo that means "cruising". I agree with you. When i am done passing I get over.

I know I can take the twisties on this road at 90 mph if i wanted. call it what you want but come over to this parkway at rush hour sometime and see that my frikken point is a$$holes who speed on with mini vans, suvs, etc while texting, talking on phones, generally over driving their ability while being distracted. these folks should be targeted.......sheesh, go on vacation for a week