Submitted by Erik_Scheibe on

Finally!!!

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I don't know where it was, or if it's real...but it was on Facebook so at least it's cause for hope.  A blurb on Facebook posted that somewhere drivers can now be ticketed for sitting in the left lane and holding up traffic.

 

 

I'm sure there will be those artery-blockers who won't understand why this is a good day for humanity, but the rest of us who understand the rules of the road can start the rejoicing.  Keep in mind, these aren't "unwritten" rules.  The concept of the left lane as the passing lane is actually in the driver's manual that we all must read before we get our learner's permit.

 

 

Don't get me wrong, I am really not rooting for that (place your race/gender/age discriminatory generalization here) to actually get pulled over and get a ticket.  Just hoping that the fear of such a ticket will keep many people who sit in the left lane, holding up traffic in complete disregard of their fellow citizens, back in the right and center lanes where they belong.

 

 

It's just a matter of common courtesy.

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Fred Klein

Totally agree. Same as those who just stand on left side of subway escalator.

Submitted by NULL (not verified) on Tue, 07/08/2014 - 21:46

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Oh, Erik, quit it with your anti-left ranting! As someone who's gotten more speeding tickets & related embarrassing stories, I must also agree...

Submitted by VikramRajan on Tue, 07/08/2014 - 21:50

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Vik Rajan

Oh, Erik, quit it with your anti-left ranting! As someone who's gotten more speeding tickets & related embarrassing stories, I must also agree...

Submitted by NULL (not verified) on Wed, 07/09/2014 - 00:09

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While I agree about not clogging up the left lane with slow drivers, technically it is not a law. I just came out of a defensive driving course taken in Long Island. Passing on the right, against my teachings over twenty years, is OK in the boroughs and Long Island per our instructor. In NY, only when a sign indicates that the left lane is for passing is up, that the rule applies.

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Corey Bearak

People driving dangerously can be stopped and pulled over; that includes folks driving dangerously slow on a limited access highway.
Rona Gura

did my husband confer with you on this topic? One of his biggest pet peeves. . .

Submitted by Erik_Scheibe on Wed, 07/09/2014 - 12:33

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Erik Scheibe

I can only go by the NY state Driver's manual, which clearly indicates (unless it was changed) that the left lane is for passing. I believe that implies only when there is more than one lane.

Submitted by Erik_Scheibe on Wed, 07/09/2014 - 12:34

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Erik Scheibe

Lol, great comment, especially since you posted twice...not that I'm counting ;)

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