"JJ" wrote in message
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Dee D. Flint wrote:

"JJ" wrote in message
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Dwight Stewart wrote:



In general, you're right. Nobody is supposed to break the speed
limit,

so

laws about slower vehicles moving to the right and not impeding the
flow

of

traffic don't defend the speeder's actions. But, by the same token,

slower

drivers are supposed to move to the right and not impede the flow of

traffic

(if those are the laws in your state), so someone speeding doesn't

defend

the actions of the slower driver who is impeding the flow of traffic

either.

I know that sounds strange, but there is some logic behind it. On

multiple

lane highways, congestion (cars bunching too closely together) is one
of

the

most common causes of accidents. And congestion is dangerious at all

highway

speeds, but even more so when drivers are speeding. To prevent that

bunching

up, many states have adopted laws to encourage slower drivers to move
to

the

right so faster vehicles can proceed without bunching up behind the

slower

vehicle. The idea is to keep all vehicles flowing smoothly - yes, even

if

some are speeding.

W5TWIT wants to play citizen traffic cop, it isn't for her to decide if
someone is going to fast and make them slow down by staying in the left
lane (even though she is exceeding the speed limit herself), she is
obliged to move over and let the faster traffic pass. It is up to the
authorities to take care of the speeder.



From the description, it is the person coming up behind that is trying
to
disrupt the flow of traffic as Kim stated that she was going the same
speed
as the traffic ahead of her. The person coming up behind would be then
trying to force a whole stream of cars one after another to move over
for
him/her.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE


I fail to see what is so hard to understand about the law...slower
traffic stays to the right. It really is very simple.


JJ, there is a line in that *commentary* in the newspaper article you
referred to: something about the signs that say Left Lane for Passing Only.
Well, I'll look on my way in to the office in the morning but, as far as I
can remember, there is not one sign in the 32 mile stretch of highway that I
travel that says anything about "Left Lane for Passing Only."

Kim W5TIT