Kim W5TIT wrote:

"JJ" wrote in message
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JJ wrote:


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.


Until 1977 the road signs in Texas read, "SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT",
those signs are being replaced with "LEFT LANE FOR PASSING ONLY". How
much clearer than that can it be? Even Kim should be able to grasp the
concept of that.
It is all spelled out in the Star Telegram article.



Slower than who or what? Slower than the flow of traffic ahead, or the
traffic behind? Slower than most of the drivers on the road, or slower than
the fewer drivers on the road (who are speeding faster)? A sign that simply
says "slower traffic keep right" is pretty darned ambiguous.

Kim W5TIT


If traffic in the lane you are in is travling faster than you and you
have a lane to the right, you are obliged to move to the right. It isn't
that hard to understand. However for those like you who seem to have a
difficult time with that concept is why they are changing the signs to
read, "LEFT LANE FOR PASSING ONLY."