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Originally Posted by Skippy
What's wrong with moving over to the middle lane for a few seconds to let the faster traffic pass you before resuming passing cars slower than you? I do it somewhat regularly.
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I routinely travel the middle lane. The problem occurs when I am PASSING traffic in the middle lane (while in the left lane) and some DB doesn't seem to understand that I'm under no obligation to go 80 mph to accomplish it. Once I complete the pass, I always return to the middle lane since I have no desire to go 80 mph.
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Originally Posted by Skippy
If lane courtesy were routinely practiced, this wouldn't happen. Left lane camping is illegal quite a few places, but so seldom enforced that many drivers don't even know it's the law.
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Of course it must happen. In and around NYC, there are far too many vehicles to leave the left lane open and strictly for passing. It's the fast moving lane and it is usually full.
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Originally Posted by Skippy
I agree. If you are some lane other than the leftmost, it's up to them to find a way around you. However, if you are in the left lane, the proper thing to do is let them by.
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Again, "letting them by" works fine if the road is not too full and one can move to the center lane and continue their speed in the center lane. However, if the center lane is moving slower than their speed, they have NO OBLIGATION to move to the center lane and slow to allow the DB to proceed at +25.
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Originally Posted by Skippy
I still don't get why you consider these people DB's.
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Anybody who must drive at +20 or above is a DB. There is simply no justification for this behavior and with the 30 foot following distances that most of them maintain, it's downright unsafe. How much time to these DB's save in their trip? Four minutes..........maybe? What does the DB do with those four minutes?