Why do you drive in the left lane?
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Anonymous
| For those of you who habitually do it, especially at 15+ mph under the speed limit, why? Lack of awareness? Just your basic rudeness? I'm so curious! |
Anonymous
| My husband does this and I attribute it to his raging undiagnosed inattentive ADD. He is completely clueless that he is driving everyone around him berserk. |
Anonymous
Because I'm from Virginia? |
Anonymous
I have diagnosed inattentive ADD and I never, ever drive like this. |
Anonymous
THIS |
Anonymous
Thanks. I'm trying to become more understanding of these people, and this makes sense. |
Anonymous
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Not me, but I think the answer is lack of awareness/bad driver education. I'm from NY - I had to do something like 15 weeks of in class and 15 weeks behind the wheel, plus pass a written and road test, the latter of which about half the kids fail on the first try. It was very thorough.
I went to college in VA. My VA friends did five in car classes, and at the end of the last one the driver said "that was your test, you passed." I noticed tons of basic information they did not have. One once complained about getting a ticket for driving too slowly and was horrified and indignant and then upon digging in, I found out they were driving on the Jersey Tpke in the left lane. They had NO idea that wasn't okay, had literally never heard of that rule. Other friends were similarly confused - "why is that bad?" Several of their parents, (upon being questioned) had also never heard of that rule. |
Anonymous
| I drive there because I speed a little. |
Anonymous
I'm a military brat who's not from anywhere, so help me out. What does this mean? |
Anonymous
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I hate it too.
They are going to say because they are going the speed limit, and do not plan on exiting. Still they are 10-15 miles below the speed of traffic. It's a passing lane. Not a cruising lane. Just because you aren't breaking a law doesn't mean you're a good driver. |
Anonymous
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I generally only use the left lane to pass and never go under the speed limit unless that is the speed of traffic.
However, when you are asking about people going 15 MPH under the speed limit in the left, are you sure you aren't talking about people traveling close to the speed limit and not 15 MPH over? I regularly travel a stretch of highway with a left exit and get annoyed with those who think that there is no speed limit whatsoever in the left lane. Sorry, if I'm going 60-65 and approaching a place where I have to exit from the left, you need to slow down and stop riding my bumper. |
Anonymous
95 through Virginia is notorious for people hanging out in the passing lane. |
Anonymous
I did a road trip all the way from Virginia beach to McLean last week and there was only one driver keeping me from going over 75mph in the left lane the entire stretch, and it was a black guy with a Maryland plate in an Audi Q5. As I finally was able to get around him I beeped at him numerous times as I passed, and he had the nerve to beep back at me and flick me off, and he just stayed in the left lane. He was blocking up traffic for like 5 miles! |
Anonymous
| Why do you exceed the speed limit? |
Anonymous
Most of the time I don't. But I would like to drive faster than 55 in a 70. - OP |