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[quote=Anonymous]I'd like to introduce an interesting observation I've experienced driving in the US. As someone who's driven all over the world, primarily in Europe, and has lived in VA-DC-MD area for decades, I have to point out one major flaw that I can't put my finger on it. American drivers treat the left lane, aka the "passing lane", as a regular lane. This is predominantly true in our area on highways such as 95, 495, 66 etc. It's become such a phenomena that in most cases I find myself using the right lane more and more to avoid the traffic and clogging in the left lane. On average, I see 3 to 4 times more vehicles parked in the passing lane as compared to the other lanes.

Now, is this a contribution of mainly shoddy driving requirements in this country? Compared to Europe for example where the drivers go through rigorous testing, the American standards require a multiple choice test with a simple lap around the DMV. Is it the lack of education or is it something else? I've seen elderly parked in there going 5-10mph below the speed limit. I've also seen the arrogant and entitled drivers trying to "enforce" the speed limit on speedsters to show them authority. Hell, even if those said drivers are going 10-15mph over the speed limit, they do not move over for a faster vehicle. Others just seem clueless as you pass them by or completely checked out while driving. I've also noticed signs on highways that 'Slower traffic should merge right'. Not a lot of folks follow that. In the end, the byproduct is more aggression, frustration, and multiple delays.

Why the epidemic?

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