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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what about HOV??

I am in it during rush hour (with required occupants) and f@ckers don’t move out of my way.  The regular lanes are bumper to bumper and hov os moving with nobody in front of the car in front of me but they are exactly at the speed limit.  Is HOV (far left) considered left lane under this?  Please tell me “yes”.[/quote]

No, it is not considered left lane.  HOV cars do not have to move over so you can go 75 MPH.

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When I’m paying $18 to go one way on HOV/hot lanes at 65moh you are not the regulator if I choose to go an extra 10mph over the speed limit.[/quote]

Where did I say I was regulating what speed you could go?  Your post indicated far left lane in HOV, I assumed you were talking about 66 E/W during rush hour.  In the 95 express lanes, you definitely need to move over to the right to let cars pass, as there are 2 lanes in these Express Lanes.

Trust me, I stay out of the left lane.  [b]There was a 6 car pile up in the left lane of 66 East tonight near Nutley.  Guess no one wanted to move over....sucks for all those other people wanting to get home from work.[/b]

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Those are usually caused by someone going too slow and the chaos of everyone trying to get around him/her. Seen it many times.[/quote]

But the people at fault are still the ones "trying to get around." Someone else driving slowly is no excuse for unsafe driving by anyone else. If I am on the highway and get behind someone going too slowly in the left hand lane, I either safely and legally pass on the right, and if that isn't possible, I match the speed of the person blocking the lane. I don't lose my cool and act like an idiot. That's what causes accidents.
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Just stay right, pass left and you'll be fine. Don't try to overthink it. 
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I don't think it is overthinking to suggest that people not act like idiots. [/quote]

The slow driver in the wrong lane AND the fast drivers aggressively trying to get around them are BOTH In the wrong and both at fault when those happen. Police ticket speeders and aggressive drivers for their part, now they will ticket the slow speed bump in the middle of a highway as well. [/quote]

I am guessing that you didn't read all of the quotes above. This poster was responding to the notion that 6 car pile-ups are caused by someone going too slow. And that's just not how this works. The slower driver is in the wrong, but much less so than the person driving recklessly to get around them. It is still incumbent on everyone to drive safely. Period. 
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I read all the quotes. They are equally to blame. Anyone moseying over to the left lane to drive slowly did it at least semi purposefully as it would be easier to go that speed in one of the right lanes. They had to cross into faster traffic to get there. So yes, one person intentionally driving less than the speed of traffic in the fast lane, knowing full well that their actions will cause people to go around them in an unpredictable way, is as responsible as the person who does it. They are in violation of traffic laws and doing something they know causes accidents, just like the person speeding around them. [/quote]

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