• kurikai@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    That “Keep Right/Left” unless overtaking rule is stupid. It fails as soon as there is: an off/onramp, a speed limit, more than 2 lanes. It causes cars to break other road rules.

    • UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      Learn to merge. When the exit ramp comes and the right lane slows, pass in the left lane and move the fuck back. You know what happens when you left lane camp, road rage and everyone speeds up to zoom in the right lane causing a danger to everyone els. Because your ass can’t merge and feel you’re special to be in the left lane does not mean you’re right for thinking you’re doing the speed limit. If someone wants to go fast pass you, you’re not the traffic police to block them and cause the speeder to road rage even more. Left lane camping causes road rage and is unsafe.

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      4 hours ago

      What other rules would be broken? I can’t think of one. Sometimes you have to adjust your speed. You should always be looking ahead to anticipate if a lane change would cause a problem.

      The funny thing is that there is so much anxiety and rage built over being a bit faster or first in line, and yet most of the time all the anger at being stuck in a lane or slow is an illusion as the entire traffic mass is moving at the speed limit or higher. It is just your relative perception and you’ll still get to your destination at the same time.

      The same thing happens in slow traffic. People spend so much energy trying to weave back and forth between lanes, almost causing collisions, only to stop a few feet again.

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      7 hours ago

      It’s curious you’re so concerned about the speed limit but so flippant about breaking another clearly stated law about how you’re supposed to operate your vehicle.

      Here’s one general tip - it’s your job to follow the law, not enforce it. The fact someone would have to go faster than the speed limit to pass you is irrelevant - you are supposed to be in the other lane unless you are passing someone or getting off the highway. If there are more lanes, the same rule applies - you should be in the furthest right lane that allows you to maintain your speed.

      • 0ops@piefed.zip
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        4 hours ago

        It’s illegal in a lot of the US too (depends on the state), but it’s never enforced