Be an LLD and stop the epidemic of deadly speeders 3219

MasterShake

True.

It is a PbuttING lane, and is defined as such by law in most states.

True, although it would practically take a cop for each motorist to actually enforce that.

Yes.

So you feel that because someone is breaking the law by exceeding the speed limit, that gives you the right to make an improper lane change as well as impede pbutting traffic? You've got a seriously warped perspective, there.

I get the impression that you are actually trying to do the right thing by keeping right, but think about the consequences of your actions for a minute. When you deliberately cut off a faster driver, do you think you are making the roads a) more safe or b) less safe? Just mellow out, wait for the faster traffic to pbutt, THEN pbutt the slower driver in front of you. That's the way it's supposed to work, and everyone goes home happy. You don't have any inalienable right to use the pbutting lane...

Would you argue that if one driver is going 80 MPH he would be within his right to cut off another driver doing 90 MPH, because the 80 MPH driver is "less illegal?" Do you think that the 90 MPH ought to slow down to accomodate the 80 MPH driver? Do you think it would be a good idea for the 80 MPH driver to just pull out and expect the 90 MPH driver to slow down?

Let's say that the two drivers are traveling 45 and 50 MPH (buttuming that the speed limit is higher than 50 MPH.) What happens then?

Would you argue that you have a right to merge onto a freeway at 45 MPH, because that's the minimum speed, notwithstanding that the right lane is full of traffic traveling at the 65 MPH speed limit?

think about it... it's not about pointing fingers, it's about everyone getting to their destination in a safe yet expedient manner. Other laws don't suddenly get suspended once you exceed the speed limit. (well, except for a very few states who have such weirdness actually written in their vehicle code. I live in one of those states, and driving there is not a pleasant experience, no matter what speed you drive. Fortunately I work in a more enlightened state, and hope to move there in the near future.)

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