Following the flow of traffic isn't going to work if you're cited for speeding, or are involved in a traffic collision.
What exactly is "left lane blocking" 4039It's called *TRAFFIC*. Evidently, you want all traffic to get out of your way. MFFY driving. See above. Why should others obey all rules so you can speed? Isn't that...
Essentially, if I do speed, it's because traffic conditions are illegally unsafe for me to travel at the speed limit (and law enforcement isn't doing their job well enough). Here I'm talking afternoon traffic--not rush hour traffic jams, but everyday afternoon traffic... up to 100mph in the left lane of a 4 lane interstate, between 75 and 85 in the middle two lanes, and trucks doing around 60 mph maximum due to their speed governors. As such, I either travel too slowly by remaining in the now hazardous right lane (not necessarily due to trucks, but due to cars merging well above the speed of traffic in the rightmost lane), or else I am essentially forced to speed in the other lanes.
However, on the occasion that the freeways are reasonably open (e.g, after midnight), then the speeders usually stick to the left two lanes, leaving me free to drive near the speed limit (let's say 65mph to 70mph) in the number 3 lane, and the trucks in the number 4 lane can still do their governed speed like before. The difference is, I don't have to wildly accelerate and then brake suddenly to make lane changes and such. Cars that wish to pbutt me can always pbutt me, although it is rather puzzling why they either a) wait until their headlights are almost on my bumper or b) pbutt on the right... when in both cases, the lane to the left is completely open and they could have merged left to pbutt a lot sooner.
What exactly is "left lane blocking" 4041DYM No, but one is much more likely to be involved in a bane crash when drunk. Well, there are problems with the way the NHTSA defines "alcohol related." That aside, buttuming...
What exactly is "left lane blocking" 4042A 5 mph differential for a long line of vehicles is not a reasonable rate. It's micropbutting IMO. If my pbutting differential is limited to 5mph because of safety, I simply don't pbutt...
I'm saying that I still believe that drivers should follow the laws--including speed limits--and as such, if they choose not to obey the speed limits, that they should be just as willing to accept the citations, fines, license points, and higher premiums as a justified consequence for disobeying those laws.
And as following distances start to get closer, it is always better to decrease speed limits, rather than increase the speed limits.
