New law...not sure if it is national but in our state we have a new law that I think is subjective

[greenbriar]

we are to only drive on the right lane of a divided highway

passing on the Left is permissable but then we are to get back in the right hand lane


if we are in the left too long we will get ticketed


so

who decides if we are in the left too long?


I think it is very subjective

[virgogal]

1. Traveling in the left lane,unless actually in the process of passing,is

a ticketable offense in many states.

[greenbriar]

2. I always knew not to continually drive in the left lane

but my issue is

deciding how long is too long?


the cop who has had a bad day and decides to have fun?


the cop who doesn't see the dude in the right hand lane speed up and slow down to mess with the driver trying to get over?


there are too many variables

[Duckhunter935]

4. Left lane passing only

Loved driving in Germany as they enforced the laws and driving was a pleasure.

[Xipe Totec]

6. Except in Boston, where you're likely to get passed on the right

Oh, and don't even think about using the breakdown lane for actual breakdowns; that's a passing lane during rush hour.

[virgogal]

11. Aaaahh,another Rt 128/95 fan. That little driving aberration

usually confounds most out-of-staters.

[MannyGoldstein]

15. Massachusetts Has The Lowest Auto Death Rate In The US

Driving here takes a little getting used to, but we're reasonably safe.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

3. With some exceptions, that has been the law in NY for as long as I can remember.

[quiller4]

5. I don't believe that is new because the left lane on a divided

highway was described as a "passing lane" in the driver ed book I studied in Washington State in the late 1960s. There were exceptions such as on mountain passes where the right lane is labelled for trucks and other slow-moving vehicles.

You were only to remain in the passing lane until you could safely pull in front of the vehicle you had passed.

[tularetom]

7. It's an old law in a lot of places but with the number of trucks on the road

filling up the slow lane, it's impracticable today. I doubt if the cops will be too gung ho about enforcement.

[anigbrowl]

8. You'll get used to it. Don't meet trouble half way.

[Hello_Kitty]

9. It's been the law in NJ forever. eom

[greenbriar]

10. Kansas is making a HUGE issue of it

and it being a "new" law this month

[R. P. McMurphy]

12. I suspect that someone in the law enforcement field will decide. n/t

:)

[tritsofme]

13. They announced a law like this in Illinois maybe 5 years ago.

And it made a good deal of news coverage.

Since then I have never heard of anybody being ticketed.

[MannyGoldstein]

14. I Believe That's What They Do On The Autobahn

Which makes driving at 120+ mph an orderly affair.

[DCKit]

16. It's a law simply to protect the self-appointed "traffic cops" who impede traffic.

Sooner or later, some lead-footed conservative, family values, second amendment practicing moran is going to shoot at them (and I don't blame them one bit).