To those who drive slowly in the left lane to “slow down speeders”, you are self-righteous pricks. I hate caps lock, but I must use it here. SLOWING DOWN SPEEDERS IS NOT YOUR JOB! That’s what the police are for. If you see someone speeding, doesn’t it make sense to get out of their way to avoid a wreck and let the cops catch them? Instead, you’re serving your own little petty form of “justice” and risking your life and those of other drivers in the process. As someone pointed out, “failure to keep right” is just as illegal as speeding and both will get you a ticket. Would you rather get a ticket for interfering with traffic or let someone else get a ticket for speeding?

From 18 years of ticket-free driving, I have learned that if you simply drive at a reasonably but not excessively fast pace, pass slower people, and let faster people pass you, you’ll be far less likely have problems.

Come to Dallas or Houston where if you are jerk in the left lane doing speed limit and causing an irritation to speeders or people trying to pass you can be dead meat and most probably get shot.

People in Dallas drive like idiots. Fort Worth is even worst they think they are riding on the horse and strolling in the park when they are on highway.

I hate Dallas driving. Even with 3 times more traffice in NJ it was far better.

That is exactly my thinking. I’,ve always had three strikingly similar rules.

1. Drive within my comfort zone.
2. Pass those who are slower.
3. gtf out of the way of those who are faster.

The sign should actually read “everybody keep right” meaning go left only to pass then get back over. If I am being tailgated, I don’t get mad, I get over, problem solved. The thing is, you get egotistical lunatics like ^kurtis who can’t bear to let someone go faster than them. It’s like cryptonite

Kurtis,
The action you are describing is know as reckless driving. You are equally as dangerous as the speediest speeder. Secondly, you are right, in the good ole days people were a lot friendlier to each other. This means that a person with a slow mule would simply step aside to let whoever was in more of a hurry pass. You see, it doesn’t affect the slow person to move aside.

You need to lighten up a little bit. If you’re a cop, give the guy a ticket. If not, it’s ok just let the guy pass. If he is as big a speeder as you believe, then he will pay for it sooner or later, lawfully. There’s no need to try to kill him. How about being less selfish and being more morally sound with our brothers? Let your brother by, tip your hat, and get home safely. Everybody love each other, everybody keep right.

1) When driving, maintain a constant speed whenever possible – preferably with cruise control. If you notice, I didn’t say drive the speed limit. I don’t care what speed you drive. If you drive faster than me, please pass me. That way, you may take police attention away from me.

2) Drive in the right most lane that prevents you from breaking Rule #1. This means, if you want to pass somebody, by all means, get in the left hand lane (while maintaining the speed you were driving before passing), pass, and get back in the right hand lane. Do NOT get beside somebody and stay there. This would violate Rule #1 since you had to slow down to match the person’s speed on your right.

3) If you fail to honor Rule #1 and #2, do NOT expect me to have the courtesy to follow the rules above either. What this means is if you are in the left hand lane, not passing somebody, and I want to go faster than you, you can expect me to pass you on the right (illegal in a lot of areas), get in front of you and slow down. This also applies if I am in the right lane, you start to pass, and then slow down and stay on my right. I will speed up (breaking Rule #1), get in front of you, return to my constant speed, and not get over to the right (breaking rule #2). Be courteous to me and I will return the favor – golden rule.

I also am a law abiding driver, and I hate tailgaters. I’m always scared they’ll hit me on the freeway and it’ll be a really bad wreck. I don’t drive in the passing lane, or like an older person either.

Though I admit, I’m one of those who’ll be a jerk by actually obeying the speed limits. I’ll sometimes wave to the more aggressive tailgaters, just so they know I’m doing it on purpose. OR Driver, it’s the kind of people like you that make actually following the rules of the road fun.

Mrs. Money, you and Sim hate tailgaters? The only way someone can tailgate you is if you’re driving like grandma in the passing lane. Get the hell over!

Those signs you see… yeah the Black and White ones… the ones that say, “Slower Traffic Keep Right”, or “Left Lane For Passing Only”, yeah those are the ones, are Black and White because they are freaking REGULATORY. No, wait… no need to Google REGULATORY… I’m here to help. REGULATORY means you are required to obey what they say due to traffic regulation (rule, directive, instruction, decree, law, etc.). It’s not a matter of choice. It’s a matter of law.

I’m sick and tired of you slow butt pukes driving in the #1 lane, impeding the flow of traffic, and then bitching about how you hate to be tailgated. Quit driving like you have nowhere to go and all day to get there.

Ah… that was cathartic… THX Cap!