Left Lane Vigilantes

[KBayDog]

I seem to recall recent commercials, whereby Florida was going to start enforcing this rule. All I can say is, WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG!?!?!

From FoxNews:

"Left Lane Vigilante — An automobile driver who believes so strongly in speed limit highway laws that he or she will drive 55 miles per hour in the passing lane, forcing people to either adhere to the speed limit or to pass on the right. Left Lane Vigilantes never use their rear view mirror, so tailgate intimidation or flashing the high beams is of no use. These are people committed to keeping you from getting a speeding ticket, and they will do whatever they have to to keep you behind them.
The End Is Near for Left-Lane Vigilantes

Colorado state police have so far issued over 450 citations to Left Lane Vigilantes, and hopefully it's only a matter of time before other states follow suit.

According to The Associated Press, Master Trooper Ron Watkins said that since the ticketing campaign began three months ago, about 90 percent of the drivers he has pulled over for dawdling or cruising in the left lane said they didn't know that it was illegal to do so.

Ninety percent!

The Grrr! column applauds the work of Master Trooper Watkins and his fellow troopers as they keep the left lane safe for passing motorists. It's a passing lane, folks. It's not the Sunday Driver's lane. Move, or be ticketed."

 

[jdnew]

Outstanding! I hate when people slow me down on the road. I got stuff to do. A guy was driving 45 in the left lane on the interstate yesterday. I think my roommate cussed the paint of the back of the guy's truck.

 

[gregsivers]

What I love is the drivers who stay there no matter how many people pass them on the right, as if they have no idea whats going on.

 

[Fly Navy]

What I love is the drivers who stay there no matter how many people pass them on the right, as if they have no idea whats going on.

That's because they don't have any idea what's going on. Most people's sphere of awareness on the road is nil.

Here is a guide to drivers on the road: http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=55

 

[DCLegal]

God Bless Master Trooper Watkins!!

 

[Flash]

They need to do this in Washington State, those people can't drive worth a damn! :icon_rage

 

[Pags]

I don't think it matters which state you live in, most people can't drive worth a damn. Like Fly said, most people seem to have 0 SA on the road.

 

[etnuclearsailor]

what about when you are passing or traveling slightly faster than the right lane (say you're doing 70, the guy to the right 65) and some jerk comes up from behind and starts flashing his brights. It's already a 55 zone.I'm already going 70. I can't change lanes right now, or if i could, I would have to wait for the car behind be to pass before I can pass again. Logistically it would slow me down to move right, but this isn't fast enough for the high beaming speed freak behind me.
Then what???

 

[Fly Navy]

If I'm doing 80 in a 55 and some a$s is riding my taill and I can't move over, I touch my brakes. That usually gives them a heart attack and they get the point. Legal? No. But fun.

 

[Ryoukai]

They need to do this in Washington State, those people can't drive worth a damn! :icon_rage

Me thinks you've never been out to Hawaii. The drivers here are just marvelous...and by marvelous, I mean terrible. Everybody is on the road but nobody can remember how to drive or what the rules are.

Fly Navy: Try doing a brake tap on an R6...not too high on my list of things to do with a lifted truck RIGHT behind me keeping pace at 75.

 

[Tripp]

Brake checking is illegal in many municipalities. Falls under road rage.

In Atlanta awhile back, there was a guy who brakechecked some woman who kept tailgating him. She panicked, lost control, crashed and died. Her passenger lived to tell the tale.

He was convicted of vehicular manslaughter...and their cars never touched.

 

[cricechex]

So let me get this straight.

I could have sworn that I read in the drivers ed manual that you shouldn't cruise the left lane. It is even posted on most highways across the U.S. But cops couldn't give tickets before? If I were a cop I would harass every person I saw cruising the left lane.

Oh, and anyone else like how people in VA are ever faithful in using their turn signals! I swear, that is the most annoying and dangerous thing to just switch lanes without a warning on the highway. Grrrr...if only the cops would start cracking down on them.

 

[etnuclearsailor]

Not every state has a law against cruising in the left lane.

 

[eddie]

couldnt he have been like....well I was braking for something ahead of me and that person was TAILGATING WHICH IS ILLEGAL?

Yeah, what are the specifics on this?

But props to Master Trooper Ron Watkins and company.

 

[Bajastylee]

You guys ever drive in the San Diego area or CA in general, the average speed on the freeway is 80mph. God I love my state.