Why do people drive in the middle lanes of a highway

[DemonHunter]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Modeps
Left Lane: Passing Lane
Middle Lane: Travel Lane
Right Lane: Slow Lane

Exactly! If meat heads doing 95 get backedup in the the left lane instead of having the left and middle lane, too friggin bad.

 

[Jack Ryan]

The selfishness in this thread is unreal. Someone did touch on a very important point though. Some of you feel like driving in the center lane causes less headaches for yourself (selfish) and people merging. People merging have a responsibility to YIELD, and since they don't, that pushes the people who should be driving in the right lane to the center lane. Which pushes people driving in the center lane to the left lane, which causes people who prefer to get where they want to go in a reasonable amount of time stuck behind someone going 65 in the left lane of 95.

The quote of the law is quite clear to me, stay right unless you are passing. Move over to the right if someone wants to go faster than you. It is really that simple.

If you don't feel comfortable going at a high rate of speed, don't drive on an interstate.

I started the thread by asking the question on what people were thinking and I pretty much got my answer, albeit disappointing. But having faith in other people leads to disappointment anyway.

Thanks for all your input.

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: minendo
The same reason why slow drivers stay in the fast lane on two lane highways.

that's my pet peeve.

Traffice flowing at 75MPH and they will be doig 60. AHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

And when you try to pass them on the right lane, the speed up.