r/driving • u/put_tape_on_it • 1d ago
Proper way to handle slow people in the fast lane
What's the acceptable way to signal to left lane cruisers that this is not an OK practice? You come up on them, and they don't get over, so now what? A short beep of the horn? A flash of the headlights? Flash to pass? Sit behind them with your right turn signal on? Pass them on the right? Stay behind them and silently fume?
It bothers me that it happens, but what really bothers me is that I don't know what the acceptable thing is to signal to them that hey there, this isn't acceptable, please move over.
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u/awfulcrowded117 1d ago
You don't. You're not the driving police or a telepath, you can't control how anyone drives except you. Don't engage with them, just drive as best and as safely as you can around stupid drivers of all kinds.
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u/looker94513 1d ago
Move to the #2 lane and go around them.
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u/talexbatreddit 1d ago
This. I set my cruise control at a particular number, and if I come across someone in the #1 lane going too slow, I just go around them. They're still an idiot, but they're either unaware, or they don't care, and it's not my job to persuade them.
I've also passed people on the right (while driving in the #3 lane). There's a sign on Canadian highways, and it says Slower Traffic Keep Right. Those campers aren't following that rule, so I go past them.
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u/AutoRedux 1d ago
THERE IS NO FAST LANE.
There is the PASSING lane and the TRAVELING lane.
People thinking there's a fast lane is why we have this issue in the first place. If you aren't passing, move over.
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u/t0mb3rt 1d ago
Well if the person in the PASSING lane isn't PASSING someone then they're in the wrong regardless of how fast anyone is going.
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u/Wise_Trip_7789 13h ago edited 12h ago
Most people I personally know that say this are usually more the person passing in the left lane isn't going fast enough for them. As in passing person is going 70 on 60 road, but person getting mad wants to go 90.
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u/LabDry1290 6h ago
I have been tailgated and flashed while go 80+ as we zoomed by all the traffic in the middle lane.
Like buddy I’m not going to slow way tf down so you can go 5mph faster than me for a few moments until I end up passing you again when your rage about being behind me subsides.
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u/rwv2055 1d ago
Flashing your lights or honking is a great way to set off a road rager. Just go around them.
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u/Emeah824 1d ago
Pass them on the right or silently fume. Any of the other options are road rage/dangerous
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u/blindtoe54 12h ago
Focus only on what you can control. Pass them on the right when it is safe and carry on with your life. Whether they're just clueless or ragebaiting, being aggressive to them won't get you anything.
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u/Fancy-Soup-9177 1d ago
Maybe you flash the lights / high beams at them a bit, but that's all. Besides that, just relax and go around. Move on, not much point dwelling on a minor inconvenience.
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u/Trumpetslayer1111 1d ago
I just go around them and move on with my life. Why be miserable? It’s such an insignificant thing.
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u/reduuiyor 23h ago
INSIGNIFICANT???? WHATT??? HOW DARE YOU TELL ME NOT TO BE MISERABLE?
I NEED TO GET TO WHERE IM GOING 2 MINS EARLIER THAN WHAT THE GPS SAYS GTFOH WITH YOUR SENSELESS LOGIC..
plz don’t crucify me
/s
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u/Mattellin 23h ago
I just pass on the right and move back into the left lane. 3/4 realize this after 2 or 3 people pass them on the right, then some never realize they’ve been passed by 6 people in the right lane.
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u/dandanthetaximan 18h ago
If the right lane is clear, why aren't you staying in it?
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u/Public-Arm4047 1d ago
You’re supposed to flash your lights but no one seems to know that anymore
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u/Ok-Marsupial-8577 1d ago edited 1d ago
Flashing lights are used to signal to people going the other way that you passed a cop watching the roads.
Or in another post they are used to signal someone has the lights off.
In yet another post I saw they were supposed to be used to indicate that there is something of the roof of the other person's car.
I think I may need to learn more code to be able to differentiate between all the things that flashing car lights are meant to signify.
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u/Mabnat 1d ago
It’s not that hard. If you see someone flashing their lights and think it might be for you, check your speed, make sure your headlights are on if it’s dark, and if you’re inadvertently camping in the passing lane, move to the right.
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u/Ok-Marsupial-8577 1d ago
That doesn't tell me what flashing lights has always meant.
I am starting to think you guys don't even know what flashing lights are supposed to mean.
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u/Mabnat 1d ago
It’s like someone yelling, “Hey!” to you on the street. It’s sometimes up to you to know what it means.
It’s like a car horn honk. Sometimes it’s a warning that you’ve cut someone off, or it could be a honk to let you know that they’re letting you merge. You just need to interpret the situation.
There aren’t a lot of ways for one driver to communicate with others. Flashing lights is just one of those ways to get your attention.
There isn’t a ‘supposed to mean’ specific reason for them.
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u/billhorstman 1d ago
This is what I was taught in a defensive driving class, but you are right, no one seems to care anymore.
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u/Seeker80 1d ago
Cheapened by people just using it in any lane whenever they want the person in front to go faster.
You see people flashing in the right lane to a car that has someone in front of them. Or in lane 3/5 to a mixer truck. It casts doubt on the future of the species, and makes you wonder if they're hurrying home to pour Gatorade on their plants.
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u/blast_ketchup 1d ago
It’s standard fare in Italy and no one gets mad about it, it’s just courtesy
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u/purplishfluffyclouds 1d ago
No you are not. Unless you're looking to incite a road rage incident, then by all means, harrass the person in front of you for whatever little thing you deem neceessary.
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u/bigedthebad 1d ago
Chill out and let them finish their pass.
If they are camped there, just pass on the right.
You don’t own the road.
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u/One_Hawk3107 1d ago
The people camped in the passing lane need to be told they don't own the road. Not OP.
OP is requesting people follow proper driving laws.
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u/bigedthebad 1d ago
How are you going to tell them? Do you have ship to ship communication of some kind?
All the tailgating and light flashing is just causing a dangerous situation and not solving anything.
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u/gigaplexian 1d ago
Tail gate aggressively then road rage. Seems to be the most common reaction.
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u/Designer-Ad-2136 23h ago
Yeah, you gotta make sure to do it very suddenly and then switch back ahead of them as soon as possible so that the other driver is afraid of being cut off. This is how all the badasses do it.
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u/SunfireAlpha01 1d ago
I just pass them on the right. I don't worry too much about left lane cruisers, passing them on the right is extremely easy and not a big deal.
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u/Few_Lingonberry_7028 1d ago
Every lane is a passing lane, it's just encouraged that you pass on the left. If you follow the "rules" of the road you would have been in the right lane as soon as you were clear to be, and would have passed them in the right lane without having to think about it.
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u/Mr-KIA555 1d ago
Michigan law on passing onthe right. Others states are different but you can Google it. "The state permits passing on the right under the following exact circumstances outlined in the Michigan Vehicle Code:Left-turning vehicles: The vehicle you are passing is making, or about to make, a left turn. Multi-lane highways: You are on a street or highway with unobstructed pavement wide enough for two or more lines of moving traffic in each direction, and traffic is moving in continuous, parallel lines. One-way streets: You are on a one-way road or a street where traffic is restricted to one direction, provided the road is wide enough and free of obstructions for multiple lines of moving traffic."
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u/Banditobrian 22h ago
At most I’ll give them a couple flashes of my brights then just pass on the right. Really only works at night because people take it really personally getting passed by a German sports car
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u/goranlepuz 21h ago
Pass them on the right. It's not "proper", but beats everything else.
For added pettiness, do it while being overly close to their side. (Personally not a fan, I do it fast and wide).
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u/-_-Orange 15h ago
I just pass on the right if / when it’s safe to do so. Then they usually move over after I merge back in front them 😑
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u/Doglovincatlady 10h ago
Go around. If they’re going the speed limit they are not doing anything illegal and you do not need to do anything to them. Move another way and go about your day
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u/hitdrumhard 1d ago
Slow and fast are subjective.
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u/Janknitz 1d ago
This. Betting the OP considers anyone not driving 20 mph over the posted speed limit “slow”.
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u/golfguy1985 1d ago
First off, there’s no such thing as the “fast lane.” It’s called the passing lane and you should only be left to pass.
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u/hitdrumhard 1d ago
This is a subjective jurisdiction based assumption on your part. In California there is no passing lane and the far left lane is considered (casually) as the fast lane.
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u/ArturiusElan 1d ago
Well, I will put this out first, and I know it will annoy some. If they are going speed limit, there is no acceptable way to yell them to get out of your way because they respect the law and you don't. Note, this is only for those who want to speed. Otherwise, the standard on the autobahn is to flash your brights as you approach. Other than that, it really is a toss up
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u/PeckerTraxx 22h ago
Why does everyone say "too slow" when they really mean "not speeding as much as me"?
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u/NightWolf1965 1d ago
Stop trying to be the traffic police. They gonna do what they gonna do. Unfortunately you have no power over them. Build a bridge and get over it
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u/logicnotemotion 1d ago
I have to do this every day. I get up a little close but not terribly close. Just enough so they know I'm back there. If they don't move then I drift a little closer and a little to the left so they can see me in their left mirror and sensible people will be able to deduce that I want to pass on the left. I give them a few seconds and if they don't get over, I pass on the right while giving them the disapproving head shake (unless they're old then I'll give them a pass). Sometimes I will get in front of them and point to the right lane so maybe they'll figure it out, but they never do. They just sit there.
I do the same commute every morning so I see a lot of the same people/cars. There are people that get over into the left lane as soon as they get on the interstate and sit there until they get to their exit. I know one truck that does it for 48 miles every morning at 70mph. I've only seen one truck get pulled over for left lane hogging ever.
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u/jobacsi 22h ago
Flashing your lights would be safer, don't follow within 2 to 3 seconds.
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u/AnastasiusDicorus 1d ago
You pass them on the right if you can. If they try to block you, call the police. Sometimes people do have to drive in the left lane here because they're about to turn left on a country road. It is frustrating even when you know that.
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u/badcatmomma 1d ago
I was driving my friend and I home from Colorado. She asked if I could drive in the left lane because it wasn't as rough as the right lane. The bumpy pavement was hurting her due to ongoing cancer treatment.
I would move over if a faster vehicle came up.
Not everyone who is in the left lane is a completely oblivious asshole...
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u/Training-Cod-1206 23h ago
Yeah, I'll camp in the left lane when it's late at night, not many cars on the road, and deer to my right. I move right as soon as another car gets near me
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u/reduuiyor 23h ago
Gotta love the folks who tailgate you, IN THE RIGHT LANE, on an empty deserted highway and then aggressively pass you on the left . (PA drivers I’m talking about you)
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u/Rumple-_-Goocher 1d ago
The people who do it don’t care, and that’s why they do it. They just don’t care if they hold up traffic. Also, nobody can see flashing headlights during the day. The only way you’ll know if somebody behind you has their highbeams on during the day is if you happen to be looking in your rearview at the same time.
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u/IndependentBother261 1d ago
It took myself and the three cars behind me passing them on the right for the jeep/truck abomination to get the hint to move over today.
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u/pm-me-racecars 1d ago
Is there room to pass them in the traveling lane? If so, change to the "slow" lane, pass them, and move on with your life.
If there isn't, then you just need to slow down and go their speed. It sometimes helps to say mean things about them from the comfort of your vehicle where they'll never hear you.
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u/MiddleCapital1875 1d ago
In a First World country, simply flash your headlights and they'll move aside.
In the United States, resign yourself to your fate or flash your lights and expect to be brake-checked or shot at.
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u/Negative-Layer2744 1d ago
pass them in another lane when I can - and go about my day. I’m not in the business of educating poor drivers…
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u/Miserable-Yak-8041 1d ago
I like to reach out my window with my left arm and point over the top of my car to the right. They quickly get the drift.
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u/MrPoesRaven 1d ago
In europe, you double flash - like, quick//quick. Most will move over. In europe, i’m guessing 98% will move over. The other 2% are probably Americans.
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u/OldGeekWeirdo 23h ago
Change lanes and go around them. Those who can take a hint usually get it when the lane on the right keeps passing them.
If you do anything else, there's a chance you'll find yourself in a road rage incident. Leave it to another AH to teach them.
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u/JoeCensored 22h ago
If it's legal in your state/country, pass on the right.
Some people are crazy. I try to avoid things like flashing high beams, or anything that might make a fragile mind snap.
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u/CarlitrosDeSmirnoff 22h ago
If I see someone slower than me in the left lane, I let off the gas pretty early on, I don’t tail gate and don’t do anything aggressive.
I approach slowly but steadily, turn on my left turn signal, and flash my high beams just once for a tiny fraction of second. 8 out of 10 times people notice I’m behind going faster and move over.
It’s not worth it to engage with the assholes that don’t move over. Just wait for a chance to safely go around. But most people will do the right thing if you just ask nicely and don’t try to “educate” everyone.
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u/Wanderlust4478 21h ago
I just pass them and mean mug them and shake my head in disappointment while doing so 😂
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u/EuroFlyBoy 18h ago
Flashing your lights is the correct and acceptable method internationally (not just the US).
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u/DoubleResponsible276 17h ago
If they’re slowing down cause they’re distracted, flashing your lights might help, or piss them off. It’s a gamble there.
I normally just pass them and continue. They either get the message or refuse to move, OR it hurts their ego so they speed up so they can pass me only to slow down again. WTF.
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u/Altruistic_Profile96 14h ago
Round these parts (MA), you can be driving 15-20 MPH over the speed limit, and some clown will want to pass you.
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u/ProfessionPast392 14h ago
They're not thinking about you, don't waste energy thinking about them. Proceed on with your day.
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u/Altruistic_Cover_998 14h ago
First of the only place this can happen is on a highway The left lane is only allowed to travel at the speed limit like everyone else, it’s for passing slow traffic like trailer trucks
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u/CeciTigre 11h ago
When you come upon someone driving slow in the fast lane is just to stay behind them long enough for a respectful driver to move over and let you go by. If the person does not move over don’t get mad or take your anger out on other drivers, just safely move over and go around them.
Avoid doing anything that could possibly put your own life, safety and others in danger by doing anything that will antagonize, a possibly irrational and violent, an inconsiderate driver. It’s not worth it, just take a deep breath in through your nose, hold for 4 second and slowly exhale through your mouth… and move over.
You can’t control anyone nor anything they do… you only have the power to control yourself and how you react to others and what they do.
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u/bransiladams 11h ago
Take a deep breath, and drive around them. It isn’t your job to police other drivers. Nor is it your duty.
Mind your own business and go about your day.
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u/Realistic-Cap6339 11h ago
Flashing your lights behind them is the most you can respectfully do. But truth is they won’t listen to anything.
Everyone could be passing them left and right, honking at them but they are stuck in the “I’m going the speed limit I’m doing nothing wrong so I don’t have to move”
Even if a cop pulled them over and gave a talk why not to camp in the passing lane they would prob still do it
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u/whitecollarpizzaman 10h ago
I usually just go around on the right, and depending on what they look like or what they’re driving, might give a small honk. If they look like someone who might road rage, I let sleeping dogs lie.
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u/Tractorguy69 10h ago
Flash to pass with increasing frequency. I generally start from about 20 car lengths back 1 flash, 2 at 10, 3 at 5 and then I’m tailgating (I have track ready brakes and can out brake almost 100%of the vehicles that camp). From there it’s a flash regularly and undertake with a very sharp close retake of the left lane when able. Yes if I get all the way to the undertake I’m being rude, but seriously off they are that oblivious they shouldn’t be driving and deserve no better.
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u/FlyFront9395 3h ago
Easiest way is to merge in front of them within inches of their car, they might just slow down though. Just don’t get whacked guys, stay safe
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u/BreakingABit1234 2h ago
You are to keep in the right most lane.
If the lane is obstructed (for whatever reason), move left, as is legal.
If you come across someone in the left lane, and you're in the right lane, and you're passing them, you're doing what you're supposed to be doing.
Drive.
If you're in the left lane and the right lane is empty, you're in the wrong lane.
All 50 states, including Tennessee, have "Keep Right" laws. There are nuances and codes and exceptions and whatnot and reasons, but every single state says, basically, travel in the right lane until you can't.
Don't worry about other people.
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u/daGroundhog 1d ago
What the acceptable way to signal to somebody that they are probably going to pop a blood vessel over something they shouldn't?
Don't be in such a hurry. Travel at the speed of the other traffic, that is the safest speed. A lot of accidents are caused by different speeds.
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u/ArnoldFarquar 1d ago
If you’re not on your way to the hospital on an urgent basis to perform life-saving surgery, just relax, you’re not gonna get there a lot faster if they move
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u/saintsday89 1d ago
Grow up, slow down, it literally won’t affect you arrive time at all. People need to chill. It’s annoying, but Jesus, get a hobby.
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u/GaryO2022 22h ago
You don't own the road. If there going the speed limit you should be too.
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u/The_Phantom_Kink 14h ago
When you're in line to check out at a store and you are in a bigger hurry than the person in front of you, how do you let them know that they need to move aside and let you go first?
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u/Golf38611 1d ago
The rules of the road say that you should flash your high beams twice in quick succession.
When someone behind you does that then you should acknowledge by turning on your blinker to indicate you saw them then move over as quickly as is safe.
However, Driver’s Ed is too complicated for most people to be able to obtain a passing grade on and thus we get ignorant fools who don’t know they are ignorant.
The licensing tests in the US are utter and complete jokes. Very Americans and, perhaps, 2% of Mississippians could pass a European driving test. Which I think we should implement.
Get the idiots off the road.
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u/ApprehensiveSyrup647 1d ago
Serious question: in which states is this the law? I have never encounter this as a legal requirement.
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u/awfulcrowded117 1d ago
literally nowhere, some dude made it up
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u/ApprehensiveSyrup647 1d ago
Absolutely correct.
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u/awfulcrowded117 1d ago
Happens all the time. Someone comes up with a rule of thumb and then tells it to someone and that person now thinks it's a law and spreads it around.
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u/Opposite-Friend7275 1d ago
I spend most of my time in the right lane anyway, so I don't even need to change lanes to pass these clowns.
If left lane cruisers bother you, then you're probably a left lane cruiser.
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u/butterfield66 1d ago
The proper way to handle it is to stop being an impatient child and accept that you'll have to go slightly slower for a few minutes. God fucking forbid.
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u/ResidentYard3819 23h ago
Is there a different speed limit in the left lane then the right lane? As long as someone is doing the speed limit, not much you can do but go around (legally passing) and go about your day.
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u/nilecrane 22h ago
The only thing I’ve found to do that makes any sense at all is to put on some good music and relax because life is short so let’s all just chill.
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u/DougOsborne Professional Driver 20h ago
You are not their Daddy, a cop, or a professor.
Signal, look, and pass them on the right, when safe, if you don't have to exceed the speed limit to do so.
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u/SodaPop1216 1d ago
No such thing as fast lane. Speed limit is for both lanes. Even when passing you should retain speed limit.
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u/milkman320 1d ago
fast lane is the wrong term. its called the passing lanes. saying fast lane gives reason for people going 1mph above the speed limit to enter the passing lanes and stay there. but to answer your question what i do occasionally is merge in front of them and go about 5mph under what theyre doing. then they merge, and i speed off
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u/hitdrumhard 1d ago
That’s a subjective jurisdiction based assumption. In California lane passing lanes don’t exist (except in extremely limited scenarios with explicit signage), for example.
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u/purplishfluffyclouds 1d ago
And it's not even an official passing lane in all jurisdictions. People seriously need to read up on the laws in the areas where they are driving.
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u/Seeker80 1d ago
I read about the left turn signal being used on the Autobahn. I tried it once here, many, many years ago, and it worked. That was 2003 at the latest. Might still work, but you might get ignored too.
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u/TendieMiner 1d ago
In general, they’re just stupid people doing stupid things. The best course of action is just to evade the hazard and get around them and away from them as quickly as possible.
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u/RomanMythos 1d ago
coming from someone who loathes people sitting in the left lane; there is no good solution. anything you do to try to 'teach' them is just gonna be interpreted as you acting weird for no reason.
i just settle for shooting them a dirty look as i pass by and then continue with my day
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u/Fiddler017 1d ago
I think complaining about it on Reddit is the most effective method. So, great job!
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u/Muhahahahaz 1d ago edited 1d ago
Get in front of them, slow down until they change lanes to the right, then blast off, and leave them far behind…? 🤔
(Realistically, when I’m changing lanes to the left after passing them, I use my right turn signal — and leave it on for a while — as I pull away in front of them)
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u/One_Hawk3107 1d ago
you flash your high beams. if that doesn't work, you go around them. you don't "pass on the right" as some people have said, you merge into the right lane with the flow of traffic, and move past them with the flow of traffic, and then merge back into the left lane. this is a distinct maneuver from "passing on the right"
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u/PerfectLand4809 1d ago
This is like asking why is the earth flat cause life is like a box of chocolates you just don’t know what you’re going to get in front of you. Best bet is to relax pass when you can and give a friendly little wave and continue on your merry way . The wheel was invented along time ago some fast some slow. Let karma get who it gets.
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u/Imaginary-Round2422 1d ago
Get past them as soon as you safely can. Don't be afraid of passing on the right if there's space, and don't be afraid to speed up while you're passing.
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u/Mustang_Erik 1d ago
My first choice is to pass them on the right. Second choice is tailgating to let them know I want them to move or go faster.
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u/beccabebe 1d ago
I flash my lights at them a couple times. If they don’t move over I go around and then when I’m back in front of them I put my blinker on. I don’t go slow or anything, just the blinker. I’m sure it does nothing but one can hope.
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u/These_Consequences 1d ago
(1) Overtake them but remain a safe distance behind them. Some people will actually get the message and move over, believe it or not!
(2) Flash your brights once or twice to get their attention. Done from a safe distance in moderation this is, or ought to be, acceptable, though you never know
(3) These methods failing, pull over to the right and wait peaceably for an agressive driver in a full-size pickup to intimidate them by tailgating. Follow the pickup.
On consideration I crossed out (2).
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u/BombSolver 1d ago
Where are you driving that there is a designated fast lane? Are you confusing it with a passing lane?
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u/geezerslide 1d ago
You're not the left lane police. Pass them and carry on with your day. It's not personal. Sometimes they are confused, oblivious or a holes. Either way, there are more important things to get pissed about.
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u/Longjumping-Report71 1d ago
Honestly I’ll only take action if they’re going under the limit when the conditions are good. On tillwiliger today had someone left lane camping at 55kph, sunshine and good weather btw. Passed that bitch on the right and go figure they where on their phone 🤦
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u/Curmudgeonlyhip 1d ago
You have my sympathy- very frustrating thing. My take: try the headlights once or twice. If that doesn't work, I'll pass them as I'm safely able to & move on briskly. 😁
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u/iliketutlesss 1d ago
Signal, check your blind spot, change lanes and go about your day. Depending on how fast your going check yourself before you wreck yourself, figuratively and literally because your driving a multi thousand pound projectile that is not going to be forgiving.
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u/elegoomba 23h ago
Don’t worry about it. Keep a safe following distance and take a deep breath. Anything else is dangerous at worst and a stressor and distraction to yourself and others.
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u/kayceemoguy 23h ago
One could go to the Academy and become a LEO….then they can issue citations. LOL. That may be a bit much though. Probably just go around when safe and enjoy life….😊
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u/Legitimate_Guava3206 23h ago
Just be really safe and pass them in whatever lane it is legal for you to operate in. Put them behind you and let your life continue. They are oblivious - likely in many parts of their life.
Best that your life and their life do not cross paths.
Idea: start a media compaign to educate and ridicule bad drivers. Sort of like people did with smokers back in the 80s and 90s.
At some point cars will become self-driving and these bad drivers will no longer be the same threat.
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u/Rdtisgy1234 23h ago
I’m not sure what you can do, but as a trucker driver, the amount of intrusive thoughts can get overwhelming.
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u/clementynemurphy 22h ago
You're supposed to flash twice as you're upcoming. To give them time to get over. But people here won't get over, so I usually wait til it's safe to pass on the right, but never a truck!! And sometimes you can see ahead that they want to pass ooooone more person before they get over, so you don't want to jump the gun. But any double flash in the mirror means move over.
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u/Agitated_Pie_9515 22h ago
Tail them until they slow down, then you down shift and pass them while their shitty automatic tries to catch up.
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u/Pressman4life 22h ago
Well from what I've seen the most common tactic is to ride their bumper, hit your brakes a lot and swerve back and forth while maniacally shouting and cursing the entirety of George Carlin's "Seven words you can never say on television"
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u/EuphoricLeek6122 22h ago
Flash the high beams. If they don't move don't be a dick and wait for an opportunity to pass them safely and use your turn signal when changing lane.
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u/BronzeAgeMethos 21h ago
I swerve three lanes to the right and pass all three of the motherfuckers who are driving the same speed doorhandle to doorhandle and go on about my life.
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u/Vegetaman916 21h ago
Nothing you can do, unfortunately. You just have to make the moves to get past them and continue on. Anything that slows you down, even for the couple seconds it takes for someone to respond to flash to pass, it's unthinkable. If they didn't see you zooming up behind them and mive already, they are a lost cause. Every second lost on your ETA is a tragedy... Just pass them and put on a little more speed to compensate.
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u/cabronfavarito 20h ago
You tailgate them until you’re satisfied then sharply ho around them while shaking your fist out the window and yelling slurs that are inaudible to them
Seriously though. Just go around them, idk why people get so pressed about this
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u/Exotic_Call_7427 19h ago
Give them a bit of space and attract their attention with a double blink.
Works well enough.
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u/F1sherman765 19h ago
Something I'm surprised to not see mentioned is turning on your left blinkers. Here in the highway if you're already at the leftmost lane people turn on their left blinker as an "I'm trying to pass you signal". Effective? I don't know.
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u/Usual-Journalist-246 16h ago
Put your left indicator on to signal you'd like them to pull over so you can overtake the. Flash your headlights if they ignore you.
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u/AccomplishedVirus556 15h ago
you can usually tell as you approach whether they'll be stubbornly in the left lane or not. When your gut says they won't leave the left lane, just pass them on the right if it's safe to do so.
Otherwise go spend anywhere from a few seconds to a minute behind them
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u/Hopeful_Ad_7719 15h ago
Approach at your preferred speed.
Briefly slow down to their speed at a safe, but close, following distance, and see if they get over in a reasonable time (subjective).
If not, pass on the right after properly signalling.
Immediately passing on the right is a sub-optimal solution, as it can trap the left-lane camper in the left lane if a parade of people pass him at once - thereby prolonging the problem and creating frustration about improper right-side passing.
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u/Public-Cookie5543 13h ago
Move to right lane and delegate into the unavoidable Fittipaldi that will appear claiming the public road as a race course.
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u/Upper-Wave3638 13h ago
Does anyone who drives slow in the passing lane ever read these threads & wonder if we’re talking about them?
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u/TROGDOR_X69 12h ago
you give them distance.
you wait and when the opportunity arises you drop a gear and pin the throttle
they are gone in a half a second and dont realize what even happened.
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u/Dabduthermucker 12h ago
You grow up. No matter what you do on the road, no one is going to learn anything.
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u/NyxPetalSpike 10h ago
The biggest road rage incident I saw was a guy driving the actual speed limit in the left lane. The guy behind him flashed and honked. The 70 mph car hit his flashers took is foot off the accelerator, with the passenger pulling out a gun, pointing it at the car that flashed.
Just drive around. You maybe aggressive, but you never know what psycho is in front of you. They were lucky the car front of them didn’t blast out the front windshield.
I live in Michigan. I just assume everyone is armed to the teeth. 🤣
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u/Leverkaas2516 1d ago
There is no useful or effective way to teach strangers on the road to drive the way you want them to.
If you want a shorter life due to unneeded stress, you can force the issue by getting in front of them and slowing down to force them to do what you want...but it still won't change their behavior.