It's not just in Utah ... pretty universal that the left lane is for passing.

Mar 6, 2015
8:22:07pm

ManicBlue

Fine ... have fun telling your wife/kids that you were in the right when someone decides you're an idiot and tailgates/cuts you off causing you into an accident. Good call.

Btw ... I only drive in that lane when I'm passing.

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If I'm going 80 in the fast lane, and you feel the need to go 90

StantonMac

3/6/15 12:08pm

K gramps

BlueFrog

3/6/15 12:09pm

RE: K gramps

ByuMba90

3/6/15 12:35pm

If you're not up against a car that's in front of you then it does

swishh_15

3/6/15 12:11pm

So wrong.. nothing gives you the right to break the law

buhler08

3/6/15 12:14pm

Isn't impeding traffic in the left lane breaking the law?

The Stig

3/6/15 12:15pm

Even if it is, breaking another law in response is not the right response

buhler08

3/6/15 12:18pm

It varies by state

cheezedawg

3/6/15 12:19pm

We've all seen how you drive, buddy.

Byron McNertney

3/6/15 12:20pm

Well played.

The Stig

3/6/15 12:22pm

So, the left lane is the "you're breaking the law" lane?

Blue Print

3/6/15 12:39pm

If I am speeding, the answer is a solid, "No."

The Stig

3/6/15 12:50pm

Except he wasn't talking of a situation where he is impeding traffic flow

mogelijk

3/6/15 2:23pm

In the state of Utah that is incorrect. The slow person not passing is in the

swishh_15

3/6/15 12:18pm

Here is the link

swishh_15

3/6/15 12:21pm

Thats nice, but here is the law, and thats not what the law says:

cheezedawg

3/6/15 12:23pm

Did you put this under the wrong post? Your post says the same thing as his link

ManicBlue

3/6/15 12:31pm

For clarity, what is wrong is swishh_15's conclusion that you can't be in the

cheezedawg

3/6/15 12:34pm

Pretty sure in his OP, he states drivers that are impeding traffic

ManicBlue

3/6/15 12:40pm

Maybe I misread him But the law is pretty specific that slower drivers must

cheezedawg

3/6/15 12:47pm

On reading Utah's law, I think it is written somewhat ambiguously

The Stig

3/6/15 12:37pm

I like how paragraph 3 specifically says that if you are being tailgated in the

cheezedawg

3/6/15 12:42pm

You apparently missed the part in the OP where Stanton said (parphrased)

ByuMba90

3/6/15 12:40pm

he should still make his intentions clear since many Utah drivers are clueless

ManicBlue

3/6/15 12:43pm

Of course you are correct on both counts -- intention and many UT drivers.

ByuMba90

3/6/15 12:48pm

it's funny how people who like to speed don't want others telling them how to

Bronoc

3/6/15 12:22pm

If you are passing somebody in the left lane, you aren't breaking the law. It

workindev

3/6/15 12:22pm

This is what I think. If you are in fast lane not passing others, and

Jeremy

3/6/15 12:24pm

But it's up to them to police yours? Tailgating someone to make them go faster

Byron McNertney

3/6/15 12:33pm

ou're not tailgating them to make them go faster- you're tailgating them

Urbanite

3/6/15 1:38pm

I know the law, and I agree that the person should get out of the way

buhler08

3/6/15 12:23pm

Didn't you hear the new law created on CB..

WJCougar

3/6/15 12:35pm

I agree.

swishh_15

3/6/15 12:39pm

I see both sides here. If I'm going 80 and you're wanting to go 90, I'll

gwalker

3/6/15 12:18pm

RE: If I'm going 80 in the fast lane, and you feel the need to go 90

AndyDwyer

3/6/15 12:11pm

I get it, it is scary to drive too fast when you have only one serviceable hip

JOPE

3/6/15 12:11pm

Just tap your breaks for a second when they are a foot away

Bronoc

3/6/15 12:16pm

RE: If I'm going 80 in the fast lane, and you feel the need to go 90

Fatalplacebo

3/6/15 12:16pm

I didn't know the queen mother self-drove. Learn something everyday.

The Stig

3/6/15 12:39pm

The fast lane isn't a travel lane, stay on the slow person side!

cougarnerd

3/6/15 12:19pm

As long as you are passing someone then yes.

tank

3/6/15 12:22pm

You're reading off the little numbers on your speedometer, not the big numbers,

SoCalCoug

3/6/15 12:24pm

Just put on your turn signal so they know you're trying to get over

ManicBlue

3/6/15 12:33pm

Something tells me he makes a special effort to be extra careful and deliberate

SoCalCoug

3/6/15 12:42pm

The best deterrent for tailgaters is a nice little brake tap. Works every time.

CougarBacker

3/6/15 12:47pm

Always a good idea to amp up the road rage a bit more

ManicBlue

3/6/15 1:35pm

I'm all about teaching jerk offs a lesson

CougarBacker

3/6/15 4:23pm

RE: I'm all about teaching jerk offs a lesson

ManicBlue

3/6/15 4:29pm

Do you always use the most extreme scenario possible?

CougarBacker

3/6/15 9:23pm

No only ones I've seen or heard about

ManicBlue

3/6/15 10:30pm

Never hurts to be aware someone is coming up fast behind you and start looking

ManicBlue

3/6/15 12:50pm

Yeah! That goes for all of you on here!

The Stig

3/6/15 12:56pm

I remember driving a 3-door Opel Corsa on the german Autobahn

cheezedawg

3/6/15 1:01pm

Ah... I miss those good times

mogelijk

3/6/15 2:27pm

that's not super practical, though.

fattycoug

3/6/15 2:31pm

not super practical ? I'm continually checking my mirrors. I don't like being

ManicBlue

3/6/15 3:04pm

I've found it amusing that the driver going 90 in the left lane, can always...

Cachanilla83

3/6/15 1:01pm

Hate me all day everyday and twice on Sunday, but I'm not moving over

HawkCat

3/6/15 7:01pm

Is it your job to enforce the speed limit ? No ... you should obey the law too.

ManicBlue

3/6/15 7:21pm

Not trying to enforce the speed limit. Just don't want the inconvenience/risk

HawkCat

3/6/15 7:27pm

RE: Not trying to enforce the speed limit. Just don't want the

ManicBlue

3/6/15 7:52pm

1) Yes-in Utah 2) Tailgating/RRage causes accidents, not driving in left lane

HawkCat

3/6/15 7:59pm

It's not just in Utah ... pretty universal that the left lane is for passing.

ManicBlue

3/6/15 8:22pm

Left lane is for passing in all states but Utah is in the minority of states

HawkCat

3/6/15 8:50pm

You're absolutely wrong

ManicBlue

3/6/15 10:36pm

Yes, I do pass those going below the speed limit quite regularly

HawkCat

3/6/15 10:43pm

It's not about speed, it's about interrupting the flow of traffic.

getemcougs24

3/6/15 11:21pm

I fail to see how it's stupid to avoid sub-limit traffic and poor road surfaces

HawkCat

3/6/15 11:29pm

No, it is people like you who cause the additional accidents.

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