Yep. I grew up in OR and had never heard of this as a rule until I came to CO

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Jul 21, 2015
9:03:49am

supertux

where it is stated on signs that it is the law all over the freeways.

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Traffic law question: so CB gets annoyed when there is a slow car in the left

conetah

7/21/15 8:23am

can you show me any topic about the right lane?

El Joffrey

7/21/15 8:24am

Left lane I mean

conetah

7/21/15 8:25am

I don't mind slow cars in the right lane, it's the left lane slowpokes that suck

foofcoug

7/21/15 8:24am

You mean left lane? Rule is this: the left lane is for passing, not cruising.

Real Men Wear Blue

7/21/15 8:25am

occasionally I am directionally impaired... I mean left lane.

conetah

7/21/15 8:27am

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Buffalo

7/21/15 8:31am

ha.

conetah

7/21/15 8:37am

If there is no one in front of you, and someone behind you, always move to the

Cougar-Duck

7/21/15 8:29am

The left lane is a passing lane. If you are passing people on your right, you

Left Shark Coug

7/21/15 8:54am

Doesnt matter how fast the person is going in the left lane, you move to the

budYu

7/21/15 8:32am

What I hate, though, is when I'm in the left lane passing a line of cars

jbcoug

7/21/15 8:34am

The law says you don't have to move over while passing.

Cougar-Duck

7/21/15 8:35am

Yet you're the jerk when you come up on someone doing 75 in the left lane

ManicBlue

7/21/15 8:36am

I don't exactly feel the need to be accommodating

jbcoug

7/21/15 8:41am

It's not your call to make. You do it for safety.

kccougar

7/21/15 8:47am

Apparently it is my call to make

jbcoug

7/21/15 8:50am

And if you're willing to move over at the first reasonable opportunity

kccougar

7/21/15 8:53am

No, I'm not talking about that

jbcoug

7/21/15 8:59am

Then I agree with you.

kccougar

7/21/15 9:04am

yeah thats what I think as well, finishing passing then get over.

budYu

7/21/15 9:19am

This is what I'm getting at.

conetah

7/21/15 8:38am

if you are not passing someone get out of the left lane

kotacoug

7/21/15 8:32am

this /\ /\ /\

budYu

7/21/15 8:33am

What if that slows me down 15 mph?

conetah

7/21/15 8:39am

If you've been in the passing lane for more than a a couple of minutes,

Belboz

7/21/15 8:40am

I think this is why they don't give tickets for this.

conetah

7/21/15 8:53am

we shouldn't need tickets to prevent people from dumb driving.

Belboz

7/21/15 10:13am

We shouldn't need mods to keep people from dumb-posting, yet here we are.

supertux

7/21/15 10:19am

When I drive, I do my best to prevent myself from becoming a nuisance

Belboz

7/21/15 10:30am

If it immediately slows you down, than you were obviously about to pass somebody

Left Shark Coug

7/21/15 8:56am

pass the person that slows you down?

kotacoug

7/21/15 8:58am

Wouldn't you be passing someone if that was the case?

cougaman

7/21/15 12:19pm

How fast is fast enough for left lane travel? Faster than the car behind you.

kccougar

7/21/15 8:35am

It's not about speed. It's about passing.

Belboz

7/21/15 8:39am

The only thing that bugs me about you guys who want to be Brad Keselowski in

mikeynolikey

7/21/15 8:43am

Still not as annoying as the eagle scout Barney Fife in the left lane with his

foofcoug

7/21/15 8:48am

one of the reasons why traffic slows down and is more congested is because

kotacoug

7/21/15 9:00am

How do people still not know this rule? I guess Utah is doing a lot to try and

RdF3

7/21/15 8:51am

Utah is actually better at this than many States (Pacific NW I'm looking at you)

kccougar

7/21/15 8:54am

Yep. I grew up in OR and had never heard of this as a rule until I came to CO

supertux

7/21/15 9:03am

although to be fair I never saw anything wider than a 4 lane highway until I

supertux

7/21/15 9:26am

I'd argue that is when it is even more important. (outside of rush hour)

CougsOrDeath

7/21/15 9:43am

Interesting. I've haven't driven on the wasatch front in over two years and have

RdF3

7/21/15 9:11am

Haha, I know her she said she gets speeding tickets all the time and is

califcougar

7/21/15 9:28am

I had an uncle who would never leave the left lane

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