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Originally Posted by schamp
The car in the right lane needs to pay attention. Had he been doing so he would have pulled out to pass before the left lane cars got there.
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Another good point - I see that a lot. People seem oblivious to anything more than 2 car lengths ahead. Example - Any time I see an emergency vehicle with it's strobes on I'll slow and move left asap, like 1/2 mile or so. Usually, the other cars will cruise blithely along changing nothing. I know they don't even see the situation until they are right on top of it. That's when the brakes come on and they "wobble". Of course, the other travelers who actually did plan ahead or just happen to be in the left lane do nothing to allow the 1st idiot over. Same thing with avoiding tickets. I notice I brake waaay before the other people do when we spot a radar trap. It's not my reaction time or eyesight - its that I am paying attention, i.e. "driving", not eating, reading, dialing, etc.
But, other times, due to circumstances, one can get trapped between slower moving cars, especially if there's a lot of traffic volume. It's tempting to jump out to the passing lane to get "in with the fast crowd". I've done it, but I at least speed up to match the speed of the group. That's a little different scenario though.