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Originally Posted by KNS
Indiana just passed a new law - $500 ticket if you're sitting in the left lane blocking traffic. Man, I hope this spreads nationwide.
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Technically, I think that it's already illegal to not allow someone to pass on the left everywhere. You are supposed to move to the right if possible and let them by. If you are camped-out in the left lane and suddenly cars are tailgating you but there is no room to move over, guess what? It's your fault. You should not have been parked in the left lane to start with. It's for passing.
If you are legitimately passing some trucks or slower traffic and someone is tailgating you while you're doing it, screw them. Let them wait. Watch how the semi tractor trailers drive out on the road. That is how everyone should drive. It could not be more simple. It's perfectly legit to move over to the left momentarily to let someone in from an entrance ramp.
If everyone followed this simple rule on the highway, and drove in a courteous manner, (the two are related), accidents would be nearly non-existent. If you just follow them yourself, the odds go way up in your favor. The interstate highway system is really boring to drive on for the most part but can at least be safe and relaxing. Even my chances of nailing a deer go way down because I'm usually in the right lane behind a bunch of semis or passing them with a rolling wall of tonnage along side me.
