[RichMason]

Wow. What a liberal. That NYT is clearly unreliable as a source of good information, or even wisdom. I'm cancelling my subscription today, taking a hammer to the button set to NPR on my radio (in my 911) and voting Republican so my state will have more revenue to buy Keep Right Except to Pass signs. I love every Pelican.

I have to agree with the fine wisdom here about the herd mentality. If someone in the left lane is going to slowly, we all have a natural instinct to move to the right into slower traffic where danger lurks. Of course, we are (most of us) also blessed with the ability to think rationally and this makes us responsible as individuals for our actions on the highway. While I curse the slower traffic in the left lane as much as the rest of you, this does not absolve me from responsibility when I pass on the right (illegal in many states as well, certainly in enlightened Europe where it is a serious crime) and t-bone someone. Although, if slower drivers in the left lanes directly increase the risk of fatal traffic accidents, I guess we could just shoot them...