Left lane campers

[Baz]

Our 3 hole Buick Special and Shasta camper in 1959 during one of our cross country family trips. This is in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

I was 5 years old!

[911 Rod]

I see this quite often.
This morning I'm coming up on a car in the left lane. As I approach they move over to the right and let me through. After I've passed they move back into the left lane.
There are no other cars around!!

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

I see this quite often.
This morning I'm coming up on a car in the left lane. As I approach they move over to the right and let me through. After I've passed they move back into the left lane.
There are no other cars around!!

I was driving on a empty interstate as I saw one other car in front of my off in the distance. He was alone, in the left lane. After a several miles, I approached and he was stuck in the left lane, so I just motored on by in the right lane. There was not another car in sight. I shook my head and just kept on driving.

Something the folks in crowded states have never seen an empty interstate.



They are wonderful!

[Dixie]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

{snip}...Something the folks in crowded states have never seen an empty interstate.



They are wonderful!

As comparison, I-75, in season, SWF.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

I see this quite often.
This morning I'm coming up on a car in the left lane. As I approach they move over to the right and let me through. After I've passed they move back into the left lane.
There are no other cars around!!

I'll be "that guy" if the road surface is way better in the LHL. No reason to drive in rutted, grooved and broken pavement when there's a whole smoother road right next to me. Especially when there's no one else on the highway.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I'll be "that guy" if the road surface is way better in the LHL. No reason to drive in rutted, grooved and broken pavement when there's a whole smoother road right next to me. Especially when there's no one else on the highway.

Yep ... and sometimes the difference between lanes is bigly. I am usually at 14 mph over the limit when I cruise there .... and move over in plenty of time when I see a car closing on me .... IF there is room in the adjacent lane.

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I'll be "that guy" if the road surface is way better in the LHL. No reason to drive in rutted, grooved and broken pavement when there's a whole smoother road right next to me. Especially when there's no one else on the highway.

The highway is 5 years old and in excellent condition.

[KFC911]

If the other car didn't impede you, then why do you care? Serious question....

[flatbutt]

I live near enough to Rt 80 in Morris County NJ to use it regularly. One of the most entertaining moments on this road is when an unsuspecting out of stater cruises in the left lane oblivious to the line behind them...until a stealth statey comes up and gives them a flash of high beams. For whatever reason they fail to cede the lane and they get lit up for not keeping to the right.

[GH85Carrera]

On all the Oklahoma interstate grade highways, we have signs that say "Do not Impede left lane" and also signs for Left Lane is for passing only. It does seem to help some. I was going up the Turnpike towards Tulsa and the speed limit was 75, and I saw a trooper merge in so I was a good boy in the right lane doing 75, and there was an generic large SUV in the left lane going 76. The cop pulled up behind him (or her) and after a mile he flipped on his lights. I can only hope it was impeding the left lane as there were several opportunities for them to move over.

They can indeed write tickets for left lane impeding. I wish they wrote more of them.

[KFC911]

Once on I-40 near Hickory, I was in the right lane doing my usual 13-14 over and an unmarked was slowly easing by on my left. I saw the car close on him, get right on his azz and flash his lights. The unmarked continued to ease on past me, moved over to the right lane in front of me and the impatient "flasher" went past. Then the popo eased back over into the left lane behind him and that was when both of us realized it was da man ... as he hit the "oh schit" lights ....

I giggled like a school girl

[URY914]

Originally Posted by Capt. Carrera

As comparison, I-75, in season, SWF.

Odd how the sign says Ocala Silver Springs exit. That pic is not SWF.

[Dixie]

Oh well, that's what the TV news website claimed. Now what, no brownie button for me?

Originally Posted by URY914

Odd how the sign says Ocala Silver Springs exit. That pic is not SWF.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

I see this quite often.
This morning I'm coming up on a car in the left lane. As I approach they move over to the right and let me through. After I've passed they move back into the left lane.
There are no other cars around!!

Yep, happens every day that I go to work. It happened at least once today.

I think folks are taught to drive on the right and pass on the left, but your avg person isn't that smart, and skates by with crap grades and doesn't remember anything that doesn't interest them whether it's the stats for their sports team or their favorite Instagram or Twitter accounts or whatever. They learned just barely enough to pass a driver's test and immediately forgot most of it. On top of that, most folks may be taught one thing, but then mimic what they see their friends, family, and others do, even if all of those folks do it wrong. But most folks want to fit in and conform, so despite what they are taught, they're going to mimic what they see. So, they've probably been taught, and forgotten, and just don't care. I don't care, I do my best to not give a darn what they do and just get past them and/or let them be on their way.

I also think that it's possible that some drivers feel safer in the left lane, because there's no possibility of someone on their side of the car, and they don't mind someone on the pass. side of the car. That's the only thing that I can think of that would cause this (other than the rambling statement above).

[masraum]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I'll be "that guy" if the road surface is way better in the LHL. No reason to drive in rutted, grooved and broken pavement when there's a whole smoother road right next to me. Especially when there's no one else on the highway.

I have driven on sections of interstate or highway like that, where the right lane is like a giant cheese grater, and the left lane is smooth like a bowling alley by comparison. In that situation, I'll drive in the left. I'll move over if needed to let someone pass, but otherwise I'll stay in the smooth lane. It's been a while since I've been in that situation. Most of the roads that I drive these days are in pretty good shape.