so who took the picture the driver or the passenger?My wife thinks I’m exaggerating when I complain about people camping out in the passing lane. I honestly don’t understand the mentality and it drives me nuts.
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Yeah, it's a law in Georgia already, but I don't think it's enforced very often. I wouldn't mind it so much if they didn't also pace the cars in the lane next to them.definitely an unhealthy North American trend - need to take an European approach.
The highway patrol believe that lowering speed limits is the solution, but it's not...why...as long as the right lane being forced to becoming the passing lane, it will be the the real danger.
The mentality is that its a safer lane to be in, because you don't have to worry about people merging onto the highway. Which is completely wrong.
Some states and provinces are slowly bringing in rules for left lane passing, else you get a fine which I am totally welcome of
Well, it's also against the law in Georgia to handle a cell phone while driving, even if it was only for the second it took to take this amazing picture, and even if I were to say I almost always use my hands free CarPlay while driving. So, it would be quite hypocritical for me to complain about other folks' unsafe behavior and their breaking of the law were I to also be participating in unsafe behavior and breaking the law while capturing their idiocy, would it not?so who took the picture the driver or the passenger?
I agree with everything you said except how difficult it would be to enforce. All any trooper would need to do is drive down the interstate for a small distance and they would have a plethora of examples, especially in Georgia. Fish in a barrel kind of thing.It's the law here in CO too, but it's not easy at all to enforce, and the problem has to be resolved through education, not enforcement. Most people don't even know that they are breaking the law, and the ones who know just don't care.
From an enforcement perspective, the only way to catch people is for the police to be driving in traffic, it's nearly impossible to do anything if the police are parked and watching. There's only a short window to see if someone is legitimately passing, or if they are camping, then the police need to pull into traffic, and catch up. If the highway is empty, and people are camping, then it's not that difficult, but if traffic is relatively cluttered, the police can't possible enforce it with any reasonable success.
The solution is to teach people that it is illegal, and why it's illegal. The standard for getting, and keeping a license is pathetically low here, and the only way to fix some of these issues is to have higher standards for obtaining, and keeping a license.
Sounds about right for Chicago.oh, thats cute.
Here i deal with people passing me... on the fucking SHOULDER.