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Aardwolf (se1aard@itis.com) wrote:

: > How about 'em?  They only cover the duties of the *slower* traffic;
: > they say nothing about what faster traffic is allowed to do in the
: > presence of left-lane hogs.  To cover the RH-passing case, you'd need
: > signs saying something like "Pass only on left".

: How about:

: "DRIVE RIGHT, PASS LEFT  

: It's more than just a good idea, it's the law"

Which state?  And which law?  And where does it specifically exclude
traffic from passing on the right when the left lane is blocked by
an irridentist left-lane hog who doesn't care that he's breaking the
"keep right" law?

I personally am a big fan of good lane discipline, but the sad fact is
that no one has yet been able to point to a specific state law that
bans passing in a through-lane to the right of slower traffic.  Most
states have general provisions against passing on the right, but when
you examine them in detail, you discover that they're intended to
prevent people from driving on the shoulder, etc., and that freeways
(and often other roads with multiple lanes in each direction) are
specifically exempted from the prohibition.

This is the greatest difference between lane discipline laws in Europe
and the US, IMHO.  In Europe, both the passEE and the passER are in
violation of the law in a right-hand-passing situation.  In the US,
the passEE is generally in violation of the state's "keep right" law,
but since enforcement of this law is usually quite rare, we are
consequently cursed with an abundance of left-lane hogs.

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