Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)

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From: Rahul Dhesi
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 00:00

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In <71cnue$h46$1@sparky.wolfe.net> josh@WOLFENET.COM (Joshua_Putnam) writes:

>If all the traffic moves slower than the speed limit because of
>congestion, does everyone have to pull out of the left lane?

>And if most traffic is moving above the speed limit, is it safe
>to have one self-righteous speed enforcer driving slow in the
>left lane?  Or should speed enforcement be left to the police,
>who have the proper safety flashers when they obstruct traffic?

These are good questions.  Another one that I often ask is:

   Is it possible to legally drive in the leftmost lane?

The answer is almost never yes.  Either you are speeding or you are
obstructing traffic.

So, if to drive in the leftmost lane, you must break some law, which one
should it be?  Is it better to be speeding, or to be obstructing
traffic?

Based on what you write, I assume you think it's better to be speeding
than to be obstructing traffic.  Unfortunately I find nothing in
California law that supports this.  It's usually safer to be
speeding and not obstructing traffic, but it's not necessarily
more legal.
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Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@spams.r.us.com>
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From: c.c.eiftj@22.usenet.us.com (Rahul Dhesi)
Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)
Date: 1998/10/30
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