# What do you do about people blocking the passing lane? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 15, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-about-people-blocking-the-passing-lane/571476 "2011-02-15T18:20:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 186
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-about-people-blocking-the-passing-lane/571476/186 "2011-02-17T15:54:29Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > By the way, isn’t it against the rules to solicit advice on how to break the law? Speaking of which, providing you are actually located in Minnesota, here is what your state says on the subject: [QUOTE=Minnesota] 169.18 DRIVING RULES. Subdivision 1. Keep to the right. Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows: (1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement; (2) when the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction or repair; (3) upon a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon; (4) upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic as a one-way roadway; or (5) as necessary to comply with subdivision 11 when approaching an authorized emergency vehicle parked or stopped on the roadway. [/QUOTE] The law says that under normal driving circumstances you stay in the right lane unless passing. Period. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-about-people-blocking-the-passing-lane/571476)._