And I amended the original assertion to be that in most states you can’t impede traffic in the left lane regardless if you are traveling the speed limit, which is true. Do you agree with that statement or not? If so, then move aside and let the discussion proceed at the speed that the participants want.
Does anyone have a link to the number of states where the law indicates that you must respect the instructions on signs?
For example, in Michigan, one must obey signs. So although we’re a state where the law doesn’t indicate that you must get out of the left lane, you do have to observe signs indicating that slower traffic must keep to the right. And we have such signs.
I am the OP. Also, I wouldn’t mind if this thread was moved to the BBQ:Pit. I didn’t realize it was going to turn into such an emotional argument.
I wish you’d quit saying this, if only because your cite actually lists ten states where it’s the law, two only allowing exceptions for merging traffic. I think one may have actually been DC too. Nevertheless, no matter how strict you are about it, there are more than six states that specifically say the left lane is for passing only.
You don’t necessarily have to be speeding or trying to speed to be impeded by a left lane hugger. (Though yes, you can be impeded from doing something illegal.) I will admit though that I speed on the interstate (though by no more than 5 MPH usually) just like the majority of the people on it. Unlike my younger days though, I’m not one of the fastest people on it. There are just too many cops on I-20 to risk getting ticketed.
Are there really any states where the signs can be taken as a mere suggestion?
Here’s a hint-When you go to the Department of Motor Vehicles in your state to get your license, do they hand you a booklet of regulations, or a booklet of suggestions?
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.
Wow you’re right, I would be calling you names. Have you ever taken a defensive driving course? A) you should go with the flow of traffic. IOW if you are being passed on the right, you probably need to scoot over a lane. B) We share the road together; and it’s wrong for one individual to make themselves the authority to control traffic flow. IOW you’re doing more harm than good by making people conform to your speed. It’s not your job to keep other people from speeding, and you’re doing more harm than good by making them slow down and pass on the right.
This is not enforced. It would actually be impossible to enforce since traffic on the freeways would stop dead if it was.
Surely your ethics are of a higher caliber than “It’s o.k. to do it if nobody is looking.”?
The law in your state says to stay in the right lane unless you are passing-is this correct?
Exhibit A 
Summary: The highway that circles metro Atlanta is I-285. For some reason it has a 55 mph speed limit. Some students at Georgia State created a video where they went the speed limit on 285.
By making yourself the self imposed king of traffic flow, you’re causing more harm than good.
Yes, and nobody drives that way. It would be impossible in the Twin Cities.
Then answer the question: The law in your state says to stay in the right lane unless you are passing-is this correct? (Here’s a hint-see post #186, which posts the official answer)
If I may suggest a clarification of terminology:
“Overtake” - to move ahead of another car travelling in the same direction, while both vehicles are in legal lanes.
“Pass” - to move ahead of another car traveling in the same direction, by moving temporarily into a illegal (i.e. you would not normally drive there) lane. Typically, this involves moving to the left into the oncoming traffic lane if this can be done briefly, safely and legally. Less often, and typically specifically forbidden, is to move to the right into an illegal lane, i.e. the shoulder, to pass.
I figure overtaking is fair game at any time. If there are two lanes, and he’s in one and you’re in the other, overtake him to your heart’s content. If you want to pass, though, only go into the oncoming lane if you can do so safely and legally, and only go to the shoulder in an emergency (i.e. he’s slammed on his brakes and going to the shoulder is the only way to avoid hitting him).
I’ve passed on the right one time in my life, going to the shoulder to get around a guy who was moving under the limit on a single lane road. He honked at me. Fuck him, but I admit that despite my precautions, I shouldn’t really have done that.
I’ve overtaken on the right, i.e. moved to the center or right lane of a multilane road to get ahead of a slower vehicle in the left lane, more times than I can count. I fail to see why this should be a problem.
I knew I shouldn’t have conceded that everyone who passes is necessarily speeding. 
- False. 2) MN roads are not exclusively confined to the Twin Cities.
You didn’t provide a link for your cite, so I can’t say if it’s correct or not. I can that if there is such a statute, it’s absolutely not enforced. People in the left lane only get pulled over if they’re going really slow. Other than that, it’s just a regular driving lane.
It’s true in the Twin Cities, and I doubt it’s enforced anywhere else either. I’ve lived in this state for 16 years (and not just in the Twin Cities) and never seen it enforced.
Here you go.
Here is the link you requested. Now, putting aside your hyperbole about how everyone else does it, does or does not the law of your state say that you must use the right line unless you are passing another vehicle?