At least FIVE different states proposed left lane hog bills this month

"cuts_off_prius" (cutsoffprius) 01/31/2017 at 18:04 • Filed to: LEFT LANE HOGS

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Drivers rejoice! Some of these are new while others strengthen existing laws on the books.

Michigan:

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PowderHound > cuts_off_prius 01/31/2017 at 18:12

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Get your shit together Utah!

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > cuts_off_prius 01/31/2017 at 18:15

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Oregon has one too, I can’t remember the bill number unfortunately...

garagemonkee > cuts_off_prius 01/31/2017 at 18:16

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$136 to $181 in WA is still less than a speeding ticket, which puts it at as much as a texting or cell-phone-use ticket, which means it STILL won’t be enforced.

cuts_off_prius > garagemonkee 01/31/2017 at 18:19

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Understood. However, based on articles and news segments I’ve digested throughout recent years on this subject, they’ve become at least somewhat serious about enforcement:

The Washington State Patrol says troopers pulled over 14,000 people for left lane camping and wrote over 2,300 tickets.

ttyymmnn > cuts_off_prius 01/31/2017 at 18:33

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garagemonkee > cuts_off_prius 01/31/2017 at 18:45

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Impressive by the numbers, cause it sure as hell doesn’t feel like it, haha. I know they like to do “enforcement periods” where they get the local news to do ride-a-longs and pull people over for it, but it seems like it doesn’t do much.

Then again, spent some time in Denver, and our left-lane camping problem pales in comparison, haha.

wafflesnfalafel > garagemonkee 01/31/2017 at 18:58

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same here - I just don’t see it much, (though I am usually only on the freeways at commute time or weekends...) And usually when I do run into one, folks are just bopping into the center/right lane to pass. Come to think of it - it’s usually a situation with a couple trucks. One pulls out to pass another at 1 mph faster so it take 27 years to get around...

feather-throttle-not-hair > garagemonkee 01/31/2017 at 19:19

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God. Its a daily battle. I just wish they’d put more signs up. Seriously, i think most people just have no idea what they’re doing.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > cuts_off_prius 01/31/2017 at 19:24

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Doesn’t appear that the VA law carries any points, just the fine. This will be no different than the HOV law was before they added points to it, just the price of doing business for all the people who can afford getting pulled over for the offense occasionally. 

ranwhenparked > cuts_off_prius 01/31/2017 at 20:05

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It’s a fantastic idea, but I’ll bet enforcement lags way behind speed limits.

Also, the lane usage problem goes way, way deeper. How many times do you do 10-15mph over the limit in the right lane, with the left wide open, only to have someone tailgate so close they’re practically in your back seat? I often have to move to the left to let them pass, then move back over.

fintail > cuts_off_prius 01/31/2017 at 20:50

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I’d like to see that claim audited - anecdotally, I’ve never heard of anyone receiving or knowing anyone who has received such a citation. And no doubt the grouchy old sonofabitch set who likes to LLC would tell everyone about how they were being picked on.

ateamfan42 > feather-throttle-not-hair 02/01/2017 at 12:26

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Seriously, i think most people just have no idea what they’re doing.

This I believe strikes at the root of the problem.

Although there are some drivers that don’t understand it is wrong to block the passing lane (when not passing), and wrong to weave from lane to lane, and wrong to pull out in front of people without looking, and wrong to just drive into another car, I believe the majority of drivers understand these behaviors are wrong.

The problem is the majority of people just don’t care that their actions are stupid, inconsiderate, or just plain dangerous.

ateamfan42 > ranwhenparked 02/01/2017 at 12:31

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How many times do you do 10-15mph over the limit in the right lane, with the left wide open, only to have someone tailgate so close they’re practically in your back seat? I often have to move to the left to let them pass, then move back over.

They don’t want to *pass*, they just want to go faster than you. Passing involves lane changing, which takes effort and requires paying attention to what is around you. That’s too hard for today’s lazy distracted driver.