Yep...should be against the law to drive slow in the left lane. When I was in France and Belgium I noticed the drivers always got into the right lane and never used the left lane for cruising and someone told me it was against the law there to cruise in the left hand lane. I believe that is largely responsible for the lower number of fatalities on the highways there.
“Yep...should be against the law to drive slow in the left lane. When I was in France and Belgium I noticed the drivers always got into the right lane and never used the left lane for cruising and someone told me it was against the law there to cruise in the left hand lane. I believe that is largely responsible for the lower number of fatalities on the highways there.”
I obtained an international driver’s license in Germany, 1970. This practice for driving was one of the keys to the rhythm of the German roads and autobahns.
It is the rule in many parts of the US, but apparently little enforcement.
I think some drivers who camp in the fast lane believe they are fine if they go the speed limit.
But in California if you just go the speed limit on major highways, you are holding up traffic.
And unless it is widely followed, it gets worse not better.
Rather than camp on somebody’s tail to assert my right to the fast lane, I back off, go into the right, slower lane to pass, or not pass at all.
At that time I felt German drivers were more skilled at high speed, than American drivers.
And I’m certain the autobahn and other national highways in Europe were designed for higher speeds. Curves, banking etc.
“Yep...should be against the law to drive slow in the left lane. When I was in France and Belgium I noticed the drivers always got into the right lane and never used the left lane for cruising and someone told me it was against the law there to cruise in the left hand lane. I believe that is largely responsible for the lower number of fatalities on the highways there.”
Same goes for Germany, but over there the driver’s ed is more in depth, and it costs an arm and a leg not including the cost for the road test and license. They also have strictly enforced laws about distracted driving too.
Years ago my brother was driving between California and Tennessee and got a ticket in New Mexico for driving in the left lane. Not because he was going too slow, but because it was considered a passing-only lane.