[DB]

It's a good thing no one was killed trying to get around them... It also seems to me that the law requiring slower traffic to the right was being violated. They were definitely impeding traffic which is also illegal.

[supercat]

They were definitely impeding traffic which is also illegal.

Too bad you can't cite politicians for impeding traffic. Otherwise the fines from that could fund the government.

[Turbopilot]

Problem is, I don't think all states have that law (although I'm not sure about Georgia - though from having learned to drive there and living there for years it's certainly not enforced). Even better would be a law requiring you to keep right except to pass, but I don't think anyplace in the U.S. has such a law on multilane roads.

[SteveMcKing]

They were definitely impeding traffic which is also illegal.

Of the 4 vehicles, the 3 in the left-ish passing lanes could have been cited for impeding traffic, as they should have been passing. Not sure if it was "illegal" in a technical sense.

[PleaseNoMore]

If they were driving at the legal speed limit, how were they impeding traffic? If anything they were impeding others from driving illegaly (speeding).

I made the mistake of driving home to NC from Tennessee via ATL. Never, ever again! To think I thought driving through the mountains of NC in the middle of the night with tractor trailors on my rear and no way of escaping them was bad.

Why is everyone in such a hurry all the time?

[Republican Wildcat]

It also seems to me that the law requiring slower traffic to the right was being violated. They were definitely impeding traffic which is also illegal.

According to the article, they were going to the maximum speed allowed by law in all lanes.

[philetus]

It also seems to me that the law requiring slower traffic to the right was being violated."

Well, you live in California, so you know that one.
Many, many morons in the fast lane who do not have a clue.
Flash the highbeams at them and get the bird.
Get too close and they hit their brakes.
Honk at them and get shot.

[Loud Mime]

Let them try that on the San Diego Freeway and the news won't be about students making a movie......

[SQUID]

Traffic is only being impeded if speed laws were being broken. I would suspect that lowering the speed limit in most places is the result of the need for more revenue rather than to save lives. I would bet.

I think this was a nice little idea. I wouldn't recommend doing that again.

[bk1000]

"It also seems to me that the law requiring slower traffic to the right was being violated. They were definitely impeding traffic which is also illegal."

No and no. The law requires traffic going slower than the posted speed limit to move to the right. Also, by going the speed limit they were not 'impeding traffic'. Had they been going 54 mph they would have been impeding traffic. As it was, they were only impeding speeders, which is not illegal. They were not blocking emergency lanes, nor were they blocking emergency vehicles. Nope, no laws broken. Were they being obnoxious? Yes, but that in itself is not illegal, either. At least they didn't shut the road down completely like they do for bridge jumpers or crane sitters!

[Melas]

It also seems to me that the law requiring slower traffic to the right was being violated

That's been explained ad nauseum in Texas: That does not apply to vehicles already doing the maximum speed allowable by law. You cannot ever get a ticket for impeding traffic if you're doing the maximum legal speed.