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diff --git a/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.md b/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0e6daba..0000000 --- a/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: Keep Right Except to Pass -categories: - - automotive -tags: - - left lane hogs - - virginia drivers - - passing lane - - thru lanes -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -published_date: "2019-08-30 19:57:34 +0000" -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: false ---- -Greetings fellow drivers of Hampton Roads. You may have noticed a new sign on -I264 today that befuddled or confused you. It went something along the lines of - -> LEFT LANE IS -> FOR PASSING -> NOT CRUISING - -Believe it or not this has been the law throughout Virginia for years ([read -about it -here](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-804/) -and -[here](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-842.1/)). -The law states you keep right except while passing. In most other states things -work this way but in Virginia, especially around here, the left lane is treated -as a moving, cruising lane. If you're in the left lane and you've completed a -pass please be mindful of the cars behind you and move back over into the -right-hand lane(s) so that other drivers can do the same. - -It's really nice when this is practiced (like I said, I've experienced it in -other states) because you can easily move over when there are slow vehicles -ahead and then continue on your merry way. It reduces congestion and prevents -people from having to pass in the right lane, which is both annoying and -dangerous. Especially since this is typically the lane cars from entrance and -exit ramps are merging with. - -Don't forget too that it isn't rude or road-rage-y for someone behind you to -honk their horn or flash their lights if you're moving too slowly in the -passing lane. This is a perfectly polite request to pass you. You don't set or -enforce the speed limit. The correct (and legal) thing to do, believe it or -not, is to move over and slow down to let them pass you. It's all about safe -and sane driving etiquette. If you aren't actively passing other cars, move on -over to the right. It goes a long way. - - - - |