From 0d26219384c908999fbfa942c30e10d44c487899 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Adam T. Carpenter" Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:34:19 -0500 Subject: added posts as html, fixed nav, updated styles and images --- wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.html | 114 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 114 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.html (limited to 'wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.html') diff --git a/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.html b/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..61f329f --- /dev/null +++ b/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.html @@ -0,0 +1,114 @@ + + + + + + + + + + + + + 53hornet ➙ Left Lane is for Passing, Not Cruising + + + + + +
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Left Lane is for Passing, Not Cruising

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+ 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 +

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LEFT LANE IS FOR PASSING NOT CRUISING
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+ Believe it or not this has been the law throughout Virginia for years + (read about it here + and + here). 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. +

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+ 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. +

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+ 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. +

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