From db88cf6a17bf89759bf555647b14233b99be673c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Adam T. Carpenter" Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:38:02 -0500 Subject: Basic redesign aimed at simplicity. --- wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.md | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.md (limited to 'wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.md') diff --git a/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.md b/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0e6daba --- /dev/null +++ b/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +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. + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3