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authorAdam Carpenter <gitlab@53hor.net>2019-08-30 16:03:28 -0400
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@@ -20,12 +20,16 @@ I264 today that befuddled or confused you. It went something along the lines of
> FOR PASSING
> NOT CRUISING
-Believe it or not this has been the law throughout Virginia for years. 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.
+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
@@ -36,10 +40,11 @@ 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. 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.
+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.