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+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. 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. 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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