From bc1c099db3a4085a63828daf7786c5abf3d3baa4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Carpenter Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:57:21 -0400 Subject: Added keep right except to pass. --- posts/keep-right-except-to-pass.md | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/keep-right-except-to-pass.md diff --git a/posts/keep-right-except-to-pass.md b/posts/keep-right-except-to-pass.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1cdbb62 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/keep-right-except-to-pass.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +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" +layout: post.liquid +is_draft: true +--- + +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. + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3