ThisIsIt wrote:
Definitely keep right, but don't be asshole if someone is in the passing lane. I think it was on FB recently where I saw a public service announcement or something along those lines about people blocking the passing lane causing accidents. That's generally been my view of it. You're making things way more dangerous sitting in the left lane than the speeders are.
There's not a chance in hell that the person blocking a lane is more dangerous than the person speeding. It's a choice of an individual to illegally tailgate, or swerve to pass on the inside etc, and cause the accident. Once they make that choice then it's their fault and theirs alone. It's like saying women that dress provactively are the cause of rape. The two distinct acts might invoke a series of emotions but it's the person acting out on those who is at fault.
There's generally too many cars on the freeways here to leave a lane sitting relatively vacant. It's inefficient use of the road asset. I get the rage at the slow cars that enter the freeway then merge straight to the fast lane and camp there when other lanes are sparsely used, but when it's fairly busy then I see no issue. It's not like the speeder behind is going anyway in a hurry, they normally get stuck behind the next car.