Duran wrote:

>>>There is absolutely nothing wrong with going below the speed limit in
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>>>passing lane if you are actually passing somebody. With reference to
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>>>passing lane hoggers, speed is really irrelavent. Fast or slow, they
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>>either
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>>>have a reason to be there (passing someone) or they don't (not passing
>>>anybody, nobody in the right lane near them, no potential cars merging
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>>>highway, no left-turns coming up on the highway).
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>>Agreed, as long as they're passing someone or not creating a backup in
>>traffic or if they have a reason to be there such as an upcoming turn. I
>>only have a problem when the person is creating an unnecessary back-up in
>>traffic and have a line of cars passing to the right of them.
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> I agree with this also. Not only is it pratical but also safer to only go
> into the left lane (passing lane) when needed.
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>>>I almost always set my cruise control at 5 MPH below the MAX speed limit
>>>(the speed limit is a maximum rating, not a minimum). It is amazing how
>>>relaxing a drive can be at this speed. I very rarely have to turn my
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>>cruise
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>>>off even in midly heavy traffic because 99% of the cars are passing me.
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>>Yes it is the maximum legal rating, but having 99% of the cars are
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>>you? I would venture to say it is safer to go with the flow of traffic
>>rather than going faster or slower than traffic.
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> I would agree with this also. It would be safer for me to keep up with the
> flow of traffic, but I just can't justify it. Just because 99% of the cars
> are breaking the law via speeding doesn't mean I should have to follow them
> in breaking the law. If I were involved in an accident I could be found
> liable if it could be proven that I was breaking the law by speeding. Many
> cars nowadays (not sure if Honda's have these, but GM's do for sure) come
> with information that can be downloaded by police / investigators that
> contain vital statistics such as speed that can be used against you in a
> trial (and there have been many documented cases where that information has
> been used against the driver in a trial - the famous Trans-Am accident in
> Florida as one example). In the sue happy reality of a nation we live in
> today, I prefer to err on the side of both caution and the law.
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> I only hope you're not in
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>>the *passing* lane!
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> Only when needed. There have been times where I have caused somewhat of a
> line behind me in the passing lane while I am passing a slower car than
> myself. The point is though I am using the lane for its intended purpose.
> The passing lane is not a lane for those who choose to exceed the speed
> limit and all others are not permitted to pass.
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Hi,
Yup, left lane is for passing but not for speeding. If you speed in the
left lane to pass, then you broke the law.
Tony
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