On 2013-12-05, Harry K > wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:10:49 AM UTC-8, Brent wrote:
>> On 2013-12-03, Harry K wrote:
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>> > On Tuesday, December 3, 2013 4:52:19 AM UTC-8, Dave Head wrote:
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>> >> On Wed, 6 Nov 2013 07:22:08 -0800, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr."
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>> > > wrote:
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>> >> >I state that slower traffic should keep one lane to the left of the right
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>> >> >lane on any road with three or more lanes in one direction.
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>> >> >The reasons are because the rightmost lane often becomes exit only or there
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>> >> >is a lane reduction closing the right lane anyway. Then slower traffic has
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>> >> >to merge into faster traffic anyway.
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>> >> >Discuss.
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>> >> This is the "correct", although maybe not strictly legal to drive
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>> >> these roads.
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>> >> Keeping totally to the right, this stuff happens:
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>> >> 1) Everyone else that merges into traffic when entering such a roadway
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>> >> does so at 45 mph. You either have to brake, or move left anyway.
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>> >>
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>> >> 2) If you want to move left, there is always some moron that has
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>> >> caught up to you and slowed down so as to occupy your blind spot
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>> >> forever. Eventually you are going to miss one of them and then not
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>> >> "miss" them, and you are all going to end up into a frappin' light
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>> >> pole...
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>> >> The right lane is for merging onto and exiting from a 3-or-more lanes
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>> >> wide expressway, no matter what the (antiquated) laws say. Driving
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>> >> is about survival, not obeying laws.
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>> > AS usual there is never just one answer. The 'one lane left'
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>> approach is good, in fact just about mandatory, when in urban areas.
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>> It is not needed, and decreases carrying capacity, where
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>> exits/entrances are miles apart in open country.
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>> This lazy practice usually leaves the right lane open in urban areas
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>> resulting in the right lane becoming the effective passing lane. Now
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>> passing traffic and merge impaired drivers have conflicts. Typical
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>> american symptom treatment resulting in other problems.
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> Try driving I90 through Spokane, Wa or I5 in the Seattle, wa metro area in the right lane and you'll change your mind.

You act as if I don't live in one the biggest metro areas in the nation.