California - left lane passing lane only?

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TooSimplee

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As the title says

Annoyed of not being able to redline my dorito in second gear thanks to some f***wad going 65 in the left lane

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  • Amazon
    ovo ๐“…“

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    ovo ๐“…“
    I proudly camp in my Tesla on autopilot in the left lane on fixed 65-70mph. Constantly get angry passers, honks, and occasional ๐Ÿ–•
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  • Apple
    mystikue

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    mystikue
    This is my pet peeve. The entitlement of people who wanna speed.

    If I am driving at or above the speed limit and you wanna go faster than me, itโ€™s YOUR responsibility to find your way around.

    Letโ€™s say speed limit 70. Iโ€™m 75 on left lane. And someone is 70 on the right one. Why do I gotta slow down for you to be able to go 80?

    Edit: since some of you canโ€™t understand the convent. Itโ€™s not ONE car in right lane on 70, itโ€™s a whole bunch of cars. To let u pass me, Iโ€™d have to move to right, encounter someone infront of me slower, hit brakes.
    And those citing โ€œsafetyโ€, please, if so concerned about safety, drive along with flow of traffic, donโ€™t try to be so fast.
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    • Originate
      dIwH65

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      dIwH65
      @Cisco Bad take in my opinion. Part of the reason traffic is so bad in California is the way that drivers drive. One of which is locking up passing lanes so cars are instead forced to slow down behind a car which in turn causes other cars to slow down, causing artificial slowdowns. Look up traffic snakes or traffic waves, this is a major issue in California that's based on driver behavior.

      Adding highway lanes doesn't fix traffic. Effective city planning, driver behavior, and public transit do. By blocking the left lane you just cause traffic waves that grow in intensity until you have standstill traffic. LA traffic isn't bad cause exit ramps are full. Cars are able to get off the highway, the traffic is primarily artificial, caused by driver behavior at mass.
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    • Cisco / Eng
      workng4๐Ÿฅœ

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      workng4๐Ÿฅœ
      Ya I'm not expert on this subject so I won't claim to know what causes traffic. Common sense to me says that more lanes (vs less) will move more cars forward, given all other conditions like driver behaviors remain the same. ๐Ÿคท
      It's a hard sell in CA to dedicate one lane just for passing. Space is precious in this stage and maybe doing that opens up more problems than it solves.
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  • This is true in many states. So dont be the a**h**e that hogs the left lane (not saying to OP but in general)
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  • Unlike other states, the left lane is a lane, not a designated passing lane.

    Faster traffic should be on the left, but it's not a passing lane.
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    • Adobe
      zlaD77

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      zlaD77
      >Faster traffic should be on the left, but it's not a passing lane.

      Came here to say this: the relevant law in California is that vehicles on highways going slower than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction should stay in the rightmost lane unless actively passing another vehicle or preparing to make a left turn. (Vehicle Code 21654)

      Note that the law says slower than the normal speed of other traffic, not necessarily the speed limit. If everyone else is speeding and you're going exactly the speed limit, you're still supposed to keep right.

      There's also another rule that on two-lane highways (one lane each way) that if five or more vehicles are queued up behind you, you're supposed to pull over at the first available turnout.
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    • Apple
      mystikue

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      mystikue
      Hey @adobe. When you quote that law and then even say โ€œNote that the law says slower than the normal speed of other traffic, not necessarily the speed limit.โ€
      Did you forget that speed limit is already a law. Or did u think that was a suggestion?
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  • Dorito as in rotary engine?
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