~Left Lane Crackdown~

[Heathcliff]

This Is Why You Don't Drive Slow in the Left Lane
Show this to the left-lane dawdlers in your life. If your roads are anything like ours, there's a lot of them.​

https://youtu.be/4oqfodY2Lz0

Vox recently produced a great video (along with a great article) explaining why driving slower than traffic is dangerous, even if you're doing the speed limit. Specifically, they talk about the left lane, and its purpose on our highways: Passing, not cruising. For your friends, family members, and co-workers who still don't get it, go ahead and show them this video. It's necessary viewing.

That's because the biggest risk on the highway isn't speeding—it's speed differential. As Vox explains, driving slightly slower than surrounding traffic is actually more dangerous than going slightly faster than traffic. That holds true regardless of the speed limit.

Plus, since left-lane slowpokes force faster traffic to weave between lanes in order to pass them, they increase the danger on highways even more. In fact, lane changes are considered a factor in up to 10 percent of all highway crashes. The less we require drivers to switch lanes, the less likely they are to have a mishap.



As you’re driving along, take note of surrounding cars. Are vehicles to your right passing you? If so, it’s time to move over a lane to the right. This doesn’t just apply to driving in the left-most lane. To aid in the standard of “pass on the left,” even middle-lanes have their own pacing ecosystems. Even if you end up in the right-most lane when following the above rule, it just means faster traffic is safely passing to your left.

In the same way that there will always be drivers who break the law by speeding, not signaling during lane changes, or any number of other violations, there will certainly be drivers who neglect the left lane principle. However, each driver has equal opportunity to obey these laws and benefit from safer, smoother, and more efficient traffic patterns.

Credits to the source. . . .

[razorsharp]

totoo yan, nakakainis yung lahat naka 75 kayo tapos may isang naka 45 lang. naghahanap ng aksidente. o yun namang naka cellphone kaya ambagal sa lane nya! 

[Ravendelle]

Nakakaasar ung bigla ka ika-cut tapos ang bagal ng nasa unahan mo.

Cor Meum Semper Erit Tuum

[el pedio]

Nakakainis nga namang kapag nasa unahan mo ay mabagal pero nasa left lane kayo.