Would you call this a left lane violation

I know this much......stay in the right two lanes..if you catch that 3rd lane, the DOT is going to think you're a super speedy super trucker. I think you're going to have a tough time fighting this one....pay your fine and live to fight another day. At least you run only Atlanta so you're risk for accruing other violations is minimal

 

There are instances where for example on I-40 westbound to get out of NC into TN there is a period of time in which you are restricted to just the left lane and further restricted to 50. Ive always suspected that if the whole herd was allowed to constantly stampede the right lane at god only knows how fast, that mountain will eventually come down. (Plural; vibrations etc)

I forget the exact left hand curve that follows a canyon the far left of the entire 40 with a river to boot. But it's essentially a rim of mountain on the right all the way around. You have to stay in the left for this one a while.

Another example of traffic control would be the Portsmouth Bridge that crosses near the Navy Base. If you happen to be rolling along on that bridge doing your day, and the US Navy has a large Aircraft Carrier coming out to sea, the bridge people will probably close the tunnel at the midway point and hold all traffic until the Carrier has cleared the tunnel zone. below it. If I remember correctly, the Carrier is about 48 feet of draft needed to float with about two feet of water under it at a certain amount of combat loading. Im not sure what the maximum draft is when fully combat loaded and able to support 16 days of all out war effort on it's entire air fleet of 95 aircraft and helicopters. Or as has been done before any mix of aircraft capable of landing on the deck in necessary numbers with infantry and other particulars useful to a special mission at hand. I heard I think they stripped one carrier, stuffed it with helicopters and had special operations crawling everywhere by the thousands on it after 9-11 for a while.

Anyway however light or heavy loading there is about 55 feet to 60 feet of water for the carrier to use to clear that bridge tunnel system to get out to sea. There isnt many more feet below that where the actual bores and highway is under the seabed itself.

The bridge tunnel does a very good job at actively controlling traffic. So whatever the signage tells you to do, you do. Its not much of a brainer.

 

Might as well just pay it. If you fight it, that dot can make your life hell since you drive that route all the time. Sounds like he was a bunghole anyways for not cuttin a local guy a break.

 

just do like JB and Shnieder, drive in the middle lane and back up traffic.