Do me a favor!!!

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by jdr1989, Jan 14, 2020.

  1. seagreg

    seagreg Light Load Member

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    The "Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of vehicles moving lawfully in the direction being traveled by the overtaking vehicle" part is the critical part.

    Passing on the right with only one lane is what is illegal. E.G. using the shoulder of an undivided highway. Passing on the right on an interstate is not illegal.

    Basically it is illegal to pass on the right if you have to use the shoulder.
     
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  3. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    i'm going with what i had read (maybe the Ohio law firm?) that they do not want anyone to use a shoulder?

    i dunno, i did it many times as i stated.

    it's all behind me now, ya'll gotta worry about a cop having a bug or a hair across his butt, if he/she decides to hand out invitations to court.
     
  4. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Let’s assume for the moment that the two examples Buddy cited are fairly typical.

    Seems to me passing on the right is perfectly fine basically as long as you keep it on the pavement. Now, that said, what kind of a colossal idiot makes a habit of going off the road to pass slower traffic?
     
  5. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    true, but everyone else is more important than you.

    as a general rule i'd stay in the middle lane to avoid the morons coming onto the highways from an on ramp.

    but if it was busy, i'd stay to the right, then move over when i could.
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    When your driving down the interstate and your about to come up on someone going slow and you get over to pass and then they get over for no reason this is what im talking about. Driving in the middle or left lane for no reason at all.
     
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  7. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    and this can be the assumption that it is illegal to pass on the right.

    i can "'see" the confusion.
     
  8. MACK E-6

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    In a perfect world, you’d be right. Unfortunately that’s not where we live.
     
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  9. jdr1989

    jdr1989 Light Load Member

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    I have no problem with anybody in the middle lanes as long as its in a city but when your driving through no mans land and a on ramp comes up there is no reason than to go to the middle lane. People that merge have to yeild to you anyways.
     
  10. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    they SHOULD yield, and in some states, i have been thru, there are either red lights, or stop signs...at the end of the on ramps.

    but do they really obey those devices..??
     
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    . Im gonna find you a video about this real quick.
     
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