Driving in the middle lane of a 3 lane hwy.

You really missed the point of my post. Reasonning with truck drivers is like trying to push a rope.

 

Well, my max speed is 62.

I'll go to the center lane if incoming traffic is heavy, even if I might slow down that lane by a couple MPH. It is safer for everyone, IMO.

But I try to stay in the right-hand lane, because otherwise I am somewhat of a roadblock.

 

For ex. when going im goin tru modesto ill be in middle lane wheres says truck's ok just cuz of cars merging on freeway and slowing me down and see cars passing me on shoulders almsot hitting me, no thx.
Even when traffic is not heavy and see no trucks behind me ill still be in middle lane cuz right lane is so me$$ed up in cali

 

Is it really that hard to spell and punctuate correctly?

Really, if I were to base my hiring of you on your attention to detail - you would be sunk.

 

Maybe cuz im holding my son and trying to type with one hand?
This thread about 3 lane highway not about someones writting

 

Very good post. I agree. I'm the guy in the liquid hydrogen tanker in the middle lane doing 55 on the 605, the 60 and occasionally the 10 in Southern California. You can high beam me, flip me off, whatever blows your dress up. It doesn't bother me. If your so stupid you can't see my flammable/dangerous placards and READ what's on the tank, then that's your problem. I get paid by the hour and I am going home when my day is done, not to some burn ward or morgue (and taking half the freeway with me too, btw, my "blast radius" is one half of a mile)..Freight haulers...you amuse me a lot..Your all in a hurry for that cheap freight..And usually most of you fly by me and get off at the truck stop for a fun and not so profitable weekend of hanging around..Remember the "Challenger" explosion ? That was liquid hydrogen..I don't aim to repeat it.

 

You all seem concerned about merging traffic. Guess what. Traffic on the highway has the right of way, and the merging traffic must yield.

If I am in an area which prohibits trucks from being in the left lanes ("trucks use 2 right lanes"), I drive in the far right lane and don't move unless I need to get around a slower vehicle in the right lane ahead of me. Merging traffic can merge around me, and if they can't manage to do that, it's THEIR problem...not mine. If they didn't want me acting as a roadblock to merging traffic, they would allow me to legally pass those governed trucks that cannot maintain the speed limit over in the 3rd lane, since they seem to prefer to ILLEGALLY block the 2nd lane.

If the locals don't like merging around trucks in that right lane, they can call up their state reps and get the truck lane restriction lifted so that I can legally use that 3rd lane to pass. Otherwise, I'm not too concerned with how they feel about having to merge around me.

The area I'm talking about in particular is I-24 between Nashville and Murfreesboro. It's 70 mph, 4 lanes in each direction, and trucks are restricted to the 2 right lanes. If you can't or won't run the 70 mph speed limit, Tennessee law requires that you keep your slow truck in the right lane. Period. That's the law.

http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/enforce/speedlaws501/toc/tnspeed.pdf

Keep those slow trucks in the right lane where they belong. Yes, driving a 62 mph truck in the 2nd lane while traffic around you is running the 70 mph speed limit CAN get you 2 tickets...one for 55-8-154(a) impeding traffic, and one for 55-8-115(b) failure to keep to the right hand lane.

 

I didn't read the replies but IMO, it depends. If there isn't much traffic or traffic is flowing smoothly, don't get in the middle lane if you can't or won't run the speed limit. Especially if there is a "Left Lane No Trucks" law. It's rude and impedes traffic, so IMO, it can be a danger. Even if you're in the right lane and someone is getting on the interstate, you don't have to jump right over in front of on coming traffic, especially if there's only one or two getting on. Tap your brakes and let them merge on then resume your cruise. Blows my mind how inconsiderate some drivers are. Like they only care about what's going on with their truck and their little world. Screw everyone else has to be their attitudes.

Now, if traffic is packed and congested like last night in Dallas, then I don't personally see an issue with drivers in any lane.

 

Reading this thread,

simply explains why trucking is so f'd up !!!!!