passing on the right

Try running through Seattle in the "slower traffic stay right" lane and see what that does for ya.

 

Sandbagger...depends on the truck....These new aeros will get 7mpg+ even at 75 mph...
The biggest drag on my mpg is having to slow down for Hyper-milers and Swifty's...

 

HAHA You know not what you speak of!!!

 

We all read about different trucking groups or drivers wanting the states to make it legal to run in the left lane, and if that ever happens then you will really be pi@@ed when you get behind a professional driver and he is doing the speed limit in the far left lane with total disregard for you, the unprofessional or poorly trained drivers wanting to speed and tailgate.

Here is the bottom line, I will be in the middle lane, if that is the safest place to be at the time, doing the speed limit. If they pass laws allowing me in the far left lane than I will in that lane doing the speed limit if it is the safest at the time. If you have to speed to make a living driving for poor wages or unable to pre-plan your trip this is not my problem and you will not tell me how to drive my truck like you let others tell you.

Lack of planning on your part does not constitute a emergency on my part. The trucking world DOES NOT rotate around you.

 

So you are saying that a driver that drives above the posted speed limit is unprofessional or poorly trained? But, you say riding in the middle lane because you deem it safer? But, it is illegal, but it's ok because you say it is safer. LOL Your funny as hell. So do you make up your own rules when you fill out your tax forms too.

 

That's fine until you're the impatient four-wheeler trying to merge in with a long series of trucks riding the Granny lane while you sit there on the git-on ramp getting frustrated because also, by law in most locations, entering traffic must yield to traffic already on the highway. Your frustration level builds until you see a microscopic opening between two trucks, hammer into it and find yourself becoming the replacement hood ornament for that Mack truck you just cut off.

That's why I run in the left-of-granny going through town. For anyone who thinks they have to go 75mph through town, knock yourself out...there are usually three other lanes to choose from.

Outside of town, you will find me cruising in the granny lane singing with the radio with my foot on the dashboard.

 

It's called "COMMON COURTESY"

 

Use whatever lane your insides tells you to except in CA! I drive in the right lane mostly on 2 lanes and the middle lane on 3 lanes . Lane changing is dangerous and should be kept to a minimum so I will stay in the left lane if there are lots of cars getting on.

 

When traffic is very light, I would think there is no issue either way. Most cars never hesitate to take any and every lane, sometimes even the shoulders. Also, your obvious fixation on one law(stay right) over another important law(speed limit), illustrates quite clearly your bias and motivation. Frankly, it's selfish. I may be biased as a professional driver, but I think through traffic should be given the far left lane to pass through urban areas with as much ease as possible, and I have reasons that outweigh the selfish ones you state. Commercial vehicles staying left would lessen collisions with commuters getting off and on repeatedly and having to cross paths with vehicles that outweigh them by around 16X. It is also an environmentally helpful policy in that it prevents wasting a considerable amount of fuel from frequent adjustments of speed and momemtum. From a dead stop it takes the average 18 wheeler about 2 miles to get from 0 to 60. 10 gears with full throttle moving 80000lbs and the rate of fuel comsumption is dramatic to say the least. I think the current stay right laws fall short in not looking at this from a commercial standpoint, and commerce should have priority over private, individuals in a needless rush to their destinations. Better planning and a more group-focused social mindset would better serve everyone. There are too many people in our world for selfish individualists who only care about themselves and their schedule at huge cost and risk to safety for the majority.