left lane "cruisers"

The SPEED LIMIT is the upper limit, not the lower limit.

Had one wonderful person come up on my bumper yesterday as I was passing (I like to travel in the right hand lane, there's less traffic there!) another vehicle.

I was just coming line abreast with the vehicle I was passing, this bumper rider starts flashing lights at me to move over. I look to my right to confirm I'd not blacked out and there was indeed someone in the righthand lane.

There was a car there still and I was still overtaking.

The BR continued to flash her lights until she saw me moving out of the way.

It's ok. She'll receive a "Darwin award" someday as all she's really doing is killing herself with all that pent up impatience.

Yes, the limit is the upper limit. If following distances were followed, process analysis (e.g. identify the bottlenecks) shows that traffic flow would indeed be a higher average than the bumper riders realize.

But then again....it's all about "ME!".

NoSb

People are forgetting that this area needs ALL the lanes to keep traffic moving during RUSH hour. So basically left lane, right line rules don't apply. Just because the speed limit is 65 mph, you aren't necessarily going to be moving at that speed.

How's this rule of thumb for rush hour traffic: IF you are riding in left hand lane AND do not need to exit anytime soon AND the right hand lane is traveling faster than you, that's a good clue you need not be in the left hand lane. IF you are driving in the left hand lane and expect everyone to move over for you when both lanes are traveling at the same pace, I ask you who made you God? Take a chill pill, put on some good music, say a mantra.

Safety comes first and we ALL want to get home ALIVE!

Like all the SOVs on 2 wheels this morning...

NoSb

Yeah, me too. I stay in the slow lane, accept the slow pace of traffic, watch folks weaving in and out and almost always end up near the Mem bridge split within five cars or so--sometimes even ahead of them. It happens almost every morning. When traffic is light in HOV in the a.m., I go all out and as fast as possible disregarding all safe speed limits, placing everyone in my car in mortal jeopardy. My car is so powerful that I can sometimes attain speeds approaching 40 mph for up to one mile! Most mornings I just let my car idle down the hov lanes. I seldom ever have to use the accelerator. Sad but true.

I just set the cruise on 45, and stay in the middle - that way I don't have to brake and can easily move to either lane, depending on where I feel I will be the more obnoxious.