I have to leave 10 minutes early to go anywhere cause I always get stuck behind slow people, and when I change lanes theres another slow person. It's driving me crazy!
2007-08-03 16:15:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
I thought the left lane was the fast lane.
2007-08-03 16:32:06 · update #1
Because they have common sense.
2007-08-03 18:48:35 · answer #1 · answered by swenson0 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The speed limit is the maximum SAFE speed for a vehicle to travel.
Slower traffic is indeed supposed to keep right (slower cars, as well as trucks and busses.
And contrary to popular belief, the left lane is not the "fast lane", but the PASSING lane. In some states you can be ticketed if you stay in the left lane too long (sometimes the left lane is for carpools, but that is different).
If it really bothers you, then go around the slow people.
Please tell me that your not one of those idiots that does 80 or 90 mph in a 70 mph zone, and then complains that everyone else is going too slow.
2007-08-03 16:56:40 · answer #2 · answered by Josh M 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
On the interstate those are the maxium speed level. Where I live interstate speeds can range from 55mph in the city to 70mph in the county, but the minimum speed is 40mph.
Some people drive slower due to better gas efficiency. Some people may have a smaller engine that they cannot drive faster. Some people feel safer going slower. Sometimes they just got onto the road and larger vehicles do take longer to accelerate. Especially semi-trucks, tractors, farm equipment, and people towing things like mobile homes, u-hauls, and vehicles.
I drive 65mph max for several reason, my odometer stops at 85mph. I have a 1.3L engine. That's small! Because I drive slower than 70 mph I stay in the right lane, inless I know there is an exit on the left side.
Are you sure you aren't speeding? Posted speed limits do not mean it is the slowest you can go.
Be careful and always wear your seatbelt. :)
2007-08-03 16:24:23 · answer #3 · answered by kicking4jc 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the situation. Slower speeds save fuel & wear & tear on vehicles. The driver could be practicing defensive driving by keeping their distance from another vehicle. Another driver could be having a lot on his/her mind or are looking for an exit or directions. They could be lost in their radio or conversation. You could be behind an older person who doesn't have the reflexes they use to have.
Sadly, in many states, the driver of the slow vehicle can't help it. He/she is driving a semi that has a speed limiter on board or you are living in a state with a split speed limit (faster speed for 4wheelers, slower speed for semis). Both make some states more dangerous than others because many 4 wheelers are pushing their own limits so hard that they don't realize the slower vehicle until it is too late.
It is frustrating to get behind a slower vehicle. All we can do is take a deep breath, have patience, & time it out to get around them. Keep leaving early. It is much better to be a few minutes late than not showing up at all. Good luck!!
2007-08-03 18:38:03 · answer #4 · answered by Eskimo Mom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I drive at what I consider to be a safe speed, which is often below the maximum speed limit. I factor in road conditions, weather, visibility, and if someone is tailgating me, I slow down to what is safe speed.
For example, someone is 1/2 a car length behind me.
That means 10 mph is the safe speed to drive.
2007-08-03 16:27:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In CA you're required to realize this with the aid of regulation. motor vehicle code: 21656. On a 2-lane street the place passing is dangerous because of the fact of site visitors in the choice direction or different circumstances, a sluggish-shifting motor vehicle, which includes a passenger motor vehicle, in the back of which 5 or extra automobiles are shaped in line, shall turn off the roadway on the closest place distinctive as a turnout with the aid of signs and indicators erected with the aid of the authority having jurisdiction over the line, or everywhere sufficient section for a secure turnout exists, with a view to enable the automobiles following it to proceed. As used in this section a sluggish-shifting motor vehicle is one that is intending at a cost of velocity under the traditional circulate of site visitors on the particular time and place.
2016-10-19 09:10:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Driving below the speed limit on the highway is a saftey measure for avoiding accidents. In highways usually lots of lorries and busses will be travelling, so its better to drive slowly on highways
2007-08-03 16:29:08 · answer #7 · answered by shruthibhat2003 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it saves money..........driving just under the speed limit saves 10-15% in fuel costs.......you are less stressed and fatigued when you get where you're going too.
You will never be rich enough to build your own highway system, so you have to share the road with the rest of us.
I know there are some lousy drivers out there. Just don't become one of them please.
2007-08-03 16:28:09 · answer #8 · answered by logicalgal 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
SAFETY come first.
Anyway i agree those drive slow should keep to left (?) and lets other that rushing on the other faster lanes.
2007-08-03 16:24:15 · answer #9 · answered by cOPYcAT 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Costs less in gas when I drive 55mph although I have to speed up if everyone is going 70-75.
2007-08-05 04:17:37 · answer #10 · answered by David R 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
cause there are some people who just have all day to get where they need to go
...people who drive way slow annoy me
2007-08-03 16:24:57 · answer #11 · answered by ♥charlies angel♥ 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋