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OT: Starting July 1, VA drivers could get ticketed for driving slow in the left lane
"Starting July 1, Virginia drivers could get ticketed for driving slow in the left lane

RICHMOND, Va. – The Commonwealth of Virginia is cracking down on drivers who don’t obey the rules of the road on highways and interstates.

Starting July 1, police will start enforcing rules that require drivers to travel in the right lanes of highways except when passing other traffic.

That means drivers who use the left lane for any means other than passing another vehicle or preparing for a left turn, you could face a fine.

The text of HB 2201 clarifies that where there are multiple lanes available, the right lanes are for traffic that is moving at less the normal speed of traffic at the time.

Those who are caught in violation of the law are subject to a fine of a minimum of $100 but no more than $250"
http://wtkr.com/2017/06/30/starting-july...-lane/amp/

Its about time VA...
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OT: Starting July 1, VA drivers could get ticketed for driving slow in the left lane
What's the minimum speed limit that one must go? I can't imagine they're condoning people speed, otherwise why not pass laws abolishing speed limits throughout the state.


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RE: OT: Starting July 1, VA drivers could get ticketed for driving slow in the left lane
Is there a fine for driving slow in the transition lane?
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(07-03-2017 05:59 PM)Potomac Wrote:  What's the minimum speed limit that one must go? I can't imagine they're condoning people speed, otherwise why not pass laws abolishing speed limits throughout the state.


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RE: OT: Starting July 1, VA drivers could get ticketed for driving slow in the left lane
(07-03-2017 05:59 PM)Potomac Wrote:  What's the minimum speed limit that one must go? I can't imagine they're condoning people speed, otherwise why not pass laws abolishing speed limits throughout the state.


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Potomac is that guy playing speed cop in the left lane.
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OT: Starting July 1, VA drivers could get ticketed for driving slow in the left lane
So this is just attaching a fine to a pre-existing left lane law and allowing police to use it as a primary offense to pull a person over for.
You've always had to move out of the left-most lane unless you're in the process of passing.


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RE: OT: Starting July 1, VA drivers could get ticketed for driving slow in the left lane
(07-03-2017 06:14 PM)Potomac Wrote:  So this is just attaching a fine to a pre-existing left lane law and allowing police to use it as a primary offense to pull a person over for.
You've always had to move out of the left-most lane unless you're in the process of passing.


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Given the amount of ******** in VA that hang out in the left lane I didn't know that was on the books in VA (and you could say the same about a lot of states)..

I was told it isn't on the books in PA..
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RE: OT: Starting July 1, VA drivers could get ticketed for driving slow in the left lane
The Albemarle County revenue stream should be overflowing from fines. Like fish in a barrel. Driving along Rt. 29 in the Charlottesville area suggests to you that the right lane is the so-called "fast lane". Sheesh.
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RE: OT: Starting July 1, VA drivers could get ticketed for driving slow in the left lane
A lot of the left lane road hogs are texting.
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I normally wouldn't advocate emulating Western Europeans in a lot of areas, but this is one where I wish we would. Especially the Germans (I've spent a few hundred days here). And its not like Germany is sparsely populated. 80 some million people down to an area the size of Montana.
-Have to be 18 to get a license, and it's much harder to get a one (unlike the US where any idiot with a pulse can get one).
-The left lane is strictly for passing.
-It is illegal to pass on the right lane, which isn't a problem because you don't have idiots hanging out in the left lane.
These aren't just laws on paper- the Polizei do enforce them. Even heavy traffic seems to flow better than the US. Lower accident rate to boot than the US interstates.
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I hope they nail a few 18 wheelers.....who will of course CLAIM they are passing. For 5 miles???????
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(07-04-2017 03:13 PM)orange-to-purple Wrote:  I hope they nail a few 18 wheelers.....who will of course CLAIM they are passing. For 5 miles???????

Good point. Biggest problem on I81 is the trucks..
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(07-04-2017 03:13 PM)orange-to-purple Wrote:  I hope they nail a few 18 wheelers.....who will of course CLAIM they are passing. For 5 miles???????


Yeah those are usually the worst. An 18-wheeler that isn't going that fast but also refuses to get over. Most significant back-ups have a tractor trailer at the front.
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(07-04-2017 03:26 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  
(07-04-2017 03:13 PM)orange-to-purple Wrote:  I hope they nail a few 18 wheelers.....who will of course CLAIM they are passing. For 5 miles???????

Good point. Biggest problem on I81 is the trucks..

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(07-03-2017 06:03 PM)Purplehazed Wrote:  
(07-03-2017 05:59 PM)Potomac Wrote:  What's the minimum speed limit that one must go? I can't imagine they're condoning people speed, otherwise why not pass laws abolishing speed limits throughout the state.


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(07-04-2017 03:26 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  
(07-04-2017 03:13 PM)orange-to-purple Wrote:  I hope they nail a few 18 wheelers.....who will of course CLAIM they are passing. For 5 miles???????

Good point. Biggest problem on I81 is the trucks..

Yep. We refer to trips down I-81 as "playing dodge-em trucks". Worse on some days than others.
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RE: OT: Starting July 1, VA drivers could get ticketed for driving slow in the left lane
(07-04-2017 02:44 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  I normally wouldn't advocate emulating Western Europeans in a lot of areas, but this is one where I wish we would. Especially the Germans (I've spent a few hundred days here). And its not like Germany is sparsely populated. 80 some million people down to an area the size of Montana.
-Have to be 18 to get a license, and it's much harder to get a one (unlike the US where any idiot with a pulse can get one).
-The left lane is strictly for passing.
-It is illegal to pass on the right lane, which isn't a problem because you don't have idiots hanging out in the left lane.
These aren't just laws on paper- the Polizei do enforce them. Even heavy traffic seems to flow better than the US. Lower accident rate to boot than the US interstates.



In Europe it goes deeper than their enforcing the passing lane. Somehow or other using the left lane for passing only has been cooked into the European culture. I spent a fair amount of time as a passenger in Italy with an Italian driver who scared the hell out of me with the speeds he was driving. My American driving sensibilities told me that someone in the right lane was going to randomly pull into the passing lane and we were all going to be dead. After about the third day it became clear that people take a good long look at whats coming before they pull into the passing lane. The other revelation was that when we would come up on someone in the passing lane going slower than us, flashing our lights resulted in their immediate departure from the passing lane. In this country flashing lights will in many cases result in the slower vehicle staying in the passing lane just to make some juvenile statement.
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OT: Starting July 1, VA drivers could get ticketed for driving slow in the left lane
(07-06-2017 08:59 AM)Bogey Wrote:  
(07-04-2017 02:44 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  I normally wouldn't advocate emulating Western Europeans in a lot of areas, but this is one where I wish we would. Especially the Germans (I've spent a few hundred days here). And its not like Germany is sparsely populated. 80 some million people down to an area the size of Montana.
-Have to be 18 to get a license, and it's much harder to get a one (unlike the US where any idiot with a pulse can get one).
-The left lane is strictly for passing.
-It is illegal to pass on the right lane, which isn't a problem because you don't have idiots hanging out in the left lane.
These aren't just laws on paper- the Polizei do enforce them. Even heavy traffic seems to flow better than the US. Lower accident rate to boot than the US interstates.



In Europe it goes deeper than their enforcing the passing lane. Somehow or other using the left lane for passing only has been cooked into the European culture. I spent a fair amount of time as a passenger in Italy with an Italian driver who scared the hell out of me with the speeds he was driving. My American driving sensibilities told me that someone in the right lane was going to randomly pull into the passing lane and we were all going to be dead. After about the third day it became clear that people take a good long look at whats coming before they pull into the passing lane. The other revelation was that when we would come up on someone in the passing lane going slower than us, flashing our lights resulted in their immediate departure from the passing lane. In this country flashing lights will in many cases result in the slower vehicle staying in the passing lane just to make some juvenile statement.

Always be careful about comparing Italy to the rest of the EU. 03-wink

Enjoy...

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Always be careful about comparing Italy to the rest of the EU. 03-wink

Enjoy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzQuuoKXVq0
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Pretty funny stuff and there is no question that Italy does have a charm all its own.
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