Why don't more drivers pay attention to this sign?

mrhhug · 10 months

they should ticket this violation more than speed limit violations

hoffer1187 · 10 months

nobody wants to be considered slow. I've always thought the sign should say "left lane for passing" or something of that sort.

GoAheadMakeMySplay · 10 months

Because people who aren't paying enough attention to change lanes to the right when they have a line of cars behind them are also not paying enough attention to read the sign.

BurtonBoarder38 · 10 months

Maybe it's just me, but if I see a string of cars, or even one behind me while in the left lane, I move over. It's common courtesy. Also, people who don't pay enough attention to their surroundings shouldn't be driving. Drivers like that are the reason there's always traffic for no reason. Thanks for the OP, this topic annoys me everyday (as you can tell).

Dewstain · 10 months

It's not primarily a matter of attention. It's a matter of hubris and sanctimony. Those who block traffic in the left lane generally want to act like self-appointed traffic cops, and they think they're the right person for the job.

"How dare you try to pass me?! I'm going the speed limit, and you would have to break the law to pass me!"

BreakfastBurrito · 10 months

Driving, Rule One: "Everyone is terrible at driving, except me."

kelsbro42 · 10 months

Why don't more people pay attention to the "Keep Right Except To Pass" sign?

BlackLabeLTx · 10 months

People I guess think, oh nobody is behind me, My own lane cause I'm doing 75.

The times that get on my nerves is driving in the cruising lane with cruise control on and your approaching a slower vehicle ahead, check the rear view, nobody back there. Get close to go to pass and here comes a driver creeping up in the left lane. Cruise control OFF!

jgp_267 · 10 months

The sign should say "Keep Right Except To Pass". I think those are more effective because you always have some fucktard doing two mph over the speed limit in the passing lane and thinking he isn't going slow.

Talez · 10 months

Because they're turning left in 5 or 6 miles. Gotta get over to that left lane now now now!

blueplayer · 10 months

Because they're stupid. Don't underestimate stupidity.

FatTonyRose · 10 months

Why is this not emphasized in Driver's Ed class??

theramennoodle · 10 months

Because they are all texting on their cellphones, DAMN KIDS!

smurflogik · 10 months

because most people on the road don't think or care about other drivers

Vertrik · 10 months

Because in Australia we drive on the left hand side of the road, so doing this would be dangerous.

myfinecrime · 10 months

One of my biggest pet peeves is people not understanding the difference between MERGE (you know, speed up to the same or close to same speed as traffic) and YIELD (slow down, see if shits coming, stop if it is, go if it isn't)... following that is people merging into my lane without turn signal on and then the government's lack in understanding the merge/yield

cleansanchez · 10 months

The 31 downvotes are funny. I made a post awhile ago about people driving slow in the carpool lane and got downvoted into hell. Redditors are by and large selfish and inconsiderate, i think.

Skulder · 10 months

Because it's a terrible sign.

Slower traffic, it says. Slower than what? Does that mean faster traffic should not keep right?

The sign should simply say "Keep right", and as such, there's no need for it. Everybody knows to keep right.

It's important to keep the number of signs down, so people don't get used to being able to ignore signs. Only put the things that are important on signs.

bruttsmom · 10 months

If I'm speeding in left lane and you are driving the speed limit in the right lane we are cool. My speeding has no negative impact on you. However if I am speeding in the left lane and you are driving slow in the same lane you are causing a problem for me. I can not understand why anyone would care that I'm speeding. If I get a ticket so what, I took the risk. Why would you want to police me? When I drive if someone come up on me in the left lane driving faster (this rarely happens and yes I call them idiots within the safetly of my car) I MOVE OVER! It's not my job to enforce the speed limit. If I come upon someone driving slower in the left lane, but they are passing another car, I don't tailgate or get angry as long as they get back into the right lane as soon as it is safe to do so. What ever happened to common courtesy???

rawresome · 10 months

/r/bitchingwaytomuchaboutotherdrivers

Grammar-Hitler · 10 months

We're about to make a left turn, that's why.

CrayonOfDoom · 10 months

We hand out licenses like they're candy. We don't actually even teach people to drive. They're not even licenses. They're permits. Of course people don't know what that sign means.

green8ball · 10 months

I have a permit (working on my license atm) and I was driving on the freeway to go up north in Florida. Most of the time I'm in the right lane so I am obeying the speed limit. Which at the time is 70 MPH. So a semi truck is in front of me and I want to go around. So I get into the left lane and to be in the flow of traffic, I have to start going from 70 MPH to about 80, pushing 85. By the time I'm at 85, I still see people tailgating me wanting me to go faster. As soon as I can get over to be in front of the semi, I switch lanes and see like 20 cars go past me, all doing like 90-95 MPH. I'm thinking in my head "wow, people are assholes".

geezlers · 10 months

Because most redditors are liberal.

Bad dum tish

liquiddoodies · 10 months

Because most Americans are entitled assholes. I was shocked when I did a road trip to Ottawa and everyone stayed right.

Caitlintarwebs · 10 months

In Ireland we drive on the left. So they do follow this, in the wrong country. Driving rage.

boot13 · 10 months

Because nobody wants to think of themselves as "slow". A better wording for the sign would be "Keep right except to pass."

ApplesnPie · 10 months

Sometimes I get high and forget

MatrixCL · 10 months

Bad idea, I live in the UK.

IrIr · 10 months

TBH I'm more annoyed with drivers going 20 over trying to tailgate me. Then I slow down to 20 under.

no_to_karma · 10 months

Why don't more drivers pay attention to the speed limit signs?

yellow_bird_gecko · 10 months

I can only speak for myself, but I get a sort of malicious pleasure out of keeping someone from being able to go five over the speed limit. I get flipped off a lot, but it's not my day it ruins. :P

Evil_One · 10 months

As long as I am doing the speed limit in the left lane, then IDGAF.

bemundolack · 10 months

Find a street with that sign on it, and put bright green stickers on that sign Then watch and see if the traffic on that street doesn't start to improve in following it

chaoticneutral · 10 months

FYI. That sign is not used in every state

dhdsrcool · 10 months

This sign shouldn't even be necessary!

nosrednug · 10 months

Should be common courtesy. GTFover! The first time I flash my brights isn't synonymous with "f*ck you". The 3rd time, with no results, it is.

mapkinase · 10 months

"Slower" is by definition (linguistically) a relative term. Relative terms are not very good in signs. That's the explanation I first thought of. Then I thought of better explanation: they pay attention alright, but being bad slow driver correlates very well with being a bad driver, so they cannot really follow this sign.

I have seen many times how slow people in a fast lane try to yield but they can't because they can't drive faster, and the only way to change a lane in their situation is drive faster or pull over. But they don't want to pull over. And they can't drive faster. So we honk and we give them the look, and they look back at us with their guilty eyes, clutching for life at their steering wheels so their knuckles become white. They should be at home taken care by better drivers, who bring them food and comfort of their affection, but the society tells them: "no, you are strong, you are good on your own, drive as slow as you want, we don't want you to feel dependent, we want to feel you worthy of yourself"

And we honk and we give them the look and they keep crawling in the left lane, scared for their life, cursing the society so cruel to them.

Neelpos · 10 months

Because if 80 in a 65 is too slow for you then pass me, that's not my problem (I literally just got back from a 2 hour drive city to city and had three people tailgate and then pass me pushing around 90)

they_call_me_hey_you · 10 months

They do. Have you not noticed how many old people vote for right wingers?

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