If you’re going the same speed as everyone to your right, you’re obstructing the flow of traffic behind you who are trying to pass and use the lane as it was intended.
If you’re going the same speed as everyone to your right, you’re obstructing the flow of traffic behind you who are trying to pass and use the lane as it was intended.
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Amen, the left lane is for passing.
Don’t be in such a hurry.
There’s nothing worse than doing the speed limit or below, in the left lane on the turnpike.
Especially when you go on a curve, and see a car with nothing in front of them, and twenty cars deep, behind.
How is this an unpopular opinion?
On one hand, you’re right, and that would help traffic as a whole probably. On the other hand, maybe just stop trying to speed, you (ubiquitously) really don’t need to be driving as fast as you probably are trying to.
Have you ever been on any of the driving related subs? This is an extremely popular opinion
This is not unpopular
A tale as old as traffic. I wonder if Roman carriages bickerd in a similar fashion as they rattled along the bricks. There have been years of comedic content on this very topic. Overall, and jokes aside. If we all took the safety of our fellow people into consideration at the same level, we would not have this issue. Perhaps on some level, the left laner,at be some sort of extant expression of chaos theory in action. The left laner, regardless of where we are in history, is ever present, like the blood clot that has plagued our very veins since the dawn of time.
Chill out and drive safe, it’s everyones life on the line in your general vicinity.
If people are passing you on the right, time to move over, let em’ through. They will come a’ flyin regardless.
If your cutting through three lanes to pass on the right then three lanes to get back to the left at 120, get fucked buddy, your not allowed to take people’s lives into your hands.
Goodnight.
Watching a semi driving 65 mph trying to pass the other one driving 64 mph is hilarious
why does anyone have to pass at all? patience.
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We just need decent driver training and education in the US. Other than an extremely basic test that basically proves nothing. I understand that because we’re so car centric it would be massive hindrance to personal freedom to limit licenses, but it feels like we need to do better.
Depends what you mean. Slower traffic keep right is correct. But there is still a speed limit that applies to all lanes. There is no lane where you can legally exceed the maximum speed limit contrary to popular opinion.
True!
Wrong sub
Pavement princess energy.
No way, man! I’m the arbiter of everyone else. I say the speed limit is just fine! Don’t ride my ass.
But the right lane is the fast lane here. Does this still apply? Should I go slow in the right lane?
Na fuck you this can’t be unpopular. But the way people drive in some states, it has to be.
Wrong sub homie.
Over 90km road yes. Less than that and it’s legal to be in any lane you please
How about we just pass when the one infront is even slower and then go right when there’s a gap again, with the speed limit in mind? When you’re passing and the speed limit changes and suddenly both of you go the same speed wtf are you supposed to do? You aren’t allowed to go faster and the one on the right isn’t allowed to pass you (at least where I’m from) so what are you gonna do if the right one doesn’t slow down?
Pretty sure slower traffic is meant to stay left
great post here in r/popularopinion oh wait
Not all heroes wear capes. Some just wish people would use the passing lane properly
I live in Europe. Only smarmy US people think they should be able to keep their own pace in the left lane.
Everyone else moves aside.
Counter point, if the speed limit is 55 it doesn’t mean you go 75.
Oh god, this is definitely not an unpopular opinion. This is the standard opinion held by everyone except that one guy in the fast lane driving slow.
Honestly the amount of people that freak out that everyone else isn’t driving 10+ over the speed limit at all time is worse
Is that unpopular? I know it isn’t unpopular on this site – I swear every time I see anyone complain about someone speeding/driving aggressively/tailgating them it seems like at least 25% of the comments are just yelling at them to get out of the left lane even if there was zero indication that’s what was actually going on lol.
This is not an opinion (and it’s not unpopular either), it is actually a law.
That is for Germany though. Since OP didn’t specify a country, I assume that is what they meant. It is obviously very different for other countries. For example, in the UK this would be a problematic opinion.
This is not an unpopular opinion. It’s just that most people are entitled and think it doesn’t apply to them.
Most people know this. It’s just a large portion don’t care.
I don’t think “if you don’t know traffic laws you shouldn’t be allowed to drive” is an unpopular opinion, in fact most states enforce it through testing
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Wallabies can’t drive and also they’re Australian so if they did drive, they’d use the right lane for overtaking.
I have a growing suspicion OP is not actually a wallaby.
This is definitely not an unpopular opinion, but it’s dumb, since what it really means is ‘the left lane is the speeding lane’
As it was intended? So you’re going the speed limit? I somehow doubt that, I bet you just wanna go fast.
Speed limits exist for a reason and just because you wanna go fast or pass somebody doesn’t make it ok to do. This post wreaks of Ricky Bobby vibes
Here is my unpopular opinion. QUIT TAILGAITING!!!!!
Tailgaters should be arrested for reckless driving.
Different states have different laws. If you are going 70 to 75 in a 65mph zone that isn’t “impeding traffic”, especially when it is rush hour traffic. I agree people should move over when it is obvious.
Here is my state law
“Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, on a controlled-access highway which has two or more clearly marked lanes for traveling in the same direction, a driver may not continue to operate a motor vehicle in the extreme left lane if the driver knows, or reasonably should know, that he or she is traveling at a rate of speed which is less than the posted speed limit for that portion of the controlled-access highway and is being overtaken in that lane from the rear by a motor vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed”
This does NOT mean the LEFT LANE is for passing only.
Even worse in my city a huge section of our freeway has been under construction for over a year. It makes it a 55mph zone with double fines. Signs that say “stay in your lane” people will tailgate because they want to go 75 to 80mph. Add on to that my city currently ranks number 1 in rush hour traffic accidents.
If a 2 or 3 lane highway already has traffic problems. How does leaving the right lane open fix the existing traffic problem?
Same with the people that tailgate the shit out of them!
If you get irrationally angry because you can’t go as fast as you want, you shouldn’t be driving.
That’s how you do an unpopular opinion, by the way.
Downvote as this is probably one of the most popular opinions out there.
If you don’t know that ALL traffic should keep right, you shouldn’t be driving.
You’re in the wrong sub bub
That goes both ways. Don’t be cruising in the left lane, and don’t be riding people’s asses in the right lane.
Disagree because life is stupid. My highway is always backed up in right lane exits. Very dangerous. The fast lane people getting angry at slow drivers are far far more dangerous.
So i stopped caring and just do whatever I think is safe. Fuck your Ford F9000 trying to go 80 around blind turns. Eat all my ass.
Wait are you telling me most drivers are selfish pricks?
So this isn’t an unpopular opinion. I probably would’ve put this is r/petpeeves maybe
my favorite is idiots think everyone should obey the speed limit sign, but don’t think the “slower traffic keep right” sign needs to be followed
Counterpoint: when you’re passing and the driver in the outside line starts pacing you, they can fuck right off.
I deal with this daily, sometimes people going 45 on the Dan Ryan in the left lane.
People don’t care
Not unpopular. This is driving for everyone every other day.