In Texas, there are signs on the highways that specifically state "Left lane for
passing only". These signs are ignored, and never enforced.
DLancer7676@cs.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/7/03 7:13:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, conan@intrex.net
> writes:
>
> > "cruising in the passing lane" (far left lane
>
> I have never seen a highway with a lane designated the passing lane. Only
> 2-lane, 4-lane, 6-lane, etc., except there ARE truck passing lanes going up
> hills. It doesn't seem to matter how fast you go in the left-hand lane, nor
>the
> fact that you are traveling faster than the traffic in the right hand lane,
> there is always some goon on your bumper wanting to go faster yet. Ain't
>saying
> I "cruise" in the left hand lane, but when there is a line of traffic I am
> traveling faster than, I get over there to move past them. But there will
>always
> be that happy Harry back there pulling up on my bumper wanting to double the
> speed limit--usually talking on their cell phone in thier SUV, or incredibly,
> their mini-van (the tailgaters previously referred to).
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