Police ticketing ‘slow-poke drivers’ in Atlanta

[PKCorey]

Originally Posted by afonega1

BINGO!!Its my biggest pet peeve!I don't get why people just LIVE in the fast lane when getting passed by cars on their left!Its SO ANNOYING!

Entitlement.

Same people who refuse to move over to when you merge or when you are in a turn lane on a 2 lane highway trying to enter and they refuse to move over so you can enter.

Same bad driving habits. Me, me, me...everyone else be damned.

[afonega1]

Originally Posted by jero23

This stupid law will likely result in multiple car accidents because the slower driver attempts to abide the law wind up in a major collision going at a high speed. Those moronic Republican lawmakers in the General Assembly will pass any bill into law except the ones that need to be passed like adequate transportation funding...

Totally disagree.I lived in New Jersey and there are signs everywhere that tell you "slower traffic keep left".
People abide by this law and you rarely ever see people going slow in the fast lane or just cruising in the lane.

We need these signs in Georgia:

[afonega1]

Originally Posted by afdinatl

You make absolutely no sense.

The law is simple. You have several other lanes to ride in if you want to follow the speed limit.

In Germany Germans allow this law all the time. It's only Americans that have trouble following simple rules

I agree but its just some parts of America.This is law in several states.

[afonega1]

Originally Posted by MattCW

There is one good tweak they should add to it. If the person in the left lane is actively passing other vehicles (defined simply as moving faster than vehicles in the right lane) then they should not be considered in violation provided they indicate and carry out their intent to safely move back over at the soonest opportunity (as in activating their turn signal).

True.I think its an implied even if its not specified that if passing no ticket will be given.It is the passing lane more than the fast lane.

[stellgod]

Originally Posted by afonega1

Totally disagree.I lived in New Jersey and there are signs everywhere that tell you "slower traffic keep left".
People abide by this law and you rarely ever see people going slow in the fast lane or just cruising in the lane.

We need these signs in Georgia:

I know we have the "Keep Right Except to Pass" signs every where.

[toll_booth]

Originally Posted by afonega1

Totally disagree.I lived in New Jersey and there are signs everywhere that tell you "slower traffic keep left".
People abide by this law and you rarely ever see people going slow in the fast lane or just cruising in the lane.

We need these signs in Georgia:

I'm all in favor of those signs IF they are posted with enforced speed limits.

Otherwise those could just be road-rage-enabling signs.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

They should have exempted the metro area from this law because based on the law's wording this law is mostly null and void 60-75% of the time during the day in the metro. Traffic is just too dense most of the day. Unfortunately this existing and the exceptions not being widely publicized will just give aggressive drivers and road ragers validation that what they are doing is good and correct and they will just be more aggressive and more road raged.

[afonega1]

Originally Posted by toll_booth

I'm all in favor of those signs IF they are posted with enforced speed limits.

Otherwise those could just be road-rage-enabling signs.

Trust me.People will get used to it.I have seen them im other states and people get over.People actually abide by the signs and the law.