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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
That is fair; different situations for sure. For your scenario, I think the disconnect applies as to what "stuck behind" really means. Cliff literally spoke to 30 seconds in the left lane, and some jumped all over as it being a struggle situation. If someone is going 140 down to 115 for 30 seconds, I have no sympathy, assuming the 115 guy didn't blatantly cut him off.
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It's still context dependent, going from 140 down to 115 for 30 seconds is fine if there's a good reason for the guy to be there for 30 seconds. If he's like speede5, towing a trailer and trying to pass a semi (or two), then absolutely, but presumably once he's made that pass he's getting back in the right lane. If the guy is just sitting there in the left lane driving 115 with no one else really around and seemingly oblivious to the fact that there's someone behind him who wants to drive past him, that's the issue.
Cliff, I don't drive much at peak traffic times, but my experience is the opposite - "guy obliviously sitting in left lane on non-busy highway acting as if both lanes are functionally equal until you pass him on the right" is far more commonly observed than "maniac trying to tailgate everyone to gain a few car lengths when road is congested". Might depend heavily on where people ordinarily drive.