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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Uh I didn't quote your post. Who are you talking to?
Either way, it's weird for you to be telling Jiri he's not the road police, when all you're currently doing is attempting to police the driving of others with your own opinions on how it should work. You don't see the hypocrisy in that at all?
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No, I am not being hypocritical.
I have been debating this left lane issue ever since I moved out west 30 years ago (because it is worse here than anywhere else I have ever been).
What I have gathered over that time is that there are two basic defenses of not getting out of the left lane. The first boils down to some version of 'the other driver is driving too fast' or 'the other driver is driving dangerously', or 'the other driver is being aggressive/tailgating/an asshat', or 'I'm going fast enough' (which is just another way of saying 'they are going too fast').
In other words, it always comes back to not wanting to get over because they don't like the way the other person is driving.
What I am saying is that if EVERYONE simply gets over, these issues simply don't occur anywhere near as often.
The second is some variation of a congestion argument. But congestion usually exists because someone screwed up and didn't get over, causing a backlog in the left lane. (Yes, there are times when there is simply too much congestion and both lanes bog down - that does not have any baring on the discussion though).
Here's the thing (again): it works everywhere else. And it works just fine in many places that have heavier traffic flows than Alberta does. That is the elephant in the room that the apologists never address.
When I posted about passing on the right, Jiri's reply was 'safely' passing on the right - can you not see the inherent judgement in that? (vs discussing a system)