Reply #91: I drive in the left lane all the time, but I yield when needed.

[Xithras]

It's a pretty normal thing for me. I'll hop on the freeway, set the cruise control to 80, and move into the left lane. There are fewer traffic interruptions in the left lane, and it's often a better ride. If I see some dumbass waste of breath closing in on me, I'll yield to the right until they pass, and move left again.

The one thing that pisses me off are the idiots who think they have a right to get pushy about it. All of our freeways are 3 lane-per, and there is usually someone in the middle lane that I'm slowly overtaking at any given moment. If I'm doing 80 and the person in the middle lane is doing 77, it might take a minute or so to get around them, and the turd-for-brains doing 90 just might have to slow down and wait a minute. If they're considerate, I always yield. If they get 6 inches off my back bumper and start flashing their lights at me, the only thing I'll give them is a view of my brake lights and middle finger.

By the way, California has conflicting left-lane laws. One law says that the left lane is for passing, and another designates all lanes for primary traffic. If you're doing the speed limit in the left lane in California, left lane tickets are ALWAYS tossed. It's a hassle getting pulled over and having to go to court to contest it, but there are no fines and it doesn't show up on your driving record.