Left Lane Law!

[@kpdvw]

It is high time to adopt and enforce Autobahn rules across the entire USA!

Totally agree! Muricans got zero lane discipline.

[@inflammatorycommentswithno2407]

Dusty Rains I know right ahahahaha

[@guyderagisch4964]

@richgs76 Nice troll attempt. Left lane is still for passing. Dont camp and cause a safety issue.

[@Dingish]

“No speeding”. Law enforcements overly strict enforcement on that one thing is the reason why we have left lane hogs. Stop acting like bootlicking puppies, this dork is the problem not the solution.

[@jbm71]

Dingish The trooper is 100% correct. All of those things the trooper mentioned (speeding, tailgating, unsafe lane changes, distracted driving, impaired driving...) are major causes of accidents, injuries and fatalities. They are actively enforcing the law for all of them, just as they should be. Respect those boots. They know what they are talking about. They are helping keep us all safe on the roads.

[@reginafallangie2867]

Can we have this played on TV commercial breaks NATIONWIDE please!!

[@billgateskilledmyuncle23]

It wouldn't work. You can't fix stupid. You're not supposed to run red lights, yet people do it all the time.

[@denisjl100]

canada and the u.s.

[@aaronaguilera2654]

Many people still won't care.

[@denisjl100]

@@aaronaguilera2654 if the cops enforced it they would. if you can have speed traps then you can have left lane traps.

[@perfectgematriadecodesabc4259]

@@denisjl100 yep or let people report peoples license plates with footage also of them sitting in the passing lanes to LE

[@lucidity1230]

This guy seems truly passionate about his job. Respect.

[@Krombop.M]

What causes people to unsafely change lane... people blocking the passing lane. People blocking the passing lane cause alot more accidents then can be easily attributed to it...

[@sam09273]

exactly!

[@MarkMcDaniel]

And, tailgating that enrages others ALSO comes from left lane campers. They refuse to get out of the passing lane, and I'm on their ass flashing them to indicate they are violating my right to pass, and they get enraged because how dare I stop them from controlling others.

[@jakestakeonautism9005]

@@MarkMcDanielHow do you suppose that that’s a safe way to handle a left lane driver? I mean, what if they stop suddenly while you’re on top of them like that? Also, why are YOU driving in ghetto left lane? Are you trying to pass other vehicles? Or are you just using that lane to drive as fast as you want? And just because someone else is doing something illegal, doesn’t give you an excuse to do anything illegal to them. And that includes driving too closely. Something to think about?

[@davesponaugle9918]

@@jakestakeonautism9005 If the driver was not camping in the left lane, the tailgating would not have occurred. A little more to think about. And a little more, if you are in the left lane, not passing another vehicle, you are camping.

[@thomasbrooch8697]

This law and it's enforcement is twenty five years overdue!

[@qawani]

And yet u still see 173663949362 cars pass from the right lane everyday. I drive in Interstate highways almost everyday and I see it all the time.

[@denisjl100]

@@qawani when you follow someone in the left lane for 30 miles and he is under the speed limit what do we do, slow down? i pull a trailer every year down to tucson. i stay strictly in the right lane. my cruise control is set at 63 mph because all tires on trailers are rated at 65mph ( unsafe to drive any faster). i have to pass people all the time that are in the passing lane and doing 55, 60 mph. are you saying i should slow down? there are times when you have no option.

[@XX2043XCZ]

To me… if ur not in the left lane flooring it, you should be in the right lane w the other slow pokes😂😭

[@alexcorrea8855]

Let me just say if you’re a state trooper in Massachusetts and you are doing this THANK YOU!!!! This is frustrating when people remain in the left lane and you’re just trying to get home, and even more for those out of state just trying to get home. Thanks for being out there and keeping it moving!

[@verohandymike]

Bad enough they're in the left lane, but the only reason they get our attention is the fact that they are just cruising along doing less than the speed limit. It's downright selfish.

[@franko8572]

Bro, in MA you’re 1 of 5 states that has a law that requires you to be in the outermost right lane unless passing! In NY where I’m at, the left lane is considered a lane “of travel” meaning you can be in the left lane just Sunday driving with no consequences!

[@crazylegs1324]

@@franko8572which is ironic because ma is one of the worst states for slow left lane drivers. In fact the left lane is always going slower than the middle lanes in just moderate traffic. It’s so infuriating. I’m from SC where it’s the literal opposite experience, people there drove 90mph in the passing lane on average. Left lane hogs in ma are the reason mass holes exist and I’m turning into one because of it.

[@franko8572]

@@crazylegs1324 LOL. Did you move to MA?

[@crazylegs1324]

@@franko8572 yes because my gf is from there and wanted to live there and I didn’t mind because I wanted a better paying job lol. I fully intend on moving my family south in the future. Probably to Florida where I can internally transfer in my job. I hate ma drivers with a passion though. I always stay all the way to the right except when passing. No one else here does that.

[@VoicesofHistory]

I appreciate these safety lessons. I wish more people would be able to view them. GREAT information.

[@breathedeep3208]

The problem is the police WAY under-enforce the passing lane law. 99% of Americans think the left lane is a "fast lane" which they believe means if the speed limit is 70 and they're going 75 "I don't have to move. I'm going 5 mph over the speed limit, therefore I'm driving "fast" in the fast and and I don't have to get over for anyone." WRONG! actually the speed limit is the same in every lane of the PASSING LANE. HOWEVER, PER THE LAW. SLOWER traffic keep right. It's not slow traffic keep right. It's SLOWER traffic keep right. 80 is SLOWER than 90.

[@joemosely5520]

Thanks for putting up this video to educate the public. Far too many drivers do not understand this rule. A couple of comments; 1). Up here in Boston we don't use our 'blinkahs' lest we give up the "element of surprise". I jest but it's mostly true. 😫 2). Left lane hogging may not be your number one direct cause of accidents but it begets much of the behaviour that you describe(e.g. tailgating, changing lanes quickly, .distraction, aggressive driving). We've all seen drivers trying to change lanes and pass the left lane hog only to see the left lane hog speed up to block the driver trying to get around them. Road rage ensues. Still, despite a huge disparity in driver skills it is still amazing that we can move a huge volume of vehicles on our motorways 24/7. It would seem that anarchy would break out at any minute but we eventually get where we're going. That in itself is amazing.

[@melissachartres3219]

Road rage is completely the fault of the rager. I don't dispute that it's a legitimate reaction... but motorists should be able to control their temper- most often they cannot.

[@hctreditor]

A Colorado State Trooper once gave me a ticket when I was flashing my lights behind an old, beat-up ban with no outside side mirrors, and driving about 10-15 mph under the speed limit. When he stopped me, I said I was doing the right thing and the slow driver in the passing lane is the one who should get the ticket. He said there is no law that says you can't drive slow in the left lane. I said there are signs posted that say, "slower traffic move right." He said those are suggestions, not laws. It cost me $250 and a lecture about taking more pride in my driving.

[@joesmith9216]

he must have been POOR growing up!

[@corruption1724]

Keep right no matter how many lanes, only pass when your coming upon the taillights of the car in front of you then return as far right as safely possible. Always assume there's a car behind you and don't wait until someone is on your ass to get over.

[@drewjeers815]

As a newer driver in about 1988 that had never hit the big roads before, I went with a car full to Chicago for a concert. I was the only non drinker and in very early morning had to get us home (south bend), or sit in the car in chicago with the bodies. So I got pulled over for going slow in the left with 4 unresponsive bodies in a car that wasn't mine and I couldn't wake up anyone. Not even car owner when I couldn't find registration. The cop called me back to his car from the start and never left his car So with no registration and 4 unresponsive people in car, he asked me of there where weapons in car, no. Do you have any drugs in car? I said I think we did them all last night because that was the probable truth and sounded more reasonable for him to believe to me at the time. So he gave me a warning and reassured me I was heading home correctly because I was using the sun. So that was a pretty cool cop that day.

[@RespiratoryDrive-vy9ih]

How about having signs on the left side of the road that tells left lane law violators that regardless of their speed they HAVE to move over for faster traffic every mile on the interstate.

[@williardbillmore5713]

There are no exceptions to speeding anywhere for any reason. Nor should there be.

[@danesmith7421]

@@williardbillmore5713 So you just find out one of the closest people in your life has been taken to the hospital and may not make it and you need to be there, that your going to take your time driving to the hospital. Yea right

[@williardbillmore5713]

@@danesmith7421 There are no exceptions to speeding laws under any circumstances, medical or otherwise. If I choose to speed I would fully expect to pay the penalty for it.

[@budisutanto5987]

​@@williardbillmore5713Yes there's. Patrol car didn't give ticket to a man with pregnant wife, speeding to hospital, not much later cops even drive in front with siren, opening traffic. How about judge? I like to see you, sue the husband for speeding, in the court of Law. The judge would immediately dismiss your case and give you speech on humanity. Oh you mean written law. We wouldn't need judge & jury then, if every case covered by written law. It would be just a judge.

[@williardbillmore5713]

@@budisutanto5987 I'm trying to understand what you are talking about, Budi... But nothing you said makes any sense . I never said a word about suing anyone for anything and it would be very unusual to have a jury trial for a speeding offense. WTF? Are you trying to justify all speeding because sometime somewhere someone had to take their pregnant wife to the hospital quickly?.

[@cccEngineer]

Changing lanes too quickly, alongside tailgating, is a frequent result of road rage caused by people blocking the left lane. Regardless, left lane hogging is most definitely a high cause of accidents whether or not in the top 10 causes within your state of Colorado. Also, there is scientific research explaining the causes of impeding traffic. A corollary of keeping right except to pass is to pass quickly and return to speed. Speeding to pass shouldn't be punishable within reason. Hence, countries outside of the USA have speeds for different lanes.

[@CharityDiary]

People violating the Left Lane Law cause other people to have to drive recklessly to get where they're going. And even if people DON'T drive recklessly, you're still forcing them to "safely" change speeds and weave in and out of traffic. Those are THREE of the top causes of traffic accidents right there, and they are literally all caused by violators of the Left Lane Law. So saying that it's not in the Top 10... I feel it's being dishonest.

[@jbm71]

Charity Diary Listen to what the trooper said. He’s absolutely right: NONE of those other violations that are among the top ten causes of accidents are actually CAUSED by another driver misusing the left/passing lane. All drivers, when they do encounter a “left lane hog”, are still 100% responsible for responding safely and legally to the situation. They must slow down and maintain a safe following distance behind that left lane driver, as long as necessary. They must not be aggressive toward the left lane driver in any way: no tailgating, no flashing headlights, no honking horns, no gestures. If they decide to change lanes and pass that driver, they must wait until there is a safe opportunity, use their signals, and then change lanes and complete the pass safely. If in so doing, they make a mistake and cause an accident, then the accident is 100% their fault, not the left lane driver’s fault. This is not to say that it isn’t wrong to “hog” the left/passing lane. It is absolutely wrong to do so, because it creates unnecessary traffic congestion which can in turn lead to potentially-hazardous situations. But if all the trailing drivers respond properly to the situation, as they are required by law to do, no accident will occur. The trooper is correct: two wrongs don’t make a right.

[@jbm71]

Cars and Games Road rage is NEVER caused by something another driver did, such as “hog” the left/passing lane. Road rage is always caused by the emotional instability of the driver who becomes enraged. If you cannot control your emotions, you cannot drive. Period. Also, left lane “hogs” do not CAUSE accidents. See my reply to the comment from Charity Diary.

[@tarekhafza7201]

@@jbm71 actually it is. You dont just get angry on your own

[@jbm71]

@@tarekhafza7201 You are confusing “trigger” with “cause”. A driver who is not in control of his own emotions may be “triggered” to anger by, for example, a driver misusing the left lane. This anger can be shown as dangerous driving actions and aggression toward the other driver. That’s road rage. It was caused by the emotional instability of the driver who became enraged. The angry response may have been triggered by something another driver did, but the real cause is the emotional instability of the driver who gets enraged. A driver who is under proper control of his emotions may feel some anger at something some other driver does like misuse the left lane, but he doesn’t let it affect his own driving, and doesn’t react with aggression toward the other driver.

[@34Packardphaeton]

.. Hogging the Left Lane IS the biggest cause of road rage ! ! ! ...

[@verohandymike]

When taking a driving test there are a number of checks the instructor goes though, makes sure you use turn signals, makes sure you stop at stop signs, etc. I would suggest they also try to put you on a 2 or more lane road to see how you handle the left lane. It all starts with education, from the beginning!

[@knudsandbknielsen1612]

I think you explain et better than anyone I have seen on KZbin. We also have this problem in Denmark, and the general image of highways is one where almost nobody is in the lane to the far right, and everybody is in the middle or the passing lane. It looks very stupid, seen from a crossing bridge...

[@BadDriversOfNapa]

Thank you for educating the public! Because the rules for left lanes vary so much from state-to-state, there's a lot of ignorance out there. In my state there is no such law. Our VC only states that traffic moving at less than the average speed of traffic must keep right, but there is no passing lane law per se or lanes reserved for passing. In many states, the left lane is ONLY for actively passing, while not so in others. And in yet others, the left lane being reserved for passing only, applies to roadways with certain speed limits. It can get confusing. But err on the side of keeping out of the left lane on freeways, unless passing, if you're not sure of the law.

[@Cotronixco]

If it were only that simple. Many times the vehicle you're passing speeds up and forces you to spend more time in the left lane than you anticipated, and at the same time, a speeder comes up behind you and gets pissed off. Of the three drivers, you are the only one obeying the law, but many folks believe you are the only one who is in the wrong.

[@boldflyer_creations]

You're an intelligent police officer...I thought intellectual prowess and law enforcement were mutually exclusive. I guess ya learn something new every day. Thank you for existing, good sir!

[@NegativeROG]

You seem like 7/8ths of a retard. That's all.

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

You left out one very important cause of crashes: *TEXTING WHILE DRIVING!*

[@defjulz]

William Reed no he didn’t. He said distracted drivers were a leading cause

[@792bnz]

They're usually in the left lane as well

[@easytoslip]

Super common in CT during rush hour, people looking down at their phones going less than the speed limit in the passing lane. infuriating. you're literally the reason there's traffic! move to the right wtf!!

[@BigWheel.]

@@easytoslip STFU I'm sending dick pics to my boss mind your own business.

[@platterjockey]

I think a reason some people drive slow in the left lane is because they think they are safe there. They think all the craziness happens on the right lanes. A lot of people don't care what the laws are, they just drive how they feel what's best for them.

[@mrhefner01]

Thank you! Please ticket the crap out of this until people fear it as bad as speeding. This culture change will save so many lives and improve quality of life for everyone

[@SEJ147]

😂 "Like they fear speeding"????You're kidding right? They don't care. I drive the speed limit and they pass me like I'm standing still.

[@darthdaddy6983]

That’s Because the speed limit is for the weakest of drivers & driving in bad weather

[@SEJ147]

@@darthdaddy6983 thats your opinion, nothing more. I have one to, I say its just common sense and a need for order instead of chaos. It's rather selfish and childish to want to do things only as YOU want, but thats our world.

[@darthdaddy6983]

@@SEJ147 But also The speed limit is based on the opinion of 80% of drivers , sooooooo what’s your point , everything is an opinion

[@SEJ147]

@@darthdaddy6983 its a the law you idiot!😂

[@leroybullied7705]

So essentually the left lane law is taking a four lane divided highway and making it a two lane divided highway, If everyone is doing the maximum posted speed in the right lane ther is no real need for a second lane until you get to an interchange. Here in Canada it id different, the signs don't say "Keep right except to pass" They say "Slower traffic keep right" So as long as you are maintaining the posted speed limit you can stay in the left as long as you want. I stay in the left lane as much as I can on some highways because it gets a lot less traffic than the right lane and is a lot smoother, just pulll to the right when someone comes up behind you.

[@deanhanson7172]

Yes but the problem is you don’t look in your mirror and you don’t pull over until you slow me down and I have to flash my lights

[@ericwilliams398]

Holy God if I’m in Colorado let me buy this trooper dinner

[@annasoto5197]

The saddest part about the left lane law is the people who ignore it, specially big trucks, if theirs anyone who should follow this rule its them, with big trucks its more about common courtesy then about the law. I can remember a time there was no signs on the side of the road saying stay to your right except to pass. It was just something my dad taught me, Trucks it was more about respect for your fellow truck drivers and common courtesy over all. That was back in the 80s you really never saw a big truck passing another big truck on the right. It was something that was frowend on, back then trucking was a brother hood drivers stuck together we respected one another, something rarely seen anymore then again a lot of things have changed. To bad because it was a great time to be a Trucker.

[@shanesanders2255]

Sorry to disagree with you Colorado state patrol. But there are numerous study's that have found left lane camping is one of the worse traffic problems causing road rage. But I'm glad you and other officers are enforcing yhis law and other traffic laws.

[@jbm71]

Shane Sanders The trooper is 100% correct. Left lane camping does not cause road rage and does not cause accidents. Road rage is always caused by the emotional instability of the driver who becomes enraged, not by something some other driver did. If the drivers trailing the left lane “hog” responded properly, safely, and legally to the situation as they must do, no accident will occur.

[@williardbillmore5713]

They will only write a ticket if the left lane driver is going UNDER the maximum speed limit. No statute in the traffic code was enacted to accommodate speeders,

[@TrevonFoxxx]

Finally someone with reason, some of you guys are so completely entitled. The Left lane is for passing not for cruising, stop hogging up lanes, stop driving ms daisy and start focus on the road ways!

[@1speed2racer7]

So when someone calls to complain about an aggressive driver, is your first response to ask what lane they were driving in to see if they were the cause of the aggression?

[@MidnightAspec]

This!

[@jakestakeonautism9005]

It’s nobody else’s fault why someone would be an aggressive driver. People need to take accountability for their own actions instead of just blaming it on others. And yes, dealing with left lane hogs CAN be frustrating as well as dealing with other dangerous things people do on the roads. However, it’s how you react to those people that makes the situation better or worse. And behaving aggressively with other drivers will make it worse, and may even get you in trouble. So stay calm, and drive safe!!

[@Takaride]

There's also merging traffic or other potential hazards ahead that allow you to maintain the left lane. Especially when you are driving CMV weighing up to 80,000 & 70+ feet long. Cars obviously can't comprehend the magnitude of the weight and size of your vehicle and like to "push you around" by tailgating you. And then they like to speed around in front of you and slam on their breaks or they like to switch back in front of you within an inch like they are going to hit you.

[@adrianpl]

tailgating is caused by slow drivers, just like road rage. you should start enforcing the left lane law.

[@Mr.Flanagan11c]

Or by asshole drivers that refuse to NOT speed when you're going the speed limit.

[@mashamitchell9574]

@@Mr.Flanagan11c Nope, just assholes who won't move right for overtaking traffic.

[@tomster7574]

tailgating is caused my reckless drivers FORCING other idiots out of their way. the tailgater causes that accident 100% of the time.

[@williardbillmore5713]

Tailgating is caused by tailgaters.

[@keithmc29]

I was giving a ticket for being in the left lane. The reason I was in the left lane, was to move over bc a cop had someone pulled over. I was in the middle lane , another trucker was in the inside lane. We were beside each other approaching the traffic stop. I moved over ,so he could move over. I was being Courteous for the officer and trucker. I was issued a ticket for being in that lane for about 10 sec.

[@EC4U2C_Studioz]

Even impeding traffic on 2 lane roads too.

[@williardbillmore5713]

There are no laws against impeding a speeder...period.

[@792bnz]

I don't think we need education sessions, tickets need to be given. You can't enforce one law and slap on the wrist for the other. That means without words you favor one party over another. Sometimes preventative maintenance is the key. A $200 left lane ticket will wake anyone up in the morning. Just gotta start handing me out

[@markanderson5613]

Good video. This guy has a good "on camera" manner.

[@williamsenisi517]

Refreshing to listen to a good presenter.

[@smoothjay1979]

Oh and that wonderful Move Over Law, that shit's a joke. Maybe one out of a hundred cars will move over, while I'm laying on my back trying to hook up a disabled vehicle, on the side of the highway. But dont mind us Tow operators. We dont know shit about highway safety.

[@poisedforduty]

When i was growing up in OHIO they had public service announcements on TV explaining highway laws, what happened to these announcements?

[@kellysuzanne976]

I hate when people hog the left lane and u can't pass . Happens all the time .

[@joesmith9216]

the worst is in my small town 4 lane road, people DO not move the fukk over because they have to get off a few exits down in the left lane, I swear I am going to lose it, I have a highway option to work too though.

[@melissachartres3219]

Only speeders think this way. Please slow down.

[@justinbecker4976]

Could you define what is meant by "actively passing"? I use the left lane for passing, but the guy SPEEDING up behind me perceives this as not getting back into the slow lane so they can proceed with speeding. In your two wrongs don't make a right example, you one doesn't have to have the intention of slowing the speeding driver down. Rather, it's a natural consequence of the driver getting behind a vehicle that is using the passing lane within the speed limit to not continuously go back and forth between the two lanes (which would increase the likelihood of accidents and should be unnecessary). If I look ahead and see that the right lane is still going too slow, yet the driver behind me expects me to get back into that lane, am I legally obligated? It seems to me, if I'm still passing at a reasonable rate, I don't need to get back into the slow lane for a speeding driver.

[@sheriff-larue7770]

Blinker fluid supplies run out west of Missouri, FYI..

[@rsethc]

Appreciating this very measured view on the matter. I get very irritated with the left lane hogs but it is not worth becoming aggressive and dangerous over. In fact becoming hostile just usually sets people more in their ways because it gives them an "enemy" (often it just ends up being "speeders bad"). I hope with better drivers education, continual enforcement of both left lane hogging and aggressive drivers, we will have safer roads in the future and be able to justify raising (or ideally even removing in some cases) highway speed limits. Personally I believe that the safe speed to travel varies widely depending on the capabilities of both drivers and vehicles, and that there are situations where it's safe to travel significantly faster than the posted speed limit, but meanwhile there are no situations where it's acceptable to tailgate, cut other drivers off, or especially do purely spiteful actions such as brake checking. Thank you for your service.

[@THEKING-tt5rp]

yesssss thank you from a long haul truck driver!

[@davidcanaandaniel]

Hi I am a truck driver. In many cities there are "no trucks in the left lane" signs. I really don't understand why trucks not allowed to go through city on the left lanes??? It's really annoying congested city force truck drivers to brake too many times and accelerate while in the right lanes. I see no safety or logic sense in these rule at all. BTW, many times 4 wheelers playing Candy crush while driving on 2 right lanes and get scared when other people merging from ramps or passing them. I don't understand why trucks are forced to follow Candy crush drivers who doesn't give a f**k about everyone's safety

[@donkboys]

So can I be cited for impeding traffic on a posted 55 mph 4 lane highway while traveling in the left lane at the speed limit with cars bunched up behind me?

[@tonybals4533]

I'm driving down the interstate now. The posted speed limit at 75. I have my cruise set at 75. About 200 yds ahead of me I see a truck that I know is going slower than me. I look in my rear view mirror and notice a liine of cars in the passing lane. I turn on my turn signal so that I may pass this truck without having to break my cruise control. As I passed this truck I noticed he is part of a convoy of about 8 trucks all going about the same speed limit. About the time I'm passing the truck I've got somebody on my butt flashing his lights to make me move over. I'm in the process of passing these 8 trucks doing the speed limit. If I move over between the trucks I'll have to break my cruise control to allow these people to speed down the highway. Why do they have the right to speed over my right to do the legal thing and drive the speed limit?

[@BackcountryHonda]

What about people driving the slowest in the middle lane when the far right lane is totally empty?? I shouldn't be ticketed for passing on the right.

[@piotrtrocki3842]

if those slowest drivers were on the right lane then you would have more big trucks in the middle lane, which is not good either. there is no perfect scenario, there are definitely less slow middle lane drivers than left lane hogs. I barely use left lane. Right 2 lanes will always get me faster than left lane.

[@Senator_Senart]

OK I'll stay in the right lane then (most of the time) but if you hotheads going 20+ miles over the speed limit, tailgating and/or weaving back and forth between lanes end up in the ditch in an accident or rolled over on the left side of the highway you're on your own because I will NOT help you or call the cops to assist you if you insist that the cops need to get on my case for driving safely at the speed limit in the left lane......you can stay in the ditch where you belong for driving wrecklessly

[@joshbachman9077]

So if you’re passing a semi, you can’t speed up to get around them, even if your exit is coming up?

[@RedBud315]

I always keep right and when I do pass I speed up a little bit so I can pass more quickly. When I move left I usually immediately put my right turn signal on to let any other know my intention to move back to the right. Now I'm going between 5-10 miles over the limit to pass and I can't count how many times some idiot who was a half mile behind in the left lane when I started is now on my ass because he's too impatient to take his foot off the gas for 10-15 seconds. And they even sees my signal that I am planning on moving back to the right. My last road trip between northern and southern California there was a truck that got on the freeway the same time as me. He rode the left lane for more than 50 miles even when there were three open lanes to his right. He forced so many cars to pass on his right but, he didn't give a darn(wanted to use other word).

[@Tall_Order]

I wish the number one cause of road rage was back seat driving, because I think it should be. Pestering a driver tends to anger them. Not a good thing to do on the highway. Especially if the passenger is known to have bad depth perception and they still panic over a break light turning on 20 car lengths ahead of them. OLD PEOPLE!....

[@ronmcmartin4513]

@Tall--While I agree that Really Old People drive slow & brake too much, they don't text/cellphone or smoke pot. The young and "newly-old"(50-60) also DUI too much.

[@Tall_Order]

@@ronmcmartin4513 I always drive my elderly mother to her doctor appointments. She's annoying to deal with on the road. Not just with panicking over break lights, but also if the road has a turn, she grabs onto everything and hyperventilates. I tell her how distracting she is, but it doesn't change anything.

[@ronmcmartin4513]

@@Tall_Order--She's "Backseat Driving" your car, with her own set of driving cautions.

[@larryjanson4011]

how about stopping and giving tickets to people who are driving 20 over the posted speed limit?

[@792bnz]

You guys manage to catch a ton of speeders

[@dfvr4343]

I'm so glad these police are enforcing the left lane law. It's so annoying dealing with citizen speed enforcement.

[@tridentt55]

Sounds good Must be nice driving in your state. In my state won't work you have some people driving 90 and some driving 30 and so many cars if you get in the left, you might as well stay for a while very hard getting back. Then everything suddenly stops, and we are now bumper to bumper, and we have every driver from every state and also every country. I also think they don't sell cars with turn signals here. However, we have lots of Sunshine so everyone should. see the road.

[@piotrtrocki3842]

You said "changing lanes too quickly". you didn't mean: too often, right? because that's why [eft lane hogs create dangerous situations by making drivers behind them change the lanes. And also they make other drivers angry, which is another dangerous situation.

[@orchardsurvivalist]

Forcing all traffic into one lane creates more wear and tear on that one lane. On a recent road trip across multiple states and using multiple highways/freeways, including CO, I started driving in the left lane because the right lane was so tore up.

[@SoloRenegade]

yes, I've done this before in places as well. the right lane was a minefield of huge potholes and the left lane was smooth.

[@georgeford6439]

Left lane bandits ruin it for everyone and are a danger to all. I usually am doing 10 over and move over for another going faster, always checking my mirrors. It's also frustrating when I'm patiently waiting for a super slow LLB to pass an 18-wheeler, and someone is trying to pass on the right to cut me off and tailgate said LLB to push him thru. LLB also are the ones NOT ✔️ their six and, therefore, not moving out of the way for emergency personnel as well......

[@cxri9454]

I mean so what's the point of having a speed limit?

[@stevenmc764]

I’ve got 3 million plus miles trucking US and Canada and from what I see is police pick and choose what they want to enforce. And states claim they are all about safety. Lol. It’s the furthest thing from the truth. It’s about revenue. There are some very simple things to pass that would make interstates somewhat safe again. I’ve tried to pass several ideas on to lawmakers but fallen on deaf ears.

[@merrillgehman3564]

Steven. I talked with this officer and explained to him that he missed an opportunity to educate drivers to also use the middle lane as a passing lane only to, instead of ignoring that problem, which would allow a few drivers to move out of the left lane more quickly. But police don’t realize the middle lane problem, because they’re usually in the left lane and also because they aren’t restricted from the left lane like we are .

[@joesmith9216]

we'd be safer in the USA with auto bahn rules.

[@WXSEDY]

Trust me! Traffic just outside the Denver metro area along I-25 or even I-70 could be cleared up with a lot more left lane tickets and less with "click it or ticket" crap! 4000 tickets a year for left lane violations in the entire State is a JOKE!!! Sooner or later, you guys might realize that keeping that left lane clear for those more lucrative speeding tickets is something that you can benefit a lot more from. (Maybe you'd like to enlist some volunteers with dashcams and have them go about 5-10 UNDER the speed limit in the right lanes? -- Think "sewer pig" or basketball "pick" here.) I-25 north of Denver around 120th all the way to Wyoming is especially bad and you know it. I-25 south of Denver isn't exactly "nice" either, especially between Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Excepting for every other road in Colorado, 4000 tickets on I-25 alone isn't even close to addressing any problem. Very simply, the "problem" is road rage. And on the highways, road rage is almost exclusively caused by the very people you addressed here -- left lane hogs who take it upon themselves to slow other people down (never mind any tailgaters). But then, we're talking about that "other law" about full on inhibiting of traffic that CSP never seems to enforce either. Do I sound critical or even cynical? 30+ years of watching you guys almost exclusively hand out victimless speeding tickets and NOTHING ELSE, maybe I am. ... And need I point out the occasions people don't get out of the RIGHT lane, like when you have someone pulled over or for tow trucks or anyone with their hazard lights on?! And would you care to address another huge problem of people actually passing each other or letting anyone in front of them? Go ahead. Get in an unmarked car and just try to pass about HALF the idiots out there RIGHT NOW! I bet you dollars to doughnuts they speed up once they realize they're about to get passed. I'm pretty sure there's a law against this too! (Don't even get me started on the fools who linger in the blind spots of other vehicles -- seems like an epidemic on that one.)

[@TommTooTone]

If the passing lane must obey speed limits then going the speed limit in the left lane isn't technically "driving too slow" right? I always assumed that if left turns are available then so is normal driving in the left lane. People are showing me a government link that flat out says that this law applies to ALL roads, it's a very mixed search result I'm getting.

[@charlieabel1533]

Now what if there are too many cars on the road and both lanes need to be full to hold them all? I mean, suppose no one wanted to pass, then the right lane would be 5 mph bumper to bumper and the left lane could be empty!

[@davidcantwell2489]

Dude, might want to get that head liner checked for static electricity levels. How can you enforce a left lane law if the legal minimum speed is 45 or 50? Texas has a left lane for passing only law.

[@dw2793]

> A study of rapists in prison revealed, when they recount their crimes while undergoing a PET scan, their brain activity is nearly identical to those who speed up and slow down to CONTROL OTHER PEOPLE driving. > And, yes, sometimes, this is done from the right lane. > Control is control. > Simply not knowing the law is a huge part of this problem and while I greatly appreciate efforts like this to inform people, the fact that they aren't 1,000%, absolutely clear on it by the time they take their written and driving exams is inexcusable. > We have to make this DAY ONE instruction in every driver's ed course AND the increase the punishments. > Start the sentencing at 2 years in prison and a year's salary and go as high as 10 years and 5 years' salary. > If anyone reading this suffers from this sort of compulsion, get yourself into therapy immediately > You don't want to live with the horror of knowing you blocked someone from getting to the hospital to speak to their dying spouse or child one last time. > Seriously, and I say this with the utmost compassion: Do the right thing. > You are NOT saving lives and you can never effectively direct traffic from a driver's seat. > You are ONLY controlling them against their will and you deserve the same be done to you.

[@joesmith9216]

Um, is it any SHOCK passive aggressive people get off with driving like freaks???? and there is many ways to do it, SLOW or FAST, seen it all.

[@kimberleymyles4130]

@Gemini64 re: "...TEXTING WHILE DRIVING!" Neither did he say said "arguing & driving"; "eating & driving"; "deep thinking & driving"; "scratching feverishly & driving"; "shaving & driving"; "eye lining & driving"; "eye rollin & driving"; "mapping & driving"; "cuddling, sexing & driving"; "glovebox surfing & driving"; "rollin a joint & driving"; "opening a beverage & driving"; "gaping & driving"; "picking boogers & driving"; "examining, eating, wiping, etc. them & driving"; "flyswatting & driving"; "lighting smokes & driving"; "crying & driving"; "adjusting mirrors, etc. & driving"; "mirror glaring the kids & driving"; "holding pets & driving"; "selfeeing & driving"; "waving & driving"; "administering the pacifier & driving"; "checking long, ridiculously street names & driving"; "playing & driving"; "nose blowing & driving"; "checking addresses & driving"; "catcalling & driving"; "adjusting the temp & driving"; "fighting & driving"; "contemplating the existential meanings of other cars' stickers & plates"; "thinking up a big, fat, juicy 'good' lie & driving"; "recovering spilled edibles & driving"; "removing coat, etc. & driving"; "checking others for distracted driving & driving"... WAIT!...Did I just say, "distracted driving"? Actually, that's what the trooper said - to avoid having to add an 'extensive to infinite itemized list of "distracted driving" acts as more & more people piggyback on your comment with stuff he unwittingly "forgot" as he prepared to record his very concise & informative video. Yes? I do say, still, that your comment is very important & on track. I'm a writer & Buddhist who enjoys thinking, learning, teaching, & living are life's strobe lights. Thanks for the comment, for sure! KM~😊❣

[@piotrtrocki3842]

you forgot about playing with the radio & driving and looking at the road signs & driving.

[@rs_pa]

So what you're saying is that it's a larger offence riding in the left lane & doing the posted speed limit than it is to be cruising in an open left lane, & exceeding the speed limit. The guy doing the speed limit gets more heat than those people using the left lane to speed. I generally stay in the right lane but if the right lane is littered with pot holes & roughly patched cracks, holes, etc...., I'll be in the smoother of the lanes not caring what traffic is behind me. I won't beat up my vehical for anyone, especially if I'm towing my travel trailer. I find most people don't care about how bumpy the road surface is & how bad it can be on they're vehical. I care more about how I treat my truck than I do, the feelings of the guy behind me.I've never had a time when the guy behind me wasn't able to pass me on the right.

[@theonlinechannel3240]

So then don't get mad when I do 45 in a 65 in front of you. If you switch lanes, I switch lanes.

[@rumplestiltskin7304]

The way this shows up, it looks like you're in England, driving a right hand drive vehicle.

[@jimsilveira2344]

If it is so frustrating, why dont you step up the enforcement of it, namely on driver's tests?

[@tshackelton]

It's sad there even has to be a law about this. Complete lack of courtesy, if you are in the left lane and there are 20 people behind you, you aren't winning the race, you are in the way! Move over.... In ANY circumstance, not just highways, or certain roads. (heck, on a 1 lane road, sometimes you really should pull over to the shoulder and let people pass).

[@stephwinant5038]

We need to make this viral

[@cameronschindler25]

Well, it’s really speed variation that causes accidents. If all slows were out of the way, the faster people would be passing and slows on the right. It’s when a slow is in the left lane and a faster driver passes on the right side fast and has to swerve around slow drivers in all different lanes.

[@DonRamiro1]

This is a big problem in Michigan, especially Detroit, especially along the Lodge and Southfield freeways.

[@nataliewest9238]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nataliewest9238]

You know you are from Michigan when.....you travel into Michigan from Ohio 🤣🤣🤣

[@raymondlin8728]

Please you left lane hogs explain why you need to linger there despite all the signs, honking, flashing lights, u don't budge. As soon as u enter the highway u go straight to the passing lane. Drive slow . Everyone is trying to get around you. And you linger there till it's time for you to exit?.

[@benrampling812]

Give this man a TED talk 🙏

[@cyalata10]

Thank you officer!

[@manicdrive85]

So can we signal do 5 over the limit to pass in the left lane than signal and move over

[@williardbillmore5713]

There are no exceptions that allow you to speed anywhere anytime.

[@shawnrheaume7114]

Those are really good laws

[@fromisheon4867]

But why violators telling you to get out of the way to the non violators? Why violators can't go around non violators?

[@scottholmberg7695]

Please write more left lane violations and provide less warnings. There are people who refer to themselves as “Regulators” who passive aggressively enjoy their rolling road block antics.

[@Montyrico_Outdoors]

I was driving in the left lane w a car behind me, there was about 4 cars in the right lane I was starting to pass. little did I know the car in front was a state trooper. I passed him (going 77 in a 70) and never got back over to the right lane and he pulled me over for camping. it was a lose lose situation honestly

[@williardbillmore5713]

Your ticket was for speeding.

[@marbledillon]

This is why speed limits on highways especially away from the urban core areas are way too low. Here in NY it's 65 (some places it's 55mph)..Many times I have to push it to 75-80mph to pass (limit 65). That would be considered speeding.. If I was going 70-75...i would be driving along side the vehicle in the right. So yeah to pass sometimes you need to speed.

[@goaliedude32]

You never need to speed. You choose to speed. If traffic in the right lanes are going 70-75 and you need to go 80 to pass, you're already breaking the law, drive traffic speed in the right lanes.

[@crzyruskie86]

Yeah I was going to say that's more like saying you need to speed in order to speed lol. But hey as long as you use the left lane for passing good on you. It's your fine not mine.

[@williardbillmore5713]

There are no exceptions that allow you to speed anywhere anytime.

[@martinthomas2439]

Speed limit 70…..except in the left lane. Drive like Hell, you’ll get there!

[@jordanchristley1306]

The real problem is we are not enforcing it in the big cities where it's needed the most. And I disagree that the "speeding" is what causes the deaths. The speeding PLUS not having a dedicated lane to do it in is what causes the crashes. That's why the autobahn exists and has less deaths than your highways, despite not having a speed limit. Enforce the left lane laws in cities with multi-lane highways and the traffic will go down, as will fatal and non fatal accidents. I'm from Houston, home to the widest freeway in the US, and you literally can go any speed you want in any of the 4-6 lanes available. Its fucking ridiculous at normal highway speeds.

[@Qnexion]

Love this !!! Great PSA ♥

[@andymiller8909]

I think if we used the law for what it was intended like trailers or cars that can’t get to the speed limit use the right lane and all cars that can reach the speed limit use both lanes it would make so much more sense instead of people using the law as an excuse to speed because they’re in the left lane the whole laws kinda stupid if everyone just went the speed limit in the left lane Atleast there would be no need to pass

[@cesargabrielmunive4968]

I never heard about this law ,bin driving for 35 years and never bin stopped for this ,police have bin in back of me as I was in the left lane and never bin stopped,this is something to be put on a commercial on TV ,it’s a good to know thing for all drivers 😎🐶

[@billbonu1639]

And you never heard about how to spell been either but you've been doing that wrong all these years as well.

[@patriot692]

Hey Crash Test Dummy: Why not review ALL THE DRIVERS' EDUCATION LAWS ONCE IN AWHILE?!?! It has been a law for the last 70 yrs or so! 🙏🇺🇸

[@andy7376]

Say something to the people that live in Western Pennsylvania, especially McKnight Road in Pittsburgh cuz too many people drive slow in the fast lane 🤦‍♂️

[@jerryleslie8302]

It’s also a law in Florida wish they would enforce it.

[@sharmilapremakanthan4832]

We should use the left lane just like Autobahn drivers

[@djfearross4144]

They're not even trying to stop people from speeding, these people just live in their me me me world.

[@frankfurt9679]

all the law does is enpower narcisists to speed and think they have a right to the lane

[@rastamanliveup3706]

This must be one of those "guardians of the road" that this trooper talked about. Let the police do that job and you just go flip burgers. Geez.

[@troylouis162]

Unless you are driving under the speed limit, why would this ever matter. If it does, what was the goal and has it worked? Because to me, if traffic is all moving at the regulated speed (speed limit) then it’s unnecessary to now limit free moving traffic down from 3 lanes to 2

[@ronmcmartin4513]

THE TOP CAUSE of accidents BY FAR: Driver Inattentiveness! But the Highway Bureaucrats don't have a Pavlovian Buzzer for that. @4:25--"4000 Left Lane Law"(PROOF you're not doing your job)/Inattentiveness vs How many Million Speeding/Aggressive Driving tickets? Shouldn't they be about the same? Rush Hour traffic, with a car 50 car-length gap behind the car in front of them. EVERYBODY sees the cellphone/text violation EXCEPT the Highway Patrol. Weaving within the lane, same thing. Driving 10-15mph below the speed limit on all streets & roads, same thing. You go around them, and you're speeding. TOP CAUSE of Police Deaths: Traffic Accidents, because most surface-street cops don't wear their seatbelts, are on the phone, radio, computer.

[@RespiratoryDrive-vy9ih]

Some people have bumper stickers that say "get off my ass". I need a bumper sticker that says "I'm not on your ass, you're in my face. Move the fuck over PER THE LAW."

[@bananabana6630]

They do it on purpose! I see it all the time and I don't speed and I see cars hogging the left lane. It makes no sense at all why they just don't move the f>ck out of the way!

[@jeremyalmquist27]

Could you please put on a Virginia State Police uniform and speak to these heathens?

[@tanthony298]

Impeding the left lane should be equal or greater than reckless driving

[@michaelmiguelicutti2829]

The thing is left lane drivers are what instigates reckless driving. Sure two wrongs don't make a right but the fact is if drivers would comply with the left lane law there would be far less people getting angry and making dangerous moves to get around them. There really should be a zero tolerance policy and no warnings issued for left lane violators.

[@corruption1724]

4000 left lane drivers, that's it in the whole state give me a break this needs to be priority in traffic enforcement. People need to be just as scared of hogging the left lane as they are of going over the speed limit. 4000 tickets is not enough to get the point across to the public. I'll go as far as to say we need to relax speeding enforcement and triple down on left lane violators.

[@rebeccakstrain3324]

Thank you.

[@Jessiejam-44]

The lack of a national driving standard like they have in Europe is Americas greatest issue and Easy to solve. in my opinion.