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Joe B · 06-07-2015, 05:33 AM

My pet highway peeves too! It's not rocket science to tell if someone is faster than you: they caught up with you! I think it being illegal to pass on the right in the USA is a misconception. I don't think it's illegal to pass on the right anywhere there are 2 or more lanes. My understanding is that it can be illegal to pass on the right on a 2 lane road when you have to go onto the shoulder (unless the car in front is stopped to make a left turn).

The California DMV claims that passing on the right is legal "Upon a highway within a business or residence district with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in the direction of travel."

Washington State:
(1) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:

(a) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;

(b) Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of vehicles moving lawfully in the direction being traveled by the overtaking vehicle.

(2) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. Such movement shall not be made by driving off the roadway.

I agree that bike riders can be road a** holes. It's not a question of the wheels still moving a little, they often don't even slow down at stop signs or stoplights. It makes me nuts when they ride on sidewalks and then expect you to stop for them at a cross"walk" so they can ride their bike across! And no, I'm not a bike-hater; I rode mountain and road bikes for 20 years and raced for 10.

I saw a funny sight on I-15 in southern Utah once. Someone went by me in the left lane at 80 mph (speed limit; I was slower due to hauling my boat) and a cop pulled on and got behind him. The cop tailgated him for a mile or 2, and finally, when the guy wouldn't pull into the right lane, the cop pulled him over. Yay :dance:!!!

P.S. When you California people want to gloat about driving with the top down next January because the rest of us are complaining about the snow and cold, remember those freeway pictures nimblemotorsports posted, not to mention your water situation

! And no, I'm not a California hater. My sister lives there and I visit often. It's an amazing place, it's just that too many people want to live there (40,000,000!).

Feels good to vent

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06-07-2015, 05:33 AM	#5
Joe B Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Jackson Hole, Wyoming Posts: 800	My pet highway peeves too! It's not rocket science to tell if someone is faster than you: they caught up with you! I think it being illegal to pass on the right in the USA is a misconception. I don't think it's illegal to pass on the right anywhere there are 2 or more lanes. My understanding is that it can be illegal to pass on the right on a 2 lane road when you have to go onto the shoulder (unless the car in front is stopped to make a left turn). The California DMV claims that passing on the right is legal "Upon a highway within a business or residence district with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in the direction of travel." Washington State: (1) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions: (a) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn; (b) Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of vehicles moving lawfully in the direction being traveled by the overtaking vehicle. (2) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. Such movement shall not be made by driving off the roadway. I agree that bike riders can be road a** holes. It's not a question of the wheels still moving a little, they often don't even slow down at stop signs or stoplights. It makes me nuts when they ride on sidewalks and then expect you to stop for them at a cross"walk" so they can ride their bike across! And no, I'm not a bike-hater; I rode mountain and road bikes for 20 years and raced for 10. I saw a funny sight on I-15 in southern Utah once. Someone went by me in the left lane at 80 mph (speed limit; I was slower due to hauling my boat) and a cop pulled on and got behind him. The cop tailgated him for a mile or 2, and finally, when the guy wouldn't pull into the right lane, the cop pulled him over. Yay :dance:!!! P.S. When you California people want to gloat about driving with the top down next January because the rest of us are complaining about the snow and cold, remember those freeway pictures nimblemotorsports posted, not to mention your water situation ! And no, I'm not a California hater. My sister lives there and I visit often. It's an amazing place, it's just that too many people want to live there (40,000,000!). Feels good to vent ! Last edited by Joe B; 06-07-2015 at 05:38 AM.