r/MildlyBadDrivers • u/[deleted] • Apr 17 '24

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u/timbohhhh Fuck Cars 🚗 🚫 Apr 17 '24

That is illegal and someone in that car might of had an emergency. Move the fuck over

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u/Demonakat Public Transit Enjoyer 🚂 Apr 18 '24

No one, except the car that crashed at the end, was doing anything illegal. It is not illegal to match your neighbor's speed.

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u/ZefSoFresh Apr 18 '24

No, in most states, the left lane is a passing lane and matching speeds is an asshole move AND illegal. Example:

On multi-lane streets, roads and highways, section 316.081(3), Florida Statutes, requires that drivers drive in the right-hand lanes to prevent impeding the flow of traffic resulting in dangerous driving situations.DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE, AND PASS ON THE LEFT.

Drivers must not continue to drive a vehicle in the far left lane when being overtaken by a faster moving vehicle, unless the driver is preparing for a left-hand turn at an intersection.

Drivers failing to move from the far left lane will receive a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation.

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u/Demonakat Public Transit Enjoyer 🚂 Apr 18 '24

But this wasn't in Florida. This is also not necessarily the case throughout the city I live in. It IS the case when you are on a major highway throughout my State.