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[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

middle-lane-snails. Hate to tell you, but YOU are the problem here.

This will vary wildly by jurisdiction, road design and specific circumstances. Is the right lane an exit lane only? Is the right lane currently occupied by a stopped/disabled vehicle on the shoulder? Are there parked cars, cyclists and/or pedestrians near the right lane making the middle lane safer for you to occupy? Are there other road conditions that currently make the right lane less safe to drive on, such as better snow plowing in the left lanes?

Honestly the bigger problem is this insistance on going fast. Going 5-10mph faster or slower will make no noticable difference in your driving time because of all of the time you will spend slowing, stopping and speeding up. I should know, I've biked and driven the same city routes and confirmed no realistic difference in commute time, and I've driven hour+ long highway commutes and tested this. The only thing going faster does is increase fuel consumption noticably (an extra gallon or more per hour was what my experiments found) and increase the risk of a ticket and/or a severe traffic collision

Speeding is bad for you, bad for the environment and bad for other drivers. Literally nobody benefits from it, not even the speeders