I learned about a new law tonight...

[G-Rex]

I was so pissed by the time I got home I wanted to throat punch this fucker..

As I was on my way home, I came to a spot where it is 2 lanes in each direction, on a long right hand curve.

There was a nice pickup truck in the left lane. I'm on the BMW, and go to pass the guy on the right. As I change lanes and get to about his rear bumper, he comes halfway across the line. Thinking maybe he honestly didn't see me, I gave him three quick taps of the horn, and it's a LOUD horn. Went by and gave him a *WTF* look. He gave me the same look in kind.

We get up to the next light, he's behind me, honking up a storm. Whatever. Light changes and I take off. At the next light, he pulls up beside me, rolls his window down, and this is how the conversation goes.

Him: You got a fucking problem?!
Me: Yeah, stay in your lane and pay attention!
Him: You got a fucking problem?!
Me: ..................
Him: Motorcycles don't pass on the right!
Me: What?! There's no law that says that!
Him: It doesn't matter, you're on a motorcycle! Motorcycles don't pass on the right!
Me: There were TWO lanes! I had every right to be there.
Him: Dumbshit

Then he took off. Too bad for him that I remembered his plate number. I'm tempted to call the police so they can explain the law to him, but I'll let it pass. If I see him again on my way home though, I may be tempted to give him that throat punch.

So, there's your Public Service Announcement gang. If you're on a motorcycle, you're not allowed to pass on the right. Who knew?

[pauldun170]

You shouldn't be passing on the right in any vehicle. The WTF was unnecessary and you need anger management classes.

Your friendly neighborhood venting derailor.

[tommymac]

passing on the right is a necessary evil in ny because no one moves over. so I buz them real close, and i need to start carrying spark plugs again

[G-Rex]

On city streets, if someone isn't moving over, are you going to take the clear lane and pass them, or sit back there and wait for them to twiddle their thumbs, check their phone, do their makeup, read the paper, etc, while being oblivious to their surroundings?

You go ahead and wait. I won't.

[Captain Morgan]

Originally Posted by G-Rex

On city streets, if someone isn't moving over, are you going to take the clear lane and pass them, or sit back there and wait for them to twiddle their thumbs, check their phone, do their makeup, read the paper, etc, while being oblivious to their surroundings?

You go ahead and wait. I won't.

Not just on city streets, either.

[Rangerscott]

I pass in any lane. Fuck left lane drivers.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

You shouldn't be passing on the right in any vehicle. The WTF was unnecessary and you need anger management classes.

Your friendly neighborhood venting derailor.

yeahh right.

Originally Posted by tommymac

passing on the right is a necessary evil in ny because no one moves over. so I buz them real close, and i need to start carrying spark plugs again

Originally Posted by G-Rex

On city streets, if someone isn't moving over, are you going to take the clear lane and pass them, or sit back there and wait for them to twiddle their thumbs, check their phone, do their makeup, read the paper, etc, while being oblivious to their surroundings?

You go ahead and wait. I won't.

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

I pass in any lane. Fuck left lane drivers.

cant tell you how many times the right lane on the turnpike is 100% clear, the middle is going 70, and some dipshit new yorker is going 55 in the left when everyone and their mother want to go 80+

you're goddamned right im going right

[KSGregman]

Isn't failing to yield to faster traffic in the left hand lane technically a moving violation?

Or is that only on the autobahn in Germany?

People who want to make an issue of getting passed on the right on a freeway can go fuck themselves in the ass.....don't like it? Move ovah.

It's really that simple.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by KSGregman

Isn't failing to yield to faster traffic in the left hand lane technically a moving violation?

Or is that only on the autobahn in Germany?

People who want to make an issue of getting passed on the right on a freeway can go fuck themselves in the ass.....don't like it? Move ovah.

It's really that simple.

it is but cops need to put effort into enforcing it, its easier sitting on the side of the highwaywith a radar gun to generate revenue

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by tommymac

it is but cops need to put effort into enforcing it, its easier sitting on the side of the highwaywith a radar gun to generate revenue

That's because the police are not there to facilitate smooth, safe traffic flow. They're there to slow traffic down.

As for passing on the right, it may not be legally correct, but it is an obvious necessity since we (as in, citizens) can't force slower traffic to move out of the left hand lane and cops don't often bother with such things.