I bet there is a better understanding that some people are going to just drive faster than hell so people are more inclined to get over. Here you can get stuck behind someone in the fast lane going 65 and they will refuse to move thus the weaving through traffic. People over there are expecting people to drive 100. People here are for the most part are expecting people to drive the speed limit or the 10-20% higher not 100.
That's just it, the left most lane is not the fast lane, it's the passing lane. If you're not passing or someone is trying to overtake you you are LEGALLY REQUIRED to get the **** over. If you read the Utah driver handbook you'll see that it specifies that you must moce over, no matter what your speed is, or the speed of the vehicle overtaking you.
Sorry, pet peeve of mine, and you're completely right. If people obeyed the law no one would ever have to weave in and out of traffic. The freeway is like a treadmill, if you're going the same speed as everyone else you're standing still. Any accident would be a 0mph accident.
Archie, do you think tire blow outs are safe at 65 or 75mph? Both are legal speeds on the freeway. Of course, several years ago you would have been lectured for driving 75mph on a rural freeway, now it is the legal speed. But the legal speed is not the safe speed. Driving has inherent risks. If we wanted to be safe we'd either drive 15mph or we wouldn't drive at all. Driving on the freeway is MUCH safer than driving on surface streets or highways, no matter what speed your going.
Again, I paid extra for performance tires that are rated for high speeds. Those tires are terrible in cold weather so I also bought a second set of rims and snow tires (Blizzacks). My car has AWD, 4-wheel independent anti-lock breaks, with upgraded ceramic breaks and performance rotors. Why did I pay a few grand for all that stuff? Because I can't drive 55.
It honestly feels like I'm being slowly beaten to death when I get stuck behind a bunch of ******* (mods when I used the plural of the English word for "cats" it didn't get filtered, fyi) going slower than the speed limit.
If you don't like people who drive fast here's a tip, they make a lane for you. It's called the RIGHT LANE, stay there! If someone is trying to pass you in the left lane do what you are legally required to do, move the **** over! Problem solved. Funny there is already a system in place that would make everything work smoothly and safely even if people want to drive different speeds.
/rant