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How about this idea?

j-c-c-62

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So yesterday I am on a 70+ mile round trip into the city in my elderly friends EV on mostly multi lane roads.
I will give him the benefit of the doubt and accept because of his age, being in the left lane 15? miles before he makes his left turn somehow makes sense.
I could have said something, but I am thoroughly convinced within 3? miles he would forget, and most people get really irritated when reminded they have forgot something repeatedly.
I personally live by one very simple rule on the matter.
I don't care who you are, how important you think you are, how expensive or cool your car is, how fast you are driving, etc if you are being passed on the right, you are in the WRONG lane.

With today's already in place technology, why can't new cars have a dash warning sign/light/buzzer indicating being passed on the right and that the driver should effectively "Check your Proper Lane Choice", as a gentle PC suggestion to move over? It should self-disable when the vehicle is stopped or reversing or brakes are being applied or when left turn signal is on?
The driving population will likely increase in average age for at least another decade, meaning this issue is not going to get better on its own for awhile.
 
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No, you got it wrong.
We need idiots trolling in the left lane, especially in metro areas.
Here's the logic.
I'm doing my best to go 15-20 over the limit by using the right lane.
As I look through the left and center lane traffic and see a patrol car parked, shooting radar, I slow down.
He got a hit, and will pick some random car from the lanes he could see, and pull them over.
I call those slow left lane people, radar blockers.
Ride with me, its fun!
My fear is aircraft
 
Now that hilarious!
My wife says I should slow down, but she's been corrupted.
I don't dare share a dash cam footage.
Now mind you, all this with no tailgating, no cutting off. I drive so people are unaffected by my manuver. Its like I wasn't there.


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Now that hilarious!
My wife says I should slow down, but she's been corrupted.
I don't dare share a dash cam footage.
Now mind you, all this with no tailgating, no cutting off. I drive so people are unaffected by my manuver. Its like I wasn't there.

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This has a german/ European feel to it.
 
Now that hilarious!
My wife says I should slow down, but she's been corrupted.
I don't dare share a dash cam footage.
Now mind you, all this with no tailgating, no cutting off. I drive so people are unaffected by my manuver. Its like I wasn't there.

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I try to keep it around 80mph, but I drive with the same idea. No drama, no show. My goal is to be forgotten as soon as I'm out of sight.
 
Personally, I feel you are taking this way too seriously, and really, who gives a Rat's Patooty how one sets up to make a left-hand turn? In this day and age of traffic and the uncertainties it has, making prep to maneuver for lane changes and such, the more warning one gives, the better the whole operation becomes. He being safe and all tells me he at least is aware of his vehicle surroundings and such. At my age, 76 years young, I am far more aware of my traffic surroundings because of the other *** Wipes driving out there. Example: When on the expressway heading into town, I am always watching for the merging vehicles on the on-ramps and maneuver over to the left lane to allow them to merge into the traffic flow. Routinely, some *** Hat will come flying up on my right, and just before the merging traffic is clearly merging onto the expressway, the Clown will zip past me and cut over into the left lane with very little space between me and him. Passing on the right is a no-no in most States, so I agree with the basic premise of that rule. However, most present-day drivers do not have a FOOKING clue as to just plain courtesy when operating a motor vehicle. Take a chill pill, Francis, and just relax...Just sayin' is all...cr8crshr/Bill:usflag::usflag::usflag:
 
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