No, the statute does not literally say what you claim. You've made stuff up and used shitty logic this entire thread, and continue to do so.
You're are an idiot. End of story.
This depends on where you live, but that's not the case in Illinois.
The Illinois State Police and several traffic attorneys in the state that I've talked to about it say otherwise.
If you're in the left lane, and someone behind you wants to go faster, you must move over as soon as you can safely do so. Once they pass, you can get back into the left lane and continue to pass other cars.
It is absolutely the case in IL. PS my family is from Decatur.
I really think you just misunderstood what Illinois State Police and several Illinois traffic attorneys said.
On an open road with very little traffic all cars should travel in the right lane. Until they come upon traffic within that lane, then they should then pass using the left lane.
When there is more traffic it is much more nuanced. But there is no rule that if you wish to pass faster than the car in front of you they must stop passing.
Edit: PS I don't get tickets. I'm too smart.
"The bottom line is that you can drive in the left lane all day long until somebody wants to pass you. Then you have to move over," Millner said.
"then you have to move over"
That means get out of the way of faster traffic. Regardless of what you're doing.
The Illinois State Police and several traffic attorneys in the state that I've talked to about it say otherwise.
If you're in the left lane, and someone behind you wants to go faster, you must move over as soon as you can safely do so. Once they pass, you can get back into the left lane and continue to pass other cars.
That's the general mentality of left lane hoggers which I've already mentioned, along with their other flaws as human beings, make them shitty companies, anywhere. Don't have to look any further than their shitty logic in this thread to see that. They'll cite "law" and "speed limits" all day to make their case, all the while forgetting about just being a decent human with courtesy and good manners.i was driving home today and i was in the left lane on a 55mph, going like 60-65 when i came up on someone. i stayed behind them (safe distance) for about 5 seconds and since they didn't get over or speed up, i then went to pass them. this was a 2 lane road at this point that was pretty empty.
as soon as i go to pass them, they sped up. i sped up to like 80 to pass them and keep on my way, and this person sped up to probably 75 or so as i wasn't passing them very fast, but was going faster than them.
and it wasn't like they were going below the speed limit and decided to speed back up to the speed limit, they were already going over the speed limit when i came upon them.
WHY THE FUCK DO PEOPLE GET SO MAD WHEN YOU PASS THEM???
That's the general mentality of left lane hoggers which I've already mentioned, along with their other flaws as human beings, make them shitty companies, anywhere. Don't have to look any further than their shitty logic in this thread to see that. They'll cite "law" and "speed limits" all day to make their case, all the while forgetting about just being a decent human with courtesy and good manners.
That is so not the case. How are you to know what the person behind you wants?
Millner is wrong then. I don't care if he's the pope. You do not have to get out of the way of faster traffic as long as you are faster traffic than the cars to your right. Once there are no cars on your right, you are no longer faster traffic and should cede the right of way to the cars behind you.
Go call the dude and quote me. He will agree with me.
Darwin333 said:All because some other asshole didn't want to get the fuck out of the way
Dude shouldn't be getting over in the particular situation in the OP because there was a car merging into the highway at that point.
Ah OK.Agreed. I was replying to the people that think they can go 1mph faster than the traffic on the right and stay in the left and hold people up while there are ample opportunities to allow them to pass.
I honestly can't tell if he brake checked the guy or not but if he did he should be keelhauled.
The quarter mile rule applies to 2 lane roads. Apparently, you don't understand the laws in your own state if you don't understand that one either.Yes, you do.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...04_1_new-illinois-law-construction-zones-lane
First of all, I may very well be wrong about the 1/4 mile rule. It's been about 5 years since i looked into it, and was provided by a lawyer language from the state that said a 'safe pass' is one that can be made within a 1/4 mile. I vividly recall seeing the statute at that time; but for the life of me I can't find it now or back it up. The idea of 'you can only be in the passing lane for a 1/4 mile" comes from the law that says you can't be inthe left lane except to make a pass, and you can't make a pass unless it's safe. And it's not safe unless you can make it within 1/4 mile.
So I'll own that one because I can't back it up. Got me there.
However, in regards to what you quoted, the law, including the links I provided, very clearly say.
1) You can't be in the left lane unless you're passing traffic.
2) You have to move over if someone wants to pass you.
This means if you're doing 70mph and passing some cars, and I'm doing 80mph, you need to move over for me and let me pass you. Nothing more, nothing less. Get out of the left lane if someone wants to pass you. Let them pass, then get back into the left lane and continue passing the other cars.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=062500050K11-701
(625 ILCS 5/11-701) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-701)
The statue literally says you can be in the left lane only to pass vehicles and but NOT if there's a vehicle directly behind you when you're in the left lane. It clearly says if you're in the left lane and someone is behind you, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE THERE ANY LONGER.
You wouldn't need traffic attorneys if you weren't a problem driver.The Illinois State Police and several traffic attorneys in the state that I've talked to about it say otherwise.
If you're in the left lane, and someone behind you wants to go faster, you must move over as soon as you can safely do so. Once they pass, you can get back into the left lane and continue to pass other cars.
Actually, he's right in your example. If you read the statutes in their entirety and don't just cherry pick certain sentences, you have to move over if you're impeding traffic, which appears to be defined as going slower than the normal flow of traffic. So, if traffic in the left lane is going 75, traffic in the right lane is going 65, then you're fine if you're actively passing cars while going 75. If you're going 66, get out of the way. If someone (Mr. lots of tickets) wants to go 90, they're shit out of luck.Car A has every right to remain in the left lane while passing cars. If they wish to do so at 56mph. That is totally within the law. As long as they are traveling faster that the traffic in the right lane.
It is not rocket science.
PS this is not how I drive. I drive relatively fast. This is just an example for you to understand.
You're saying what the Illinois State Police and several Illinois traffic attorneys have told me is wrong.
Can you understand why I take issue with that? My primary attorney (whom has gotten me out of about 10 tickets so far) has told people multiple times on facebook exactly what the State Police spokesperson said. If you're in the left lane and someone wants to pass you, you must cede the lane to them ASAP. This doesn't mean casually pass some cars and miss opportunities to move over. It means as soon as you can safely get over, do it immediately.
I do it all the time because I speed. I'll be doing 70ish in a 65mph. Then someone comes up behind me. I move over immediately, let them pass, then get back into the left lane and continue to pass cars myself.
Sitting in the left lane, even if you're passing cars, while someone is behind you, is just as rude as sitting at a stop sign while doing your make up and holding up traffic.
Most statutes use a "reasonable man" standard to determine proper actions in unclear situations. If you have a dedicated traffic attorney who has gotten you out of 10 of the many more tickets you have received, you are the exact opposite of the reasonable man whose opinion might actually carry weight. Indeed your very unreasonableness means we should disregard everything you say unless very strong evidence shows otherwise.
The quarter mile rule applies to 2 lane roads. Apparently, you don't understand the laws in your own state if you don't understand that one either.
You wouldn't need traffic attorneys if you weren't a problem driver.
Most statutes use a "reasonable man" standard to determine proper actions in unclear situations. If you have a dedicated traffic attorney who has gotten you out of 10 of the many more tickets you have received, you are the exact opposite of the reasonable man whose opinion might actually carry weight. Indeed your very unreasonableness means we should disregard everything you say unless very strong evidence shows otherwise.