Left Lane for Passing Only Call Out
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- Опубліковано 21 бер 2016
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A Plumbing van was blocking the passing lane for a few minutes(10 minutes before the start of the video) on the Interstate without giving me an opportunity to pass, so I decided to give them a courtesy call. He was going between 60-70 averaging low 60s, speed limit is 70 mph. - Авто та транспорт
THAT'S how you do it. No road rage. And being polite. Nice guy in jeep.
He should learn the law, vans travel at 60mph on duel carriageways & cars are allowed to travel at 70mph.
Most commercial class of vehicles must obey slower speed limits on most roads.
It's not that they want to drive that slow, it's because they have to or face possible infringements on their licences.
+chris77777777ify Then he shouldn't stick in the left lane at that speed
I shouldn't have to call and ask you to follow the basic rules of the road. Should I also call everytime you dont use your blinker? Or cross over solid white and yellow lines? Or how about running red lights? Or driving at night with no headlights on? Fuck you for thinking any of this is ok. Driving is an extremely serious exercise and if you cant remember the most simple of rule books(drivers handbook is 24 pages long with color illustrated pictures) then turn in your license and save us all the trouble
@@chris77777777ify bullshit excuse. If hes that worried about speeding, then he should NEVER EVER BE IN THE LEFT LANE. He also could have slowed down and gotten back behind the semi truck. This is laziness and entitlement, and dont try to defend this kind of shit again
@chris77777777ify i apologize for the mean comments from other people here; anyways according to US law, you must follow the speed limit, but there is also lane etiquette which is just recently starting to be enforced in some states
lane etiquette means you must keep right except to pass, it doesnt matter how slow or fast youre going. The left lane is only a passing lane, not a fast lane or cruising lane. e.g. you could be going 150mph but if the road is clear, you must stay on the rightmost lane
So polite.
The best way to handle these things.
Canadian Road Rage.
This video didn't happen in Canada. lol
Spectator
Yes, I know that. I was making a joke. (sigh). Some days it just isn't worth getting out of bed.
+Robert Bell LOL
THIS IS MY DREAM. If only everybody's car had a phone number on it.
@Black Buick "Hey, you're holding up traffic so could you move into the right lane?"
"I have a boyfriend."
@@OfficialSeth Lol
Its really a bad idea, If you think about It. Just saying.
No road rage, no bad language.....one very courteous phone call solved the problem. Great thinking. Amazing!👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you for not tailgating. Thank you for keeping your cool
Bet you're the first one to ever call him about his driving. I'd love to seen the expression on his face. Lol
"God damn it Bobby would you move that truck out the fast lane"
DAMMIT BOBBY
Bobby never listens 😒
That boy ain't right.
As a German, this is a very fringe situation to me. Here you get honked at and tailgated if you occupy the left lane 5 seconds longer than neccessary - and rightfully so. Thinking of it, you get tailgated at any speed below 250.
I hate it when people tailgate me even when I'm not in the passing lane. That's why I slow down way below the speed limit. It's unsafe to tailgate other cars and the laws state you have to be a certain distance away from other cars depending on how fast you're going. Rule of thumb, 40 miles means 4 cars apart.
yep youre right people who slow down like that have serious road rage issues and cause many more accident than anyone behind them ever will. As a paramedic for 11 years and an EMt for 3 more, ive seen a ton of these assholes on the roads and with many accidents caused. when you put them on a stretcher they suddenly aren't so damn stupid when they're begging for help. Usually its almost always guys and usually under 30 years old as well. Many many are usually in the 17 to 24 year old range.
+steve hudson mostly they learn to drive like assholes from their parents. a smart driver will just let speeding cars pass, can't tell you how many times I've let assholes blast right past me just to see their car on the side of the road later with damage. people take driving way too lightly.
You don't just get honked at rightfully, it's also illegal to block the left lane in Germany.
Because Germans have anger issues on autobahns. Like really chill the fuck out idiots
This is literally a daily occurrence where I live in California. It is a rare sight to see someone move over for you, and most of the time they are matching the right lane speed with nobody in front. So. Frustrating. I wish everyone had their cell phone number on the back of their car!
Dude I deal with it in not ca everyday it's stupid .
Lived in So California and Bay Area for 28 years, 3 years now in the NE corridor, I'll take CA driving any day.
@Cam montreuil engines “it’s for passing, not speeding- so I’m going to sit in that lane all day”. You pompous, self righteous, twat.
@Cam montreuil engines How about, Move over. Then no problem. Asshole.
@Cam montreuil engines “You people really think speeding is not breaking the law. Shows how stupid you are” - and you think sitting in the PASSING lane is not breaking the law?. You are the self appointed guardian of the speed limit, and you can break the law at will because, well, because you are you, and therefore more important than anyone else, right. As I said, pompous, self righteous twat.
Last time i was a passenger in someone elses car, the driver kept camping in the passing-lane going the speed-limit. This type of thing upsets me greatly...to the point that he didnt notice the cop creeping up behind us because we were arguing about his being in the wrong lane. Cop pulled us over and asked if we knew why we were being pulled over; driver said no and i said i had an idea why we got pulled over. Driver sat there for another 10minutes and continue to argue with me AND the cop about how he was going the speed-limit and was passing trucks (mind you, this is on a freeway with 3+ lanes going in each direction). Long story short, driver got a ticket and the cop had us switch seats (so i was behind the wheel). When he went to court to fight it, he argued with the judge for nearly 20minutes before the judge threatened to find him in contempt of court and a license-suspension pending so many hours of drivers-training.
Nice!!
Love how civil you were on the phone call. A British person would have been calling them all kinds of foul language names.
So would most Americans. There aint many nice guys left over here, having dealt with these left hogging, brainless idiots on the road.
But in the most proper and polite British manner, right?
@@noimagination99 no, in an obnoxious cockney accent. Nothing elegant about a cockney accent
I drive on the highway almost everyday and have to deal with this. It surprises me how people who have had their licence for years and years still have no clue when it comes to this.
I am convinced many of them do it on purpose. The amount of cheeky puffed up gestures I have gotten passing left lane assholes is staggering. Even a few who weaved back and forth to prevent me from passing. A good pit maneuver showed them what happens when they try to play vigilante
Because the requirements to get a license don't actually involve knowing how to drive. Just another day of government incompetence at work.
That's the best shit ever. This guy deserves a drink on the house
now we all can call the number, thanks
I just flash my lights, works most of the time.
nice
Yeah, im more the Slug kind of guy, but I get your point.
I usually fire cumshot into their rear window, that works pretty well too.
+Palace Maximus legit what I should do
I usually pop a cap in their head
Someone needs to call the driver out on his shitty music choices.
Looks like you just did.
s h o t s
f i r e d
+Zuber B u s h d I d 9 / 1 1
you are an idiot
Why the fuck is this trending
+Simpsons Clips can confirm
Billy Bob Thornton is driving a red car and are stuck behind a white van in the left lane:)
At least he was actually passing. Here in Florida they would pull up next to the guy and do the same speed as him for miles.
@Cam montreuil engines, it's a passing lane. If you're not passing, you're simply clogging the lane.
Maybe you should read your drivers manual. ;)
@Cam montreuil engines, your job isn't to regulate traffic, it's to obey traffic laws.
It's a passing lane. If you're not passing, you're impeding the flow of traffic. Pass or get the fuck out of the way. It's really that simple.
If you tried your dumbassery anywhere outside of the states you'd be run off the road.
@Cam montreuil engines, I'm a punk because I understand basic traffic law.
You must be a trumpster to be this fucking dumb. 😂
@Cam montreuil enginesok boomer. I'm calling your grand kids and telling them to take your computer priveleges away. 😂
@@NomadPoker1 You seem to know about dumbassery very well.
First road polite video I ever seen !
I’ve always wished cars were connected so we could all communicate with each other. Would solve so many issues.
I've searched for a solution like a near field communication device within maybe 10-20 metres.... Couldn't find any except truck walkie talkies..
If this was the UK, it would be chaos and 10x more aggressive... Tailgating, swearing, dangerous manuovres, the lot
I've seen that shit happen before.
there's a lot of this in USA too. See it daily in Florida. Doesn't make uploader of this video any less aggressive (even if he sounded calm). Using cellphone and driving isn't the smartest idea. And for what just to whine to manager. Waaa-waaaa this van is going around the speed limit. end of the world smh
Lol so true
Only bmw drivers would do that and how the hell did he get the white van guys phone number?
Darth Sidious Perhaps on the van, if they own their own company, and only two of them work maybe?... Most work vans have a contact number on, maybe in your country they may not, but in most they do.
"UNIDEN"
Oh god he's back!
Uniden! UNIDEN! UNIDEN NOOO NOOO UNIDEN NOOO UNIDEEN UNIDEEEEN
+10 in kindness. I would rather watch a compilation of these instead of all the other typical road rage videos.
I had that same situation for 15 miles along that same stretch of road. Me and 20 other cars were stacked. Unfortunately for me the truck wasn't a commercial vehicle with a phone number on it (so clever!). A few performance cars were able to scoot around him on the right and that still never clue'd him in. How can anyone drive 15 miles and not get a clue. Against my usual "never use my horn" policy I decided it was time for the annual golden buzzer! After 15 miles a 2 mile long opening happened on the right. I was first in line, which of course means all the other cars behind me peal off in a way that cuts me off. So I'm the last one. I wait a bit longer and he still hogs the left lane, still clueless. I take my time passing him on the right with only about a 5mph gain and lay on the horn the entire time for 1/8th mile afterwards. Watching in the rear view mirror he still does not pull right until about another mile rolls by.
hgodtx even with the sign stating the law every couple of miles people are still clueless to what’s going on. It drives me insane.
I guess that was a selfish one. Not just ignorant, selfish. It is much less straining to drive that way, without a car in front.
@Machine Keep right except to pass signs or not stating the law of that "area", the law exists everywhere on every road in the United States. They place some in places for people call and complain repeatedly about repeated violations. We in the industry actually call them idiot signs because they only speak to people that ignore what already exists, drive in the rightmost lane except while passing and do your passing to the left and do not impeed.
is already a law in each and every state. All of this is ignorance created because parents teach kids how to drive and scared Daddy's say just try to get in one lane and stay there to try to get more Lane and stay there and instead of teaching kids to change lanes like we are legally required to by law we have people that are taught in masses to get in one lane and stay there
Touching your phone on most modern roads will net you a ticket.
It is not illegal to make a phone call on this highway.
yes the driver says that he is the one driving the car when he says so he means its true. so.
Not in Texas
Handsfree?
Chris Evans Still illegal. There are cases of people being given a ticket for pushing Stop on a phone playing music.
Excellent!
Damn 2 years no comments
Damn 2 years no reply to the first comment
I bet the owner of the van got a lot of prank calls after this video was posted.
@Hello Mike how are you doing
I read a study recently that said people who do not conform to rules on the highway are usually lower middle class males who often saw themselves as placed in the friend zone or lower class females who were dating someone of an upper social class. Some of the thoughts on it were that these groups of people are less exposed to travel in their youth and long distance driving on highways due to the cost of petrol was generally limited. In any case it appears this paper will be getting published soon. I will post it when it does for you all to see.
James
r/sociology (mod)
@Hello James how are you doing
I know that stretch of road. I like the the sign that reads- "Good food-get gas here".
The title should renamed to "HEROIC MAN PREVENTS HOMICIDAL MANIAC DRIVER WHO BREAKS 12 LAWS AND NEARLY KILLS HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES (gone sexual)
(in the hood)
(cops called)
NumbNuts (Gone Right)
nicely done. sounded like a pleasant interaction for both parties involved.
the white van was using the left lane for passing... he just wasn't driving too fast
This is beautiful, almost brought a tear to my eye!
Thank you for posting. After having drove cross-country for 15 years, I've seen hundreds of these 'left lane hogs' and I'm convinced that many are unaware that they're impeding the flow of traffic and that by doing so are creating a dangerous situation... hence the reason blocking the left lane is against the law in a majority of States. A simple rule-of-thumb for highway travel that allows everyone to get to their destination comfortably is, "lead, follow or get out of the way". According to CBS news, 38 states have laws on the books to punish slow drivers squatting in the passing lane, in five of those states the fine is upwards of $1000. Let's all be safe.
Nick Phillips , You're right, they're was recently an article on Jalopnik (I think it was) that talked about the very thing. So many people don't have a clue.
I personally think we need to require people to take the written test every 5 years and the driving test every 10. Driving test must include highway driving as well.
If the max speeding ticket statutorily is $1000, it should be at least $500 per car behind the left lane rider at time of pull over. Ones with ten cars behind them would get slapped with a $5000 fine.
To be considered a Slow driver you must be going like 20 below the posted limit. It doesn't count for ppl who are going the speed limit activity passing. Just because you want to speed doesn't mean the people in front of you have to yield to you. I'm fact the laws in most states support you having to yield to them.
@@jakewilson3982 You're missing the point, anyone interfering with the flow of traffic is a hazard... and, once again, it is a matter of courtesy to simply move out of the way. You cannot justify one person driving 50 mph in the left lane while everyone else is traveling at 70 mph.... It is obvious that one person is an obstruction
@@nickphillips2125 it's not obvious at all. Impeding the flow of traffic would be if he were going 55 in a 70, but it's obvious he's going 70 in a 70mph zone because he's passing everything in the right lane. The antsy speeders are the problem here. Impeding speeders isn't ticketable.
Hank Hill needed to get that propane delivered
lol KP plumbing. It actually exists. Karl pilkingtons business is real
im sorry i cant come in today, stuck in the snow
+Ben Cook "well you're not coming back here, fuck off."
XD
"bit rubbish innit"
Lmao that's a genuinely funny comment, good job
Handled in a very civilized manner. Awesome driver
Two kinds of drivers: Those who think the speed limit can be ignored, and those who don't.
And those who sit in the left lane even when it is only for passing.
+Berserker 42: Do note that the white van was passing. Not sure what speed white van is going. If the van was going the speed limit, they were in the right. Those that complain are those that i mentioned don't care about the speed limit. Those that care about the speed limit would not have issue with a vehicle making legal passes at the legal speed limit.
And a third: those who value their time and know that the speed limit is enforced by police, and not until at least +10.
Suggested title: "Impatient driver spends 20 minutes posting a video and an hour responding to comments, about another driver who cost him 30 seconds."
@Hello Shaun how are you doing
Something got stuck? Call the plumber!
Near the end of the video, I was half expecting him to casually pull back into the left lane, just as you were about to pass him.
Maximus Minimus oh that would have been so nerve racking!
Those types of drivers are just diabolical. And they out-number us.
Maximus Minimus we just have to educate them one driver at a time...
I want to thank the guy for being kind to the driver who was blocking the left lane. Most of the time people would have been twice the jerk as the guy blocking the left lane and threatened his life with their own vehicle by following too closely.
This is what jerks do on the highway. Speed on the left lane... and demand everyone get out of their way when there's barely any traffic on the road.
THEN.GET.OUT.OF.THE.LEFT.LANE
If you are being passed on the right, then you are in the wrong lane.
@Hello Rogue how are you doing
He was passing the trucks though, but just very slowly. So hes technically using the left lane for passing, but doing it as slow as possible.
Your politeness is awesome.
Good for you, keeping your distance & being so polite.
I hope that was a hands-free
the video is more authentic if the driver of the van is passed then suddenly tries to keep up with the people who passed him
Very nice,polite,diplomatic.Always the best way to resolve potential conflict.(From EX. ROAD RAGER)
Greg Pain Yet he had to get out his phone and dial the number on the van while driving. Not nice. Stupid.
Oklahoma has frequent signs saying, “Don’t Obstruct Left Lane”, “Left Lane for Passing Only”. And it works. I wish more states had those signs.
Unfortunately, people sometimes interpret "left lane for passing only" to mean "the left lane is your personal autobahn. Speed for as long as you like." If you're not actively passing, get over to the right.
Such a nice day out, and complimented with a friendly phone call
Best video I’ve ever seen on the subject! 👍👍👍
Oh,Please, everyone look at me being soo noble ...
@Hello David how are you doing
He was moving faster than the traffic on the right and he was passing people. Nothing illegal about what the van was doing.
KP Plumbing! Karl's business exists!!
At least he got over after you called.
looks like the guy in the van was passing 2 trucks then moved over when he was done.
Someone should enact legislation to require all drivers to display phone number on their vehicle
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674 people think it's ok to travel in the passing lane.
Lisa Kelly they think the highways belong to them!
Best handling of a situation!
namaste dude.
On non freeways he may make a left turn on the next junction
Very pretty day out green grass blue sky - I appreciate your politeness and you can listen to whatever music you like!
This was so fun to watch!!
Give this man reddit gold
Awesome! I just came across this footage. I also run a dash camera in my car and post videos once a week from around the East Texas area! Enjoyed this one for sure! Drive safe my friend.
If only it was as easy as ringing them up to let them know what they're doing.
"Hey man, y'know you're blocking the left lane right?"
_Left lane hog responds_
"Yeah. Yeah. You haven't passed anyone for over 10 miles now."
_Left lane hog responds_
"No, no the _left_ lane."
_Left lane apologizes and switches lanes_
"Oh, no worries mate. Thanks for moving over."
If only it went down like that.
Nicely done!
A courteous courtesy call, but I hope it was hands-free or it was a very bad move.
intruder313 I know people who would've been on top of him in 2s flat 😂
Tbh the poster handled that well
That was a pretty smart move right there.
Beautifully done.
Dana Holmes thank you kindly!
Very polite way of dealing with the situation. Now that you've put his number on the internet I hope the scores of prank callers will be just as courteous...
I don't see the problem, the van was doing what you're supposed to do in the left lane, pass other cars or trucks.
Good day from Ontario, Boy that was kind & politie way of doing it. Thanks
I don't know what ticks me off more. Someone traveling in the passing line on the highway or people turning into the far line in the city.
It's ALWAYS a company van.
In Texas the left lane is for passing only. In California the right lane is for slower traffic.
LMFAO!! I can't believe you did that. Pass him in the right. If you have to call everyone to keep right when not passing bud, you better get a phonebook out.
You saved the world my friend.
One of my biggest pet peeves, fast lane campers who feel like they are self appointed traffic cops.
I love it!!! Thank you! 👍🏼👏🏼👍🏼👏🏼
a masterclass in driving
The way this was handled was absolutely excellent. The camera car and caller is simply asking the white van to obey the law and doing it in a safe and non-confrontational way
I see more truckers pulling this more than cars. Truck A is passing truck B and is going One mph faster than the truck he’s trying to pass. The very worst took almost 15 miles to complete the pass.
Looks to me like he was passing. He promptly returned to the granny lane after passing the two slower trucks. Caller is a pinhead.
Love the phone manners!!! You demonstrated the perfect response. No tailgating or aggressive actions. You rock!.. too many people call it a "fast" lane. So irratating. It's a passing lane. "Fast" is a relative term. This needs to be taught and emphasized more. And Police should help enforce this. They focus on speed, but never on improper passing/lane use.
I just hope the caller got back over in the right lane after the call.
All Lanes to the left of the rightmost lane are for passing only but calling "THE" left lane, as if there's only one left lane or only one passing lane, is inconsistent with law. (United States) the law is drive in the rightmost lane and pass to the left and every state has that law because it is a federal requirement that you state has that law and it's called Uniform Rules of the Road which does not allow one state to have left hand drive in that state and it is why States such as Montana that want to have no speed limit have been denied the full ability to do that by being denied Federal highway funds for not being consistent with Federal highway law.
Considering this posting does not specify what state it is so I can only just randomly pick some states to example the point but Michigan MCLA 257.634
GA 40-06-40
FL 316.086 (2)
TN 55-8-115
AZ 28-721 (b)
This is not a short list of the states that have keep right except to pass laws because every state has a keep right except to pass law. so, keep right except to pass. the point being never impede faster vehicles so that's my response to the call out.
Always drive faster than traffic to your right and always drive slower than traffic to your left and never impede faster traffic, it's the law.
Very nice video! Good point in the video!!
Thank you! Not all incidents on our Texas highways have to be bad ones.
The police leave so much money on the table without giving these jerks a ticket dash cam shows this car in the left lane not passing that's a guilty plea to me
Here's a simple rule which would enhance both courtesy and safety: Drive so that you never impede any other driver.
John Berger “Drive so that you never impede another driver” is an impossible and totally unreasonable rule to have to try to follow. Some traffic congestion is inevitable. A driver who expects others to follow such a rule is a selfish driver who thinks he’s more important than others on the road.
Just because someone in front of you isn’t going as fast as you’d like to go, doesn’t necessarily mean that driver is “impeding” you. That driver is just traffic: he’s entitled to be on the road just like you are. Yes, that driver in front of you might be misusing a passing lane at the time, but you aren’t authorized to make that judgment; only the police can do that. You must keep your distance behind him and wait patiently for a safe opportunity to pass.
No one is ever guaranteed to always be able to drive at the speed they’d like to travel. You must always be prepared to share the road and adjust your speed to the traffic.
(“Drive so that you never impede another driver to whom you are required to yield right-of-way” would of course be a great rule! But a vehicle in front of you is not necessarily committing a right-of-way violation against you even if that vehicle is going slower than you want to go.)
@@jbm71 Clearly you haven't driven in Europe. Their highways have just as much traffic as ours. Yet there are few 'manufactured' traffic jams because drivers only use the 'outside' lane to pass, then move over. I've driven there in excess of 100mph many times and been passed by those doing 120mph+. Even the 120+ mph driver moves over as soon as he/she passes. It's a protocol adhered to by all drivers and the single most important reason they don't have the created highway constipation we have here.
John Berger Thanks for the response. Don’t get me wrong: I am totally in favor of teaching and enforcing proper lane discipline. No, I haven’t been to Europe, but I’ve seen enough discussion here of the European lane discipline habits to wish that more American drivers would learn from the Europeans how to use passing lanes properly. Yes, that would probably eliminate at least some of the traffic congestion (the “manufactured” kind, as you call it) that we experience in the US.
However, your original suggestion to “drive so that you never impede any other driver”, worded as it is, goes much too far; it goes far beyond just following proper lane discipline. Many drivers nowadays have the attitude that they are being “impeded” whenever there’s someone in front of them going slower than they want to go and there’s no immediate opportunity to pass, even if the driver in front is doing nothing illegal or improper or even discourteous. Those impatient, “entitled” drivers who claim to “need” to go faster must learn to realize that some traffic congestion, the type caused by volume, is normal and inevitable. They need to remember that their only proper, legal response to the slower driver in front of them is to wait patiently for a safe opportunity to pass.
Your original suggestion, saying “drive so that you never impede” as it currently does, I think just gives those “entitled” drivers even more encouragement to continue to wrongly think that slower drivers in front of them are “in their way”. Another overly-simplistic phrase I often see tossed around in these discussions by those aggressive types who love to gripe about “slow” drivers is “Lead, follow, or get out of the way.” I’ve got news for them: those slower drivers are not “in the way”; they are just traffic.
@@jbm71 My thoughts exactly. All I saw here was the Jeep guy feeling entitled because he couldn't drive 100mph so he acted out. Sure it wasn't as dramatic as tailgating the van or flashing headlights, but it was still a dick move to call. Just a sign of our entitlement society.
This has to be Texas, if you can't do 80 outside of city limits you need to move over. Fellow Texas resident...
Buc-cee's billboard.
For some reason, I can just imagine the driver of the car tipping his fedora to the van as he passed them in the final seconds.
That was mighty neighborly of him.
What else can one say but, "PRICELESS!" I wish I could do that to every hammer-lane camper...That was great.
@Hello Dana how are you doing
@@lydiacapps709 Well, Lydia, I'm fine...You, on the other hand, started a UA-cam channel about ten days ago for the express purpose of asking men how they're doing in the comment sections of various videos. For some reason, you're trying to establish a rapport with multiple random men via UA-cam and that, Lydia, is shady shady shady, young lady.
Best of luck with whatever underhanded, money-grabbing scheme in which you're currently engaged, Miss Lydia Capps...Just leave me the hell out of it...And Lydia, don't respond to this and certainly don't go away mad...Just go away.
See, nobody needed to get stabbed and brought to a dungeon.
Perfect way to handle situation👍.
Good Man! So polite.
tell him to quit worrying about what's in the car and worry more about what's outside
In Europe it is not accepted to drive slow in the left lane.
Immediately people start flashing, honking and expressing their discontempt
with all kinds of rude gestures.
I was so surprised to find out that nobody bates an eye for that in US.