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Related: About this forumIowa DOT reminding drivers to be more courteous
Saw this today;
The National Motorists Association Foundation declared June as Lane Courtesy Month. The association said yielding for faster traffic is a simple concept, but many drivers forget, which can cause congestion and dangerous situations.
The Iowa Department of Transportation said June is the beginning of the heaviest highway travel period in the state. Officials said the courtesy rule is an important one to remember.
“That includes kind of watching where you are in your lane, getting over to the right on a multiple lane road, that’s the courtesy part of it,” Transportation Planner Cathy Cutler said. “So people that maybe are going a little faster can get around, it really just helps the highways operate more smoothly if everyone’s kind of going a consistent speed.”
Iowa law indicates slow traffic must move right on multiple lane roads, and Cutler said there’s plenty of reminders along the roadways also.
The Iowa Department of Transportation said June is the beginning of the heaviest highway travel period in the state. Officials said the courtesy rule is an important one to remember.
“That includes kind of watching where you are in your lane, getting over to the right on a multiple lane road, that’s the courtesy part of it,” Transportation Planner Cathy Cutler said. “So people that maybe are going a little faster can get around, it really just helps the highways operate more smoothly if everyone’s kind of going a consistent speed.”
Iowa law indicates slow traffic must move right on multiple lane roads, and Cutler said there’s plenty of reminders along the roadways also.
My message to the left lane bandits in the state is so yeah move the fuck over already.
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Iowa DOT reminding drivers to be more courteous (Original Post)
47of74
Jun 2016
OP
Silver_Witch
(1,820 posts)1. So I see you have taken there message to heartl
We will never learn!
47of74
(18,470 posts)2. Of course.
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)3. Sometimes people need to make left turns, at least in Maryland
Should we make them from the right lane?
47of74
(18,470 posts)4. Here too
I have seen that a couple times where someone turned left from the right hand lane.
progressoid
(50,953 posts)5. Here the word 'highway' is often used (misused?) for 'interstate'
On county/state roads, sometimes the problem is passing enormous farm vehicles.