BMW Lane Law enacted in Kansas
08-21-2009, 05:33 PM
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It is now illegal to drive slow in the BMW lane.
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Few driving annoyances irritate the automotive enthusiast set as much as a slow-moving driver clogging up the far left lane of a highway. Mercifully, this is one instance where the law is on your side, as that left-hand lane is meant for passing the slower traffic that should be driving on the right (as the helpful sticker on the Lego Volvo above illustrates).
In Kansas at least, a new law went into effect on July 1 that will allow police officers and the Highway Patrol to better enforce the rules of the road. On all multi-lane highways in The Sunflower State, it's now illegal to drive in the far left-hand lane "except when passing or turning left or when instructed to do so by traffic-control devices or officers."
Trooper Mark Engholm of the Kansas Highway Patrol tells USA Today that "the law is designed to reduce road rage and prevent motorists from trying risky maneuvers." Finally, a good reason to drive through Kansas... let's just hope that the powers that be in the state (and others) enforce it.
[Source: USA Today
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Few driving annoyances irritate the automotive enthusiast set as much as a slow-moving driver clogging up the far left lane of a highway. Mercifully, this is one instance where the law is on your side, as that left-hand lane is meant for passing the slower traffic that should be driving on the right (as the helpful sticker on the Lego Volvo above illustrates).
In Kansas at least, a new law went into effect on July 1 that will allow police officers and the Highway Patrol to better enforce the rules of the road. On all multi-lane highways in The Sunflower State, it's now illegal to drive in the far left-hand lane "except when passing or turning left or when instructed to do so by traffic-control devices or officers."
Trooper Mark Engholm of the Kansas Highway Patrol tells USA Today that "the law is designed to reduce road rage and prevent motorists from trying risky maneuvers." Finally, a good reason to drive through Kansas... let's just hope that the powers that be in the state (and others) enforce it.
[Source: USA Today
08-21-2009, 06:10 PM
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i feel you.. especially when you have valentine one and in the rush.. and then you see some ford escort moving like a turtle
i made this picture in the morning.. this 545i was trying to go fast but traffic was slowing him down.. lol i was driving my company car so i was just observing how it looks from the side
i made this picture in the morning.. this 545i was trying to go fast but traffic was slowing him down.. lol i was driving my company car so i was just observing how it looks from the side
08-21-2009, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='985028' date='Aug 21 2009, 09:35 PM
sorry. this belongs in the lounge.
I remember a few years ago a similar law put in effect in florida or atleast the tampa area. They were enforcing it on the courtney cambell causeway the first month or so, then it all stopped.
08-21-2009, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by mbp727' post='985143' date='Aug 22 2009, 12:18 AM
I remember a few years ago a similar law put in effect in florida or atleast the tampa area. They were enforcing it on the courtney cambell causeway the first month or so, then it all stopped.
08-22-2009, 03:06 AM
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I think its kind of an unwritten "law" everywhere, but I have seen signs in PA and NJ in white and black (meaning its regulatory)
Who knows.....
Just tailgate the slow car and flash your high beams.....Just kidding.....
Who knows.....
Just tailgate the slow car and flash your high beams.....Just kidding.....
Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='985027' date='Aug 21 2009, 09:33 PM
It is now illegal to drive slow in the BMW lane.
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Few driving annoyances irritate the automotive enthusiast set as much as a slow-moving driver clogging up the far left lane of a highway. Mercifully, this is one instance where the law is on your side, as that left-hand lane is meant for passing the slower traffic that should be driving on the right (as the helpful sticker on the Lego Volvo above illustrates).
In Kansas at least, a new law went into effect on July 1 that will allow police officers and the Highway Patrol to better enforce the rules of the road. On all multi-lane highways in The Sunflower State, it's now illegal to drive in the far left-hand lane "except when passing or turning left or when instructed to do so by traffic-control devices or officers."
Trooper Mark Engholm of the Kansas Highway Patrol tells USA Today that "the law is designed to reduce road rage and prevent motorists from trying risky maneuvers." Finally, a good reason to drive through Kansas... let's just hope that the powers that be in the state (and others) enforce it.
[Source: USA Today
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Few driving annoyances irritate the automotive enthusiast set as much as a slow-moving driver clogging up the far left lane of a highway. Mercifully, this is one instance where the law is on your side, as that left-hand lane is meant for passing the slower traffic that should be driving on the right (as the helpful sticker on the Lego Volvo above illustrates).
In Kansas at least, a new law went into effect on July 1 that will allow police officers and the Highway Patrol to better enforce the rules of the road. On all multi-lane highways in The Sunflower State, it's now illegal to drive in the far left-hand lane "except when passing or turning left or when instructed to do so by traffic-control devices or officers."
Trooper Mark Engholm of the Kansas Highway Patrol tells USA Today that "the law is designed to reduce road rage and prevent motorists from trying risky maneuvers." Finally, a good reason to drive through Kansas... let's just hope that the powers that be in the state (and others) enforce it.
[Source: USA Today
08-22-2009, 06:41 AM
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Colorado has had this law on the books for several years, and it does make a difference on less congested stretches...