If I'm driving the speed limit in th left lane, am I breaking the law by not going faster?
No. The vehicle code states "No motor vehicle shall travel at speeds greater than the posted maximum speed" Therefore, no court in the land could convict you. Those signs you see on the highway that say "slower traffic keep right" are referring to those going slower than the speed limit. Now there are people who believe that even if they're going 85 or 90, you are required to move out of their way, but it's not true. THEY are the law breaker, not you. Regarding "passing" lanes, it's illegal to pass anyone if you're exceeding the speed limit to DO it. So, if you're cruising along at the speed limit in the right lane, in theory, there shouldn't be anyone passing you, but we all know few people pay attention to speed limits.
Is it morally wrong to be far-right wing?
I believe so, but I also believe it's morally wrong to be far-left wing. In my life I've personally known people all the way across the political spectrum, from Maoists and members of the Communist Party USA to numerous "normal" Democrats and Republicans (I'm one of the former married for over 30 years to one of the latter), to far-right wingers to even one radical militia survivalist nutcase (9/11 was a Mossad plot etc.). What I've seen of both extremes is that they treat individuals badly, while celebrating what they believe are the most noble ideals. But even there, their total certainty and ideological zeal don't play well with messy reality. They can't compromise--look at Congress. They can't see the slightest worth of any person or idea of the other side. For them it's tribal, and the wagons are perpetually circled, the barricades forever manned. Bolsheviks. ISIS. The 9/11 bomb3rs. Timothy McVeigh. The anti-abortion fanatics who have murdred and bombed obstetricians and nurses working in Planned Parenthood clinics. John Wilkes Booth. The Red Guard. The Weather Underground. On the process level, the whirly-eyed Left and Right work the same way. Always willing to sacrifice you to their cause. Believing their beliefs should be imposed on everyone else, one way or another. Being unable to comprehend anything they don't already believe. Being slaves to their fears and biases. Knee-jerk opposition to nuclear power, to vaccines, to anyone who opposes illegal immigration; knee-jerk opposition to HPV vaccinations for their children, to homosexuals, to members of other races (especially blacks), to abortion. The key here is "knee-jerk." If their ideology is involved, the issues are all sacralized, and the opposition is all demonized. The irony is that far leftists and far rightists are completely blind to how much they resemble each other.
If I am driving the speed limit in the far left lane on the freeway in the US and there are people behind me, why is it illegal if I don't move over?
The first answer of “it’s the law” may not be sufficient in all areas. The best way to think of it is that it is actually best practice for keeping a safe freeway. It allows vehicles to deconflict their speeds and maintain safe following distances. so why then, if you are doing the speed limit cannot the cars behind you in the left simply set a safe following distance behind you and proceed with their lives?Let’s go back to your set up. You say you are going the speed limit. What you really mean ISS that the speedometer in your car is reading that you are going the speed limit. Could it be a few MPH off? Have you checked? Probably not right? (To Check: find a straight stretch of interstate with mile markers, set your cruise control to the desired speed and use a stop watch to measure the time to cover a mile. Divide 3600 by the time it takes in seconds to cover the mile and you now have your actual average speed. Assuming your cruise control was set and you did not have to break or change lanes your speed should have been pretty constant.) When I checked the speedometer on my car, I found that at a given indicated speed of 75 mph I was actually traveling slower than 70 mph. What’s more, my parents had a car that when it traveled at an indicated speed of 75 it was actually going 83. As you can see, this is a substantial speed delta if we both think we’re justified in riding the left lane.Now that you have checked your speedometer for accuracy, and found it to be spot on, you might think that you now have the right to travel in the left lane at the speed limit. Well no, you are still creating a potentially hazardous situation because someone’s speedometer might read slow and they end up frustrated behind you wanting to pass thinking they are going exactly the speed limit.TL;DR you probably don’t know the accuracy of your speedometer, and can’t get possibly verify the accuracy of every speedometer. Just yield the lane to faster traffic.
Interstate/freeway driving - right, middle, or left lane?
Thanks for the answers. The person who said any lane as long you're going the speed limit, you're 100% wrong and will likely cause an accident or road rage with that logic. The reason I posted this question is to educate drivers about proper lane use. It doesn't matter how fast you are going, there will always be somebody who wants to drive faster. You should never be in the left lane unless you're actively passing a car in the lane to the right of the far left lane and don't be driving side by side of the car in the lane next to you either. Speed up and pass or slow down and get over. It's safer for speeders to pass in one lane instead of weaving in and out of traffic. It doesn't matter if you're going 70 MPH in a 55 or 80 in a 70, you should never be in the left lane unless passing. I'm not saying you should speed up when cars come up behind you, as long you're moving faster then the lane to the right & actively passing in a timely matter and get over a lane at the right time.
Why do people drive above the speed limit?
Because they want to & they feel safe doing so (most of the time). There are no other real reasons. The rest are justifications. Why do people feel safe driving at high speeds?1. Because modern cars are engineered to be quiet & isolate you from the outside. If you were on a pushbike & actually knew how fast you were going you'd freak out.2. Because 98% of drivers believe they are better than average. Showing that most of us over-estimate our true ability. Many studies show this. 3. Because humans are very poor at calculating risk vs reward. We take significant risks with our lives because we completely underestimate the downside. ie: few have been at a crash site first hand, seen the blood, pain & destruction. Or seen the long & painful recovery of those fortunate enough to survive. So few have needed to reflect on their actions be it speed, running a stop sign, talking on a phone etc. 4. Because we've taken that risk before & were OK. So as our confidence grows we continue to push that boundary, until we come unstuck. Evidenced by learner drivers feeling quite unsure & going slow. Eventually they think they are god because they've not crashed. 5. Most people focus on their ability to handle the car. And ignore the fact that that only represents a small percentage of the skills required to keep them safe. The largest percent being the ability to anticipate all the other drivers on the road. Especially those who are micro-sleeping, texting, talking on phone, leaning around to shout at their kids, & otherwise not looking where they are going. The greatest irony is that so many of us think we are good enough to be race car drivers if we wanted to. And we ignore the fact that most people watch the car races to see these professional drivers crash. FWIW. If you ever get the chance to take a fast lap on race circuit with a professional driver, you will discover how infinitely superior their ability to handle a car really is compared to everyone else you know.
There is something about driving in the left lane of the highway I don't understand...?
This question will work out better if you are a US resident because I don't know about traffic in your country. I am from Michigan by the way. First of all, have you ever seen a speed limit that is more than 70 mph? I haven't seen one where I live, but I don't understand it. I know that the left most lane is supposed to be a speedy lane, but when I go 70 mph, people from the back of me get in front of me as if I am not fast enough for them. Is there some kind of law that makes it okay if you go 80 mph on a highway if you are in the leftmost lane and you are riding a car? Is there? Because I don't want to get a ticket for going more than 70 mph. How fast is it okay to go on a highway if you are living in Michigan. And one thing... being in the left most lane, one of the drivers pointed to me to go to the other lane, which is probably the middle lane. So is there something I am doing wrong? Do you have to be over the speed limit when you are on the left most lane? Thanks.
What is wrong with this piece of math?
The problem is in the first line: neither of those limits exist as real numbers, which means that laws of arithmetic for numbers aren’t in play.Said properly (not using limits at all):[math]\frac1{0^+} \to +\infty[/math][math]\frac2{0^+} \to +\infty[/math]Subtracting, [math]\frac1{0^+} - \frac2{0^+} \to +\infty - {+\infty} \to \star[/math]This last statement is true, but not very useful. If we simplify the expression first to [math]-\frac1x[/math] and then plug in [math]x\to0^+[/math], we get a more specific result:[math]-\frac1{0^+} \to -(+\infty) \to -\infty[/math]This is consistent with the previous result, but more specific.The following video series leads up to exactly this sort of issue. If you want to get a grip on the whole situation (particularly what happens when infinity rears its head, which is where limits start to really show their shortcomings), I’d recommend watching it from start to finish to see what is actually going on with these limits.Near-number instructional videos - YouTube