Left lane slow pokes now illegal in Illinois!

Really. No joke. Here's the article:
http://fleetowner.com/ar/fleet_no_left_lane/
OK "dave", get the hell out of the left lane or get a ticket. Let's
hope that this law migrates to other states. Bout damn time too...
--

Shut up, Dave.

-|>|- Diode -|<|-
'68 L-79 Coupe
'79 Triumph Bonneville

"Diode" > wrote in message
et...
> Really. No joke. Here's the article:
> http://fleetowner.com/ar/fleet_no_left_lane/
> OK "dave", get the hell out of the left lane or get a ticket. Let's hope
> that this law migrates to other states. Bout damn time too...
> --
>
> Shut up, Dave.
>
> -|>|- Diode -|<|-
> '68 L-79 Coupe
> '79 Triumph Bonneville

Well,
Let's see what IL.does with it. The "slowpoke" law has been in effect
sometime now in MO.
The history shows that Corvettes,Mustangs et' all are being ticketed for
speeding.
Blue Hairs in Lincolns, Caddies, and Mercury Marquis doing 53mph in the left
lane in a 70mph zone, nada, Zip, NOTHING!
I welcome any verifiable truth to the contrary.

In defense of the IL.Troopers I will say that I got pulled over by one.
After some banter, I said "everyone was speeding" he said "Yea,but you were
passing em'"
I shut up and signed the warning.
Marty

I had the pleasure of driving on highways in France this year and it was so
cool.
No one, not a soul ever, spent more than the time to quickly pass in the
fast lane .
They even managed to figure out three lanes, using slow in right, fast in
middle and pass in left, without a problem.
No body waits on anyone.
TF


"Marty" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Diode" > wrote in message
> et...
> > Really. No joke. Here's the article:
> > http://fleetowner.com/ar/fleet_no_left_lane/
> > OK "dave", get the hell out of the left lane or get a ticket. Let's
hope
> > that this law migrates to other states. Bout damn time too...
> > --
> >
> > Shut up, Dave.
> >
> > -|>|- Diode -|<|-
> > '68 L-79 Coupe
> > '79 Triumph Bonneville
>
> Well,
> Let's see what IL.does with it. The "slowpoke" law has been in effect
> sometime now in MO.
> The history shows that Corvettes,Mustangs et' all are being ticketed for
> speeding.
> Blue Hairs in Lincolns, Caddies, and Mercury Marquis doing 53mph in the
left
> lane in a 70mph zone, nada, Zip, NOTHING!
> I welcome any verifiable truth to the contrary.
>
> In defense of the IL.Troopers I will say that I got pulled over by one.
> After some banter, I said "everyone was speeding" he said "Yea,but you
were
> passing em'"
> I shut up and signed the warning.
> Marty
>
>
>

I had the pleasure of driving on highways in France this year and it was so
cool.
No one, not a soul ever, spent more than the time to quickly pass in the
fast lane .
They even managed to figure out three lanes, using slow in right, fast in
middle and pass in left, without a problem.
No body waits on anyone.
TF


"Marty" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Diode" > wrote in message
> et...
> > Really. No joke. Here's the article:
> > http://fleetowner.com/ar/fleet_no_left_lane/
> > OK "dave", get the hell out of the left lane or get a ticket. Let's
hope
> > that this law migrates to other states. Bout damn time too...
> > --
> >
> > Shut up, Dave.
> >
> > -|>|- Diode -|<|-
> > '68 L-79 Coupe
> > '79 Triumph Bonneville
>
> Well,
> Let's see what IL.does with it. The "slowpoke" law has been in effect
> sometime now in MO.
> The history shows that Corvettes,Mustangs et' all are being ticketed for
> speeding.
> Blue Hairs in Lincolns, Caddies, and Mercury Marquis doing 53mph in the
left
> lane in a 70mph zone, nada, Zip, NOTHING!
> I welcome any verifiable truth to the contrary.
>
> In defense of the IL.Troopers I will say that I got pulled over by one.
> After some banter, I said "everyone was speeding" he said "Yea,but you
were
> passing em'"
> I shut up and signed the warning.
> Marty
>
>
>

"Diode" > wrote in message
et...
> Really. No joke. Here's the article:
> http://fleetowner.com/ar/fleet_no_left_lane/
> OK "dave", get the hell out of the left lane or get a ticket. Let's hope
> that this law migrates to other states. Bout damn time too...
> --
>
> Shut up, Dave.
>
> -|>|- Diode -|<|-
> '68 L-79 Coupe
> '79 Triumph Bonneville

Well,
Let's see what IL.does with it. The "slowpoke" law has been in effect
sometime now in MO.
The history shows that Corvettes,Mustangs et' all are being ticketed for
speeding.
Blue Hairs in Lincolns, Caddies, and Mercury Marquis doing 53mph in the left
lane in a 70mph zone, nada, Zip, NOTHING!
I welcome any verifiable truth to the contrary.

In defense of the IL.Troopers I will say that I got pulled over by one.
After some banter, I said "everyone was speeding" he said "Yea,but you were
passing em'"
I shut up and signed the warning.
Marty

The law was enacted because of Wisconsin drivers who never go over 55MPH
(even if it is posted 65) and never leave the left hand lane. Wisconsin
drivers drive 55MPH and swear at Illinois drivers in their own state, for
going too fast!

In Wisconsin drivers ed classes, they never teach the concept of, slower
traffic keep right...

"Virgil Hilts" > wrote in message
...
> The law was enacted because of Wisconsin drivers who never go over 55MPH
> (even if it is posted 65) and never leave the left hand lane. Wisconsin
> drivers drive 55MPH and swear at Illinois drivers in their own state, for
> going too fast!
>
> In Wisconsin drivers ed classes, they never teach the concept of, slower
> traffic keep right...
>
>

Isn't there a "causing an obstruction" law for that, already ? I don't have
a major problem with the concept- except where the slower driver is already
doing the limit (OK 5-10 over), and someone is behind them. Some years ago,
I had to get down South (in the UK). So I was on the M1 (main N/S drag in
England) & was on my FZR600, doing about 120 in the extreme right lane (i.e.
same as the extreme left lane in the UK). I suddenly found myself tailgated
by an M5 with headlights flashing & horn going & fist shaking etc. I let him
go & saw him later - looked like he was being escorted to the local lock-up
:-) So, if I'm out in my C-5 & someone wants to go faster, I let them go
find all the speed traps for me :-).

Yes, Illinois has had laws to cover this at least as far back as 1978 (the
year I got my first copy of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Code - the real book,
not the driver's license manual).

However, while it said you couldn't hold up other traffic, many have ignored
it (typical of many drivers and cops) or had this believe that driving the
speed limit automatically nullified this law, like Dave.

There probably wasn't a fee structure in place on what to fine someone, or
the fee was the standard minimum moving violation fee that didn't make it
worth the cop's time to pull someone over. Many forget that there are
literally thousands of laws in the book and speeding is about the only one
to be enforced. Why? When you pay $25 for a bad muffler or no taillight or
impeding the flow of traffic compared to the $100 or more for an average
speeding ticket, and the cop gets points for his quota, the cop goes after
the speeding ticket because that increases the treasury of the local
community and increases his pay in the long run.


"Rufio" > wrote in message
news:a_M2d.301231$Oi.72100@fed1read04...
>
> "Virgil Hilts" > wrote in message
> ...
> > The law was enacted because of Wisconsin drivers who never go over 55MPH
> > (even if it is posted 65) and never leave the left hand lane. Wisconsin
> > drivers drive 55MPH and swear at Illinois drivers in their own state,
for
> > going too fast!
> >
> > In Wisconsin drivers ed classes, they never teach the concept of, slower
> > traffic keep right...
> >
> >
>
> Isn't there a "causing an obstruction" law for that, already ? I don't
have
> a major problem with the concept- except where the slower driver is
already
> doing the limit (OK 5-10 over), and someone is behind them. Some years
ago,
> I had to get down South (in the UK). So I was on the M1 (main N/S drag in
> England) & was on my FZR600, doing about 120 in the extreme right lane
(i.e.
> same as the extreme left lane in the UK). I suddenly found myself
tailgated
> by an M5 with headlights flashing & horn going & fist shaking etc. I let
him
> go & saw him later - looked like he was being escorted to the local
lock-up
> :-) So, if I'm out in my C-5 & someone wants to go faster, I let them go
> find all the speed traps for me :-).
>
>
>

Yes, Illinois has had laws to cover this at least as far back as 1978 (the
year I got my first copy of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Code - the real book,
not the driver's license manual).

However, while it said you couldn't hold up other traffic, many have ignored
it (typical of many drivers and cops) or had this believe that driving the
speed limit automatically nullified this law, like Dave.

There probably wasn't a fee structure in place on what to fine someone, or
the fee was the standard minimum moving violation fee that didn't make it
worth the cop's time to pull someone over. Many forget that there are
literally thousands of laws in the book and speeding is about the only one
to be enforced. Why? When you pay $25 for a bad muffler or no taillight or
impeding the flow of traffic compared to the $100 or more for an average
speeding ticket, and the cop gets points for his quota, the cop goes after
the speeding ticket because that increases the treasury of the local
community and increases his pay in the long run.


"Rufio" > wrote in message
news:a_M2d.301231$Oi.72100@fed1read04...
>
> "Virgil Hilts" > wrote in message
> ...
> > The law was enacted because of Wisconsin drivers who never go over 55MPH
> > (even if it is posted 65) and never leave the left hand lane. Wisconsin
> > drivers drive 55MPH and swear at Illinois drivers in their own state,
for
> > going too fast!
> >
> > In Wisconsin drivers ed classes, they never teach the concept of, slower
> > traffic keep right...
> >
> >
>
> Isn't there a "causing an obstruction" law for that, already ? I don't
have
> a major problem with the concept- except where the slower driver is
already
> doing the limit (OK 5-10 over), and someone is behind them. Some years
ago,
> I had to get down South (in the UK). So I was on the M1 (main N/S drag in
> England) & was on my FZR600, doing about 120 in the extreme right lane
(i.e.
> same as the extreme left lane in the UK). I suddenly found myself
tailgated
> by an M5 with headlights flashing & horn going & fist shaking etc. I let
him
> go & saw him later - looked like he was being escorted to the local
lock-up
> :-) So, if I'm out in my C-5 & someone wants to go faster, I let them go
> find all the speed traps for me :-).
>
>
>

"Virgil Hilts" > wrote in message
...
> The law was enacted because of Wisconsin drivers who never go over 55MPH
> (even if it is posted 65) and never leave the left hand lane. Wisconsin
> drivers drive 55MPH and swear at Illinois drivers in their own state, for
> going too fast!
>
> In Wisconsin drivers ed classes, they never teach the concept of, slower
> traffic keep right...
>
>

Isn't there a "causing an obstruction" law for that, already ? I don't have
a major problem with the concept- except where the slower driver is already
doing the limit (OK 5-10 over), and someone is behind them. Some years ago,
I had to get down South (in the UK). So I was on the M1 (main N/S drag in
England) & was on my FZR600, doing about 120 in the extreme right lane (i.e.
same as the extreme left lane in the UK). I suddenly found myself tailgated
by an M5 with headlights flashing & horn going & fist shaking etc. I let him
go & saw him later - looked like he was being escorted to the local lock-up
:-) So, if I'm out in my C-5 & someone wants to go faster, I let them go
find all the speed traps for me :-).