I usually use the fast lane, because I enjoy driving at the speed limit or slightly above (but still safe). I happen upon slow people all the time. What do I do? WHAT DO I DO?! I don't worry about it. No, they aren't following the law (see Coppertop's post), but I am not here to enforce it. I never tailgate, I never flash my highbeams, I never honk. I turn on my left turn signal for 4 or 5 blinks (something I picked up in Germany). If they don't get it, I just slow down. I also don't pass on the right. That's asking for trouble.
If I was a police officer, I would pull people over all the time for being a nuscence in the fast lane. Whether you think the fast lane is necessary or not, it is there. Slower traffic legally must bear right. If I'm on 101 and someone is going 65 in the left lane, I know they are breaking the law, and possilby leading to strokes behind them as far as the eye can see. It's inconsiderate. Not everyone on the highway goes 80. Some people are old, asian, or possilby blind. Heh..Sorry. If you're going to go slow, go to the right lane. Most people slow in the right lane to adjust for the offramps anyway.
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