In Texas it is illegal to impede the flow of traffic. Even if you are going the speed limit and the person behind you is flying at one hundred twenty if you don't move to the right to let them by you are in the wrong. Sure the person might just be a dangerous jerk or they might have their daughter in the back seat bleeding to death and they're trying to reach a hospital. Beyond that sort of thing its just common courtesy to move to the right. When you are all boxed in and can't move over sure, it makes no sense but when you can just speed up or slow down a little to move over you being a bit of an ass if you just sit in the passing lane. I generally drive pretty fast and keep a keen awareness of other drivers. If someone comes up on me I just get over, who am I to slow them up? I think some people just become preoccupied while driving and don't even realize they've got a line of cars behind them. It pays to pay attention. Don't just ride behind the wheel, drive. Now if I could just get the police to ticket people for no signal use....
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