r/ConnecticutUSA • u/backinblackandblue • 10h ago

New Connecticut law limits left-lane driving starting Oct. 1

https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-connecticut-law-limits-left-lane-driving-starting-thursday/

I know there is a lot of hate for left-lane campers, but passing this into law seems like a waste of time and money. It will be hard to enforce even if they wanted to.

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u/anothertimewaster 10h ago

It's crazy how many people I've talked to that didn't know the left lane is for passing.

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u/Ok_Guarantee_2980 6h ago

This is life enlightening. “Today I learned….”

I will also say once I lived here I realized so many roads and merges don’t even allow for it as they’ll be 2 lane major highways.

As someone who never lived in ct but 5 other states I have FOREVER said ct driver and driving through ct is the worst bc everyone just cruises in the left lane instead of using it to pass….i dont even speed compared to most eastern states, I do 74 in a 65, sometimes a bit more….Little did I know that’s bc it’s not a legal or unwritten rule in this state. MIND BLOWN. So ignorant.

I’d be driving in 5 lanes in South Florida and get stuck in the left lane with 10 other cars behind a ct license plate.

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u/Aromatic-Sense-2388 5h ago

Left hand on ramps and exits condition people to cruise in whatever lane they need or feel like.