frye@cuuxb.UUCP (frye) (02/11/86)
I don't think its really illegal to pass anyone anywhere on the right if its a multilane highway, including New Jersey. The problem arrises when you pass someone on the shoulder of the road. Cops take a dim view of that. Its the jerks who do that who cut the shoulder up so bad you have trouble when you have to change a tire over there. I see it all the time. People trying to take a left and others passing them on the shoulder. After a rain, that really does make a mess. How could it possibly be illegal to pass someone on either side when you are on a multilane road? (Of course, the answer would be obvious if you must exceed the speed limit to pass the other guy. Here's something I'll throw in just to get comments. It happened to me a couple of years ago. It was the only ticket I ever got that I didn't deserve. After a pretty good sized snow, my friend and I got in my car to go home from work. When we got home I made the right turn into the parking lot from the left lane. That got me square with the ridge left by the snowplow. Both front wheels made the hump just fine and I lit in my parking place. The cop swore that I cut off a bunch of cars doing my little stunt. I thought that was awful funny. I was already out of my car and half way to the front door when he came into the lot. See, he had to wait on those very cars he swore I cut off. When I made the turn into the lot, those cars were a full block away. That left me plenty of time, but it didn't leave him enough. He had to wait. I had no problem at all. I told him I tried it his way the night before. I got one front wheel over and the other one didn't make it. For a brief period, I had one corner of my car stuck out there in traffic. I didn't like that. Now, he made it into the lot okay since he was coming from the other way and made a left. He crossed two traffic lanes to get in and I only had to cross one. He told me what I did was dangerous and I told him he was full of prunes. So did the judge and the State's Attourney. The cop told the judge that it may not have been as close as he thought it was. He just saw what he saw and wrote the ticket. I don't know... Seems to me that a cop should have to be pretty sure he's right before he even picks up the ticket book. His misjudgement cost me time off work. I hope the cops legs grow together. What do you folks think?(8-) Regards, Tom Frye
smh@mhuxl.UUCP (henning) (02/12/86)
**** **** From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA mhuxl!smh In 1976 the national highway safety act(?) or whatever they call it was changed to permit overtaking on the right if there is more than one lane in your direction. Not all states adopted this, but I know that Pennsylvania did. When I am in other states, I try to avoid passing on the right, but unless I see a sign to the contrary, I go ahead and pass lane hogs on the right.
jrm1@pyuxh.UUCP (J McKeel) (02/15/86)
> direction. Not all states adopted this, but I know that Pennsylvania did. > When I am in other states, I try to avoid passing on the right, but unless I > see a sign to the contrary, I go ahead and pass lane hogs on the right. I find it quite necessary to pass on the right reguardless. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a "weaver", I just like to drive at a constant speed, not 55 mph - 45 mph - 65 mph . . . For the most part I don't speed, so there's nothing wrong with that. (in my opinion) :-) -- "New wave, old wave, yellow wave... the water doesn't come and go, the waves do" G. Lee RUSH ========================================================================== U. S. Mail: John McKeel Bell Communications Research 444 Hoes Lane Room 1N-257 Piscataway, NJ 08854 UUCP: ..!{ihnp4,allegra}!pyuxh!jrm1 Voice: (201) 699-3820 ==========================================================================