On Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:57:44 -0400, George M. Middius
> wrote:

>Cheryl wrote:
>
>> I drive the DC beltway daily, well not lately due to surgery, and
>> have done it for 16 years and it's treacherous!
>
>Are you aware of the custom that the left lane should be used for
>passing slower traffic?
>

Many are not aware. I see plenty of drivers get in the left lane and
meander along at or below the speed limit ignoring everyone around
them.

I actually like driving in Italy. Yes, they do a lot of things that
are illegal, but they follow some simple rules. Stay right, give a
break to the car passing on a hill with a yellow double line, don't
get PO'd when passed. Speed limits and red lights are often thought
of as "suggestions" rather than rules, but now they use cameras to nab
you.