MN is passing a law to fine left lane drivers
https://blogs.mprnews.org/capitol-view/2018/03/minnesota-lawmakers-step-on-the-gas-to-pass-slowpoke-bill/ They watered it down so that it now is only going to be a 100 dollar fine.
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dhull wrote:
You are right. Guess I missed seeing the removal of yield signs for an implied merge. Problem is someone needs to stand on while the other merges, just like in boating. You can't force a merge. Stupid change, when I learned to drive you were to yield upon enering a highway. But back then a yellow light meant clear the inersection not gun it.
Calling it a "yield" causes issues, at least according to Oregon's definition of what a driver is supposed to do at a yield sign:
Oregon Revised Statutes wrote:
Yield signs. A driver approaching a yield sign shall slow the driver’s vehicle to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and if necessary for safety, shall stop at a line as required for stop signs under this section, and shall yield the right of way to any vehicles in the intersection or approaching so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.
Stopping at the end of an on-ramp is about the worst thing a driver could do and shouldn't be encouraged.
They are supposed to yield the right of way to traffic on the highway, which is slightly different and can be ticketed for not doing it.
