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When people think about left lane hogs, they probably envision a clear example where someone could obviously move over but continued to drive 2 abreast despite a queue building up due to the discourtesy.
But a law, worded as this one appears to be, is INSANITY. Unless you're deep in the heart of BF-nowhere, your hwys cannot function at half capacity (or 2/3 capacity, etc depending on the total number of lanes). Every moderately developed area is operating with insufficient lanes as is. Nobody has a lane to spare for passing only.
I hope the law is enforced but only in the less common situation (Sunday nights at 2am?) where there is ample room for all the traffic to fit in N-1 lanes. I'd much prefer to see it written in a way that acknowledges that most of the time, every lane is packed bumper to bumper and nobody has any room to move over for anyone. Not to mention, the guy "in your way" is most often stuck behind other cars in a queue that goes on well beyond the horizon.
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