Driving Pet Peeves

The Atlanta Journal Constitution has this report of a proposed traffic law; the traffic ordinance I've long regarded as desirable.  It is the Bad Lawyer's driving pet peeve--passing lane drivers who are slowing down drivers who are trying to use the passing lane, for passing!

Now I know what you're thinking, the Bad Lawyer must be an aggressive left hand lane driver who tailgates and mutters to himself.  Au contraire, mon cher--when I drive, I drive more or less in the right hand lanes of travel, amazed at the clueless wonders dawdling along in the passing lane of travel.  It's worse since the age of the cell phone.  The Georgia legislator, Mark Butler, who proposed the bill is quoted as saying, ""It is a safety issue when people use that lane as their personal driving preference [rather than as a passing lane, without regard to the rest of traffic]", Butler said.  Butler believes eliminating the problem might help traffic congestion. "We’re not trying to promote speeding," Butler added. "If you’re speeding or you’re tailgating in that left-hand lane, you’re still going to get a ticket."

Okay, I'm not really in favor of new tickets, but the idea makes me smile. Sick, huh?