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Hypothetical: The next lane to the right is going appreciably slower than the left lane. Traffic is dense enough to make it very difficult to get back over if you leave the left lane to allow the person behind you to pass.
Do you still get over and allow them to pass or do you keep moving at the speed you want to but make the person behind you mad?
I’d speed up. If it’s not enough for the person behind me, I’d move over and let them pass.
Losing a few car lengths of progress isn’t worth the stress or risk of someone riding my bumper at highway speeds.
Why it be difficult for you to get back over? If you're holding up a LINE of traffic and not just one guy, you are the issue
This is based on a situation I have found myself in. With traffic dense enough to limit distance to gain speed, it could be difficult to merge back into the left lane if it is moving significantly faster. This is more common when traffic doesn't form a line, but it's constant and heavy like around quitting time.
Absolutely, it comes down to your tolerance for being "that guy or not".
I generally look at how many are behind me and also how clear it is in front. If they can take off and go their own way or they'll get stopped 20 later. Also on whether I'm keeping up or not with the guy in front. If I'm not keeping up I either speed up or move over.
Ultimately, this stuff makes extremely little difference in your actual commute. Like less than a couple minutes ( probably less than that). It just has so little impact compared to other things. So I try and be philosophical myself and let them pass.
I've noticed (and this is very dependent on the area youre driving in) that sometimes if you want to move back over into the left lane you can use your blinker to signal and MAYBE someone in that lane is aware enough and theyll let you in. Again this really depends on your area and whether the drivers in that area actually respond to turn signals or not.