Slower traffic keep right...

The signs are on the highway. Now that I'm doing half the miles as I did when I lived in Miami, I still enjoy a drive on a few roads in south Florida.
This was the case on Sunday when I drove to Miami Beach to drop off samples to a customer, catch a few model helicopter flights with friends, get a haircut, visit my daughter and grocery shop. I logged in more than 150 miles.
The 2 main roads were I-95 and I-595 that each have 5 lanes.
Speed limit on both is 65mph.

Yesterday I was in the middle lane for most of my travels and at times doing 80-85mph.
But... that doesn't matter how much I exceed the limit as cars fly past me on both sides. What pisses me off is when they swerve around and cut in front of me from both sides so aggressively the 2 cars almost collide.

It's not like I'm doing 50 being tailgated and in the wrong lane, but I find that I have to prepare well ahead of my exit as cars that normally merge to the right into the deceleration lane. Often I see drivers who are willing to drive on the right shoulder, cut in front the car making an exit, then skate across 2 lanes to get back into the flow of traffic.

I did have a theory that worked for a while... Stay in the left lane and limit the number of morons to only the right side. I did have one try to sideswipe me on the left as he squeezed into the safety zone.

Slower traffic keep right...
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Not sure if I understood it all, but my comment is:
only in Germany, and to some degree Sweden have I seen diciplined
and effective car culture.
Here in Norway they do 65 in the right lane and 66 in the left lane lol, halting all.
You better not be in a hurry here.

Yes I got the impression USA can be difficult when it comes to road rage,
but that might be due to all the youtube vids from there.

A question, who not keep mostly right lane of them pass left n right also when you are 20 over?
Is it cos hardly any is in the right as this is seen as acc/ret lane maybe?
Back in 89, 90, and 91 I lived in Pompano Beach and my work often took me to West Palm Beach. I used to take the Florida Turnpike and pay the tolls rather than use I 95 with all that traffic to save a few bucks.
Grand, road rage is a serious thing but it happens all the time.
CC, I'm not sure what you mean. Many luxury SUV's are the fastest cars on the highway.
My day isn't complete until 3 of them cut me off.

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