Indiana Passes Great Law Targeting Left Lane Slowpokes

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The state of Indiana, widely and deservedly ridiculed earlier this year for its awful "religious freedom" legislation targeting gay people who wanted to get married, actually passed another law that I love.

This one, signed recently by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (remember that idiot?) allows police to ticket drivers who drive slowly in the left lanes of highways, causing traffic backups behind them, says the Indianapolis Star.

An amazing numher of people don't seem to understand that if you're going to drive slowly, you should stick to the right lane.

However, there's apparently a huge population of people who are frustrated parade grand marshalls: They're not happy unless there's a long line of other cars in back of them, so they crawl along in the left lane.

This is of course dangerous, because it causes other drivers to weave from lane to lane trying to get by these slow idiots, which increases the chances of a crash.

Indiana joins a number of other states in which driving too slowly in the left lane can get you ticketed.

There are lots of theories as to why people go slowly on the left.

It's basic selfishness. Some people like to drive in the left lane because there's not as many cars there. (They're all stuck behind the slowpoke).

Others apparently drive slowly in the left lane to teach faster drivers a "lesson." They figure the speed they're driving is the speed everyone else should go. "Why does anybody need to go faster," the smug self-selected speed arbiters in the left lane say.

The left lane slowpokes seem to be a pet peeve a lot of people other than myself. There's a whole website called leftlanedrivers.org dedicated to eliminating the scourge of left lane turtles. You can even order a mirror image of a "move over" decal for your windshield so left lane slow people can see it in their rear view mirrors.

Of course, laws mean nothing to our left lane slow pokes. I'm sure they'll these passive aggresive idiots will still keep put-putting along at a left lane crawl. Can't do anything about them, I guess.

Mass. DOT: "Use Ya Blinkah!"

Massachusetts has a perfectly sensible in law in which motorists, when the change lanes on the state's highways, must use a turn signal to tell everybody what they're going to do.  

The law is widely ignored, perhaps confirming the stereotype that Massachusetts drivers are perhaps a wee bit aggressive and hazardous.

According to WCVB, Massachusetts police issued 4,967 citations to drivers who failed to signal.

The DOT put up electronic signs recently reminding motorists of the law. Police and the DOT hope speaking Massachusetts drivers' language might help.

"Use Yah Blinkah."

Works for me.

Duck Family Causes Worldwide Heart Attack Epidemic

Somebody captured a video of a mother duck and several ducklings crossing a very busy freeway near Toronto.  Watching the video induces a sure heart attack, so be warned, even if you know the outcome of the duck crossing. (It's ultimately good, if harrowing)

Imagine the heart attacks among the motorists on the freeway encountering the ducks. You don't want to run over something so cute, but you don't want to swerve across three lanes of traffic and cause a 100 car, fiery pileup, either.

In any event, watch the video if you dare. Just consider this a public service to maintain full employment among the world's cardiologists.