Lane discipline: It’s one of the many things that separates driving in the U.S. from driving in many other countries. Take to the highway in Germany, for example, and you’ll find that in general, the left lane is almost completely empty unless there’s heavy traffic or someone happens to be hitting top speed in a Maserati MC20. Plop yourself on an American interstate and you’ll encounter countless rolling roadblocks – people driving the exact same speed as adjacent traffic, regardless of if they’re in a passing lane or not. Connecticut aims to reduce that infuriating situation with new legislation that will allow police to ticket drivers who cruise along in the left lane of a multi-lane highway.
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