A Rant About Driving In The Left Lane

Yesterday morning, I was driving along the expressway, when a car entered the Expressway about 1/4 of a mile in front of me. There were very few cars on the road at this time, and this particular driver chose to spend about one-tenth of a second in the right lane (note to non-USA readers: we drive on the right here in the United States) and then immediately moved two lanes to the left so he could be in the left lane. Why? I have no idea. There were certainly no cars in front of him to warrant such a lane change. Someone who has an explanation for this behavior, please let me know. Then, as I caught up to this particular car, I could tell he was going extremely slowly in the left lane, I would guess his speed was about 50 miles per hour. I wish I could hold up a sign as I passed him that said “You drive like a moron!� But, you never have such a sign when you really need it. Later, I checked my rear view mirror to see if this particular car had sped up, and of course he had not. He was getting smaller and smaller in my rear-view mirror. Now, technically, this driver may not have broken any laws, but what he has done is of course extremely stupid, and quite dangerous, as cars in the left lane tend to zip by at around 65 to 75 miles per hour, and going 50 or so is going to cause a lot of unnecessary lane changing and hitting the brakes. I wish I had a good way to let this person know that. If you have a suggestion, please let me know.