--- title: "Watching Cops Ticket Drivers for Left-Lane Camping Is Incredibly Satisfying" date: "2024-01-15" modified: "2024-01-15" authors: - name: "Caleb Jacobs" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/caleb-jacobs" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/watching-cops-ticket-drivers-for-left-lane-camping-is-incredibly-satisfying" categories: - "News" - "Watch This" --- # Watching Cops Ticket Drivers for Left-Lane Camping Is Incredibly Satisfying ![]() *\Pinal County Sheriff's Office via YouTube\* Most car people aren't huge fans of cops [writing a lot of tickets](). Maybe that's because more than a few of us have [paid out the nose for speeding]() a time or two (or five). But it's different when you see them dishing out penalties to drivers [camping in the left lane](), forcing everyone to pass on the right, sometimes with a single-finger salute accompanying the maneuver. This clip from the Pinal County Sheriff's Office in Arizona is satisfying to watch for that exact reason. It's not that we have a problem with folks driving the speed limit or even a little below, but they ought to know they have no business [in the passing lane](). That's what it exists for—passing, not leisurely strolling while everybody else drives around you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8INPC2zFWE Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Frank Sloup has no problem enforcing that law. It is a law, by the way; an actual written rule of the road. Arizona is just one state with restrictions on left-lane driving, along with Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and more. The legislation says drivers should always stick to the right lanes except: - When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing the movement. - When the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction or repair. - On a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable on the roadway. - On a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic. This isn't just vital for the flow of traffic; keeping folks in the right lane except when necessary is also safer. Making a pass on the left provides way better visibility for drivers given that's the side they're closest to when behind the wheel. If you come up on a slow car in the left lane and they're barely keeping pace with those to the right, moving over can actually be riskier for you. That's where blindspot alerts come in handy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0qRCdsMSA *Got a tip or question for the author? Contact them directly: caleb@thedrive.com* ## Author Caleb Jacobs is The Drive’s senior editor. When he’s not searching for stories or poring over copy, he’s usually driving his dump truck or wishing it was running so he could drive it. He was born and raised in the Missouri Ozarks, and he lives there today with his family. ### Author social links [LinkedIn]() [Instagram]() [Twitter]()