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SESSION 6

This Session contains the following topics:

SPEED LAWS
LANE USE
PASSING


SPEED LAWS

Alaska has a Basic Speed Law, which says that you may not drive faster than is safe, no matter what the posted speed limit may be.  The purpose of this law is to save lives by reducing crashes caused by hazardous driving.  The conditions of the road - weather, congestion, construction, types of vehicles, type of road - all determine the safe maximum speed.  Traffic should flow smoothly, with as little passing and lane changing as possible.  

When everyone drives within a reasonable range of speed, the risk of collision is minimized.  Drivers who go too slowly are just as dangerous as speeders.  You're required to move with the normal flow of traffic.  If you are driving much slower than everyone else, and cars seem to be passing you constantly, then you are a hazard, and you might be ticketed.  You need to pick up your pace, and move with the rest of the vehicles.  If you are going to drive at the slowest speed, stay in the right hand lane. Nobody likes a slowpoke in the "fast" lane!  You are asking to be rear-ended. The Concorde jet guzzles 300 gallons of fuel per hour while idling.  If you are unable to drive within the speed range, and your slowness is causing traffic to brake behind you, put on your hazard lights, to warn drivers behind you that you are moving exceptionally slowly.
Everyone moooo-ves at different speeds. Stay within the posted speed limit.
 
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