[longbrass]

A recent drive though FL revealed the following.

Within indexical semiosis: The left lane = the fast lane

Ergo driver can identify as driving fast without regard to the actual speed limit or whether or not they are passing other vehicles. Ask people within FL what the left lane of the highway is called and you will seldom hear “the passing lane.”

[stouset]

This is my take too. The left lane to many is “the fast lane” and because virtually every driver perceives themselves to be above average, this is the lane they decide is right for them to be in.