Left Lane Losers

CBS) This commentary was written by CBSNews.com's Dick Meyer.

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Five very simple words can change the course of American civilization: Stay right except to pass.

Given prices at the pump, there's understandably a lot of gassing about gas lately. Well, here's a simple solution: use the power and might of government to slaughter left lane hogs. Traffic everywhere will flow faster, fuel efficiency will go up, gas prices will go down and bada bing! We'll have taken a bold step to a better, safer and cleaner 21st century. Let's roll.

Besides, according to a six-year study by the Institute for Neuro-Cognitive Traffic Research, the dominant cause of repeat road rage in males between the ages of 23 and 59 in all ethnic and economic cohorts is left lane blockage. Nearly 80 percent of all violent road incidents initiated by males were preceded