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I agree with the no holding up traffic law since it drives me crazy seeing someone in the left lane going 10 under but that doesn't really work. Speaking from experience, many companies have drive cams that will tattle if they're speeding, following too closely (ridiculous distances too, like 10+ seconds), braking too hard, accelerating too hard, not coming to full stops and sitting for at least 2 seconds, etc. With everybody wanting to drive 10+ over they tend to get aggressive towards people in these vehicles when they're just trying not to get fired. It adds lots of frustration to the driver. Police should be enforcing speed limits first then those what I call "moving road obstacles". If they're not going to drive the speed limit then get the fuck out of the way.
It works fine in places like Germany. If you want to go slow, stay to the right.
The specific law should be that you're holding up traffic if there's room to move right while maintaining speed, and it's always illegal to pass on the right. The first addresses people going 10 under in the passing lane(s) and the second targets aggressive drivers. Imo, speed limits shouldn't be enforced unless it's actually causing public safety issues (e.g. 10-20 over is fine if everyone goes that fast, the issue is relative speed difference).