NJ driving (Re: I-95 gap in NJ)

[cpzilliacus]

And I-95 between Petersburg, Va. and Florence, S.C.

Interesting inclusion, as I encountered left lane blocking on part of this stretch the other day. Southbound, the left lane becomes the right lane just south of I-295 (specifically Exit 45, when the right lane becomes the exit ramp), so if coming from Petersburg you'd have to consciously shift lanes. If you're coming from I-295, that becomes the left lane, so it could be that a lot of the left lane blockers between Petersburg and, say, Emporia are I-295 traffic that just never moved over to the right. The last time I was significantly further south of there was in extremely inclement weather, so there was little passing at all.

Yeah, it seems to be worse (in Virginia) southbound I-95 from Petersburg headed in the direction of Emporia, probably because some drivers from I-295 don't get in the right lane. 

Maybe because drivers have come from many, many miles of I-95 and I-295 north of Petersburg where there are at least three lanes in each direction?

But I have experienced it in longer doses across North Carolina (and traffic is much heavier on I-95 from Florence, S.C. to I-295 in Petersburg, than it is in South Carolina south of the I-20 interchange, so a Nestoring driver (frequently elderly, it seems - like the late Dr. Nestor) for many miles) really causes problems for everyone, including the many commercial vehicles that drive the freeway.