COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Transportation is reminding drivers that the left lane is for passing , not for cruising.

“You are only going to make the situation worse if you start tailgating that person, driving aggressively, road raging that person," ODOT spokesperson Matt Bruning said.

The agency recently launched a social media campaign featuring the message, “Camp in a park, not in the left lane,” aimed at slow drivers who block traffic by lingering in the passing lane.

It's time we confront this... 😬 Some of you LOVE to drive in the left lane... your whole drive. The left lane is... Posted by Ohio Department of Transportation District 12 Cleveland on Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Ohio law requires motorists to “keep right, except when passing," and drivers going belo

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