Originally Posted by
basia
Appropriate?! Sorry, but not only is it incredibly rude, it's also plain illegal as well as dangerous. And btw, German traffic cops are planning to get much more serious about sanctioning aggressive tailgaters after a couple of well-publicized fatal accidents in the last few years. At least that's what they say, and one would hope they are serious about it. That said, obviously you are supposed to be in the right lane when it is free.
I agree, tailgating is very dangerous regardless of where. I usually use my high beams to signal the car infront (with a good distance, not tailgating) that is driving in the left (passing) lane slow to move over (if he can). Unfortunately, in the US most people get offended by that and do not move out of their lane just to spite me.
I also wish there was a law that prohibits slow drivers in the left lanes. Maybe there is and it's just not enforced.