You’re correct, I am unfamiliar with driving in the US - I’ve lived here my whole life, but have made it into my mind 20s without a license. Needless to say, I don’t live in a particularly rural area (I live in a suburbs where I can ride my electric bike to nearby stores or the train to commute downtown). I wasn’t trying to suggest people pass on the shoulder though. I hadn’t thought of winding roads, but that’s a fair point where there could potentially be two lanes but it’s still not safe to pass. For the single lane scenario I still don’t think it makes sense to suggest a giant RV regularly move into the shoulder (if it’s even present), especially not “any time there is a car behind them” as has been suggested elsewhere in the thread.

Regardless, in general I think it’s more important to strive for systemic solutions rather than expecting/hoping for/pressuring all individuals to act in the way you want. In this case, since we’re talking about rural areas, I think fixing our broken rail network would help immensely. Building the network and corresponding culture around trains for inter city travel would be cheaper for individuals and the government, better for the environment, would allow everyone on board to relax, and it’d even be faster than driving. For popular vacation locations the frequency could even be high enough to eliminate the last barrier of it being on a sometimes inconvenient schedule! Now, of course the locations themselves may not be easily traversable without a car (and trust me I’m aware of how often that applies), but if you’re trying to escape concrete jungles anyways then perhaps walking around was the goal anyways. Otherwise, you can probably rent a car (or a bike!) and still save money compared to the fuel and maintenance cost on driving the vehicle there.

Did you know we throw away more food than it would take to feed the hungry? That there are more empty homes than homeless people? Capitalism incentivizes scarcity, so it is artificially created. The only thing stopping us from achieving post scarcity immediately is working out the logistics, but those in power don’t want that to happen, as they are currently high up in society.

I don’t think that’s what the previous commenter was suggesting, but sure slower vehicles being in the rightmost lane makes sense and is also taught in American driving schools.

Hell even in a car there’s a car behind you most of the time. I can’t believe your suggesting they literally detour at every single moment. That’s adding a hell of a lot more than 25% to the trip duration

So how frequently do you think rv drivers should pull off to the side of the road to let cars pass them? I find it hard to believe they’ll be having meals, restroom breaks, or naps with the frequency you desire. Also, I’m not sure what kind of road has room for you to pull off to the side of, but not an extra lane for passing. I also am not sure what roads you’re talking about where an emergency vehicle is going to be stuck behind an RV for a long enough period for it to matter - if there’s no closer hospital, then by the point an RV would make a difference between life or death they’re probably just going to send out a helivac.

Just to be clear, I’m not an RV owner and I sympathize with your IBS. In fact I have no vehicle, and support plans for public transit and similar ways of reducing congestion and improving people’s lives (like a lane solely for busses, taxis, and emergency vehicles, like several European cities have had success with). I just don’t see a need to blame RVs for their slightly slower speeds, over systemic infrastructure issues that are the primary reason for congestion.

Are you suggesting rv drivers regularly take random detours so as to not “inconvenience” other drivers? Dude, just let them get to where they’re going