....( and don't forget to tell him that the left lane is for passing only)
Originally Posted by themystic
Does being wrong just come natural to you or do you have to work at it?
Sec. 544.011. LANE USE SIGNS. If, on a highway having more than one lane with vehicles traveling in the same direction, the Texas Department of Transportation or a local authority places a sign that directs slower traffic to travel in a lane other than the farthest left lane, the sign must read "left lane for passing only."
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
English grammar wasn't one of your "strong suits" I understand, but when an "If" is placed in a sentence, such as Section 544.011 it "signals" to the reader (who can read and comprehend) that following in the sentence there will be a "condition" that must be met for the remainder of the sentence to be true.
Since laws in English (particularly in the U.S.) are generally interpreted according to the standard English rules, it follows that the same interpretation would be given to the statute, which you wrongly interpreted while you were attempting to appear intellectually superior, which most, IF NOT ALL, reasonable people already recognize you are not. In short: stick with playing pickup sticks.
Verbal sparing is too challenging for you.