The speed lane is usually for drivers who go above the speed limit (breaking the law). This viral saying (over 265,000 likes) was posted on Twitter by slate on March 1, 2021:
“I’ll never understand people who get in the fast lane just to drive the speed limit. This lane is for CRIME.”
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slate
@PleaseBeGneiss
i’ll never understand people who get in the fast lane just to drive the speed limit. this lane is for CRIME
3:14 PM · Mar 1, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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Ian Noble
@BradleySAE
“This lane is for crime,” I’ve never related to something more.
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slate
@PleaseBeGneiss
· Mar 1
i’ll never understand people who get in the fast lane just to drive the speed limit. this lane is for CRIME
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8:38 PM · Mar 1, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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Trick Banana
@TrickBanana
Some of yall get in the fast lane and go the speed limit.. wack. This lane is for CRIME
12:18 PM · Mar 2, 2021·Twitter for Android
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AlliGator
@allirut
I will never understand people who get in the fast lane to drive the speed limit. that lane is for CRIME, i’m trynna go fast. ‘cuse me
10:45 AM · Mar 3, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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DAD OF THE YEAR
@johnny_tapia__
I’ll never understand people who get in the fast lane just to drive the speed limit. This lane is for CRIME!
11:13 PM · Apr 26, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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Deplorable Michael⭐
@LeoLionMAGA
I never understand people who get in the fast lane just to drive the speed limit. This lane is for CRIME.
8:45 AM · Apr 27, 2021·Twitter Web App
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