Getting stuck in traffic is a common and frustrating experience in California. But it may feel even more exasperating when you’re in the left lane — you know, the “fast lane” — and the car in front of you is going slower than everyone else on the freeway.

But there is no specific law in the California Vehicle Code that specifies a given speed you should be driving in the No. 1 lane, which is the left lane, said Dan Olivas, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol, in an email to the Desert Sun.

California motorists should always drive at a safe speed that accounts for the weather, visibility, traffic and the surface and width of a highway — and never at a speed that endangers a person's or property's safety.

However, the California Vehicle Code does state the following, said Ol

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