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Conclusion after reading the comments: the country information is very relevant!! In Germany tailgating is forbidden, and is also driving in the middle lane. It is forbidden to pass using the right lane in highways. In USA I remember the recommendation was different, try to stay in your lane, they considered the constant change of lanes more dangerous than passing using the right lane.
Moral of the story: Don't judge without the complete information.
Relevant point: Driving in the middle lane in Germany is allowed as long as there's at least infrequent slower traffic on the right lane. There's been a supreme court ruling on this.
I'm not German but the rule I always use there and in Czechia where I live is to vacate the left lane any time you can do it for a while or if there's someone behind you.
It used to be the law that you should move to the right whenever possible. That restriction was eased to say that if there's at least some traffic every once in a while on the right lane that you don't have to move over, if you are on a 3-lane highway.
The reason for that easing was to reduce the danger that is created by frequent unnecessary lane changes.
Seems like Germany could save a lot.of.money by not building lanes that you're not allowed to drive in!
Also depends a bit by state (in the USA), Georgia enacted a law that essentially made it illegal to be passed on the right, speeding or not, if you are slower than the car behind you they want you to be to the right (https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-40/chapter-6/article-9/section-40-6-184/).
True, though I'm pretty sure tailgating is forbidden almost everywhere.
Truly an egalitarian society.