I've seen this over and over again in medium to heavy rush hour traffic, drivers will be cruising along in the high speed lane keeping a reasonably safe distance between them and the car in front only to have someone tailgate them. I assume this is an attempt to move them out of the way but I have no clue where they expect this person to go. Some believe they can get a nice draft going, but I seriously doubt this is possible at 55 mph behind anything other than a semi. And even then, your bumper would need to be touching the semi's Yosemite Sam mudflaps.
A big part of the reason there is heavy traffic in the first place (other than the obvious) is all of the braking that occurs. If everyone would just be a tad more patient, we might all get there quicker.
Exception to the Rule: This rule does not apply if you've got someone in front of you in the left lane doing 15 mph below the speed limit. This could be the start of another rule on its own, but I'm not going there today.
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