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[–] [email protected] 100 points 2 weeks ago (50 children)

Easy fix, go 10 mph under. If they are still a dick, keep slowing down

[–] Naz 38 points 2 weeks ago (27 children)

I've had a much easier life following a super easy rule for highways:

Left lane: Passing/Fast

Middle lane: Cruising

Right lane: Exit/Slow

If I'm in the left lane doing 110 MPH and there's a pickup truck right on my ass, I'll signal and go middle lane and just cruise for a bit.

9 times out of 10, I'll see that exact same pickup or other car on the right shoulder with a state trooper writing him up.

It's happened so often in my life, it's made me believe in "instant karma". Just let them pass.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (12 children)

Right lane is for cruising.

Any lanes to the left are for overtaking, and you move back to the right after passing.

Of course it depends on how heavy the traffic is, but if you're not willing to move faster than the cars on your right, CHANGE LANES.

People driving in the middle lane when there's nobody on the right are a pet peeve of mine.


Edit: pasting this below, since people seem to be unaware of the actual rules.

Edit2: This is UK, flip left with right for almost every other country.

The highway code, the official rules for road use in the UK, reads:

(General Rules, 160) "keep to the left, unless road signs or markings indicate otherwise. The exceptions are when you want to overtake, turn right or pass parked vehicles or pedestrians in the road"

(Motorway lane disciple, rule 264): "Keep in the left lane unless overtaking. If you are overtaking, you should return to the left lane when it is safe to do so (see also Rules 267 and 268)."

Many other EU countries have the same rules. I wouldn't know about America.

[–] snugglesthefalse 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So I was taught that undertaking is technically not illegal but it's bad practice, hogging the overtake lanes when there's nobody on your left is the actual offence. (UK before anyone driving on the incorrect side says anything). But yeah there's still a reasonable speed to keep at on main roads in most conditions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know about associated punishments, but the highway code is clear.

Rule 267: [...]Overtake only on the right.

Rule 268: Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake.

It goes on to clarify that, in heavy traffic, the left lane could be moving faster and that keeping up with the flow is OK.

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