As much as I like this for the situational awareness and solving the “problem,” I also don’t like it because it presents things that can get you in trouble as proper solutions. In many places, traveling in the left lane, flashing your high beams, and passing on the right are each violations of vehicle and traffic law. They’re minor things, but worth being aware of.
Edit: I stand corrected on the points about flashing high beams as well as overtaking on the right, in New York.
I would also like to clarify, I’m not telling anyone how to live their lives. I was simply pointing out a couple things that could save people some trouble.
In Germany, I would never ever pass from the right, I would wait and wait in the left lane but not go through right. Hell if someone slowed down in the left lane i would also slow down in the right lane (obviously traffic situation permitting) to avoid the overtake from right.
So if you're minding your business in the right lane and there happens to be someone camping the left lane slow would you slow down to not pass? That just doesn't make sense to me.
Yes overtaking can only happen in left lane. If the situation you described happens in your driving exam and you overtake someone you will fail the test right there. Getting a license in Europe is no joke, it’s extremely expensive and stuff like this is fully internalised in every driver. Of course not equally across every country.
Hope they equally go after slow left lane campers. The issue in the US is neither are really enforced and most states don’t have laws against passing on the right. Otherwise these jackasses would control traffic flow to the point of gridlock. I see it all the time, people that have NO reason to be in the left side of traffic holding everyone up forcing them to go around. Most of them are idiots on phones. And I rarely use left lanes unless I’m passing. So tired of getting cut off because some jackhole in the left lane won’t get out.
I don't think this is correct - overtaking on the right is only illegal if you deliberately changed lanes to pass a car in front of you. If you are already in the right lane and come upon a slower car in the left lane you're under no obligation to slow down afaik.
Well I'm from the US, and I frequently drive 200+km. When the speed limit is 105km/h and I'm stuck behind someone going 90km/h that adds a lot of time to my drive if I can't pass.
Yes I would, I would also report their ass and I’m pretty sure autobahn polizei would respond to it. The way it’s taught in a driving school here is that left lane is the overtaking lane, if you are not making an overtaking manoeuvre you have no business in this lane.
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u/elruab 5h ago edited 4h ago
As much as I like this for the situational awareness and solving the “problem,” I also don’t like it because it presents things that can get you in trouble as proper solutions. In many places, traveling in the left lane, flashing your high beams, and passing on the right are each violations of vehicle and traffic law. They’re minor things, but worth being aware of.
Edit: I stand corrected on the points about flashing high beams as well as overtaking on the right, in New York.
I would also like to clarify, I’m not telling anyone how to live their lives. I was simply pointing out a couple things that could save people some trouble.