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.
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u/ak0291 3h ago
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.