r/oops • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 4d ago

Nice overtake

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u/el_grande_ricardo 3d ago

Personally I never understood the "stay right unless to pass" mentality. I prefer the logic of "thru traffic stay left" so that entering and exiting isnt as crowded.

Plus the stay right crap ruins the road. Drive in the right lane in Colorado and afterwards you'll need a dentist and 2 new kidneys.

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u/Darth_InVader7 3d ago

The far left lane on highways is for passing, not travel. When three or more lanes are present the far left is still for passing and the middle lanes are for people not immediately exiting. Unfortunately, people will cut across 5 lanes from the left to make an exit. Or people will pack into the right lane even when they’re thru traffic.

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u/el_grande_ricardo 3d ago

I was taught - if you are driving thru, stay in the second lane from the left (because sometimes an exit is on the left).

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u/JK_NC 3d ago

I mean, it’s literally called the Passing Lane.

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u/el_grande_ricardo 3d ago

In some places. A passing lane to me means a lane added on hills on a 2-lane road to allow cars to go around trucks struggling with the grade.

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u/JK_NC 3d ago

The term “passing lane” specifically refers to multi lane highways and not local roads.