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"I was about to move to the center lane to get out of her way when she suddenly swerved into that lane herself to pass me on the right — still chatting away."
by boredguy8 16y ago
"I was about to move to the center lane to get out of her way when she suddenly swerved into that lane herself to pass me on the right — still chatting away."
Why were you in the left lane if you weren't passing anyone? Starting an article with misplaced righteous indignation is off-putting.
- ars 16y agoUsing the left lane only for passing is not the custom everywhere. Presumably it is where you live, but it's not universal.
- boredguy8 16y agoTo drive from Washington, D. C. to New York, the author is driving through New Jersey, which has 'keep right' laws. And it's general practice across the USA. "In North American terminology, the passing lane is often known as a left lane or leftmost lane, due to left hand drive (driving on the right). ... "A common problem arising from misuse of the "fast lane" is that it forces faster moving traffic that wishes to overtake on the left to change lanes, do so on the right, and then change lanes again." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passing_lane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passing_lane