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What is the rule exactly? 1) Yield the passing lane for anyone that wants to go faster or 2) Yield the passing lane if lane on the right is free. I am askin
by Scea91 7y ago
What is the rule exactly?
1) Yield the passing lane for anyone that wants to go faster
or
2) Yield the passing lane if lane on the right is free.
I am asking because I am not sure, but (2) would make more sense to me. You should not be required to break the speed limit to be allowed to pass the slower traffic.
- c22 7y agoIt seems to vary by state (see the link I posted in a sibling of your comment) but the general rule is that the left lane should only be used for passing in which case logically there should only be one "pass" happening at a time so yielding is not an issue.
- cryptonector 7y agoOf course, in heavy traffic this goes out the window.
- cryptonector 7y agoThe rule is mostly (varies by state) that if there are two lanes, or one lane and an improved shoulder (i.e., wide enough for a vehicle), then at your earliest convenience you must yield the left lane (or the only lane) to passers. It's very, very simple. BTW, in Texas it is now legal to pass on the right because of all those who fail to yield the passing lane. Passing on the right isn't very good, but it's what you get when people decide that the left lane is for themselves.