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It can be really dangerous, as you lose speed, to try to reach the shoulder lane. Hard to judge without context.
by Aissen 5y ago
It can be really dangerous, as you lose speed, to try to reach the shoulder lane. Hard to judge without context.
- londons_explore 5y agoIn most countries (not the USA), speeds are lower in each lane towards the shoulder. That way, as you lose speed, you can seemlessly change towards the shoulder. It's the same thing I would do if I had an underpowered and heavily laden car or truck and came to a big hill that the car could only get up at 40 mph - change lanes towards the shoulder so that people with more powerful cars can overtake. It has a bunch of safety benefits too, like knowing people always will be passing you on only one side, making driving more predictable, and hence safer.