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No I haven't seen that while driving, because passing on the shoulder feels dangerous enough and you usually can't get ahead of the jam that way.
by afterburner 13y ago
No I haven't seen that while driving, because passing on the shoulder feels dangerous enough and you usually can't get ahead of the jam that way.
- j79 13y agoBefore I moved to California, I lived in a state where passing in the breakdown lane (during certain hours) was permitted. I had coworkers who were unaware of this rule and felt those passing were "jerks". Even explaining that it wasn't illegal, they still felt they were "jerks" for not waiting with everyone else... I guess it's similar to lane splitting by motorcycles. Moving from a state where this is illegal to one where it's legal was a shock (although I see a ton of people lane splitting at insanely dangerous speeds...)
- afterburner 13y agoI admit I've never heard of legal shoulder passing (other than obvious common-sense exceptions).
- baddox 13y agoThat surprises me. I've seen it dozens of times, so much so that not really notable.
- seanmcdirmid 13y agoHacker news has an American/west Europe bias. It is definitely common in many third world countries, especially by elites.
- baddox 13y agoBut I've seen it dozens of times in the USA.
- seanmcdirmid 13y agoBeijing China speaking, ya it does work. The black Audi's use the breakdown lane often to get around traffic, it's dangerous and they don't get tickets.