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In every single thread about traffic I've seen, someone posts this. This is just not true at all in congested roads, and means that there is less traffic throug
by fryguy 12y ago
In every single thread about traffic I've seen, someone posts this. This is just not true at all in congested roads, and means that there is less traffic throughput since one lane can't be used. On a 5-lane (per direction) 65mph freeway road, if the right 4 lanes are going 20mph, then you are passing in the left lane. When it congests to 20mph in the leftmost lane, is everyone required to get out of it?
- talmand 12y agoMy thought on 5-lane road as you describe, which I drive on twice day in my commute, the left lane should not be for passing. It should be that the further the distance to your exit the more to the left you should be to avoid congesting the entry and exit ramps. People complain about bad usage of the left lane but my gripe is people being in the right lanes but are not exiting. On a daily basis it is often the source of almost half the congestion I see on the road. The rest is from the "me first!" crowd that probably advocate this left lane is only for passing in all cases nonsense.