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Originally Posted by Altavia
They do a much better job of staying right on restricted access highways in Europe and it is illegal to pass on the right
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In the UK we introduced a law that requires drivers to stay in the left lane unless overtaking for the same reason - to improve safety.
You only use the right lane to overtake. In reality no one takes the blindest bit of notice and we still have lane blockers.
About 20 years ago I did a little test. Could I drive at 65 in the left most lane on a 70mph road of 3-4 lanes and get to my end destination quicker. Than driving in than the outside lane ignoring speed limits….(we don’t undertake eg. On left) guess what… it was quicker to drive slow in busy traffic…The reason - congestion caused by slow fast lane drivers.
So yes its a good law if only anyone bothered to abide by it…..