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donquijote1954
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> 1. If you know that nobody will pass on the right, you can safely
> change to the right lane with a quick check that there is nobody next
> to you, because you know that there isn't anybody coming up faster from
> behind. This halves the number of lane-change accidents right there,
> because no such accident will happen in a lane change to the right.
>
> 2. You also know that traffic to the left is always faster, so people
> will take more care changing lanes to the left.
>
> 3. Lane discipline makes traffic flow much better. If you're driving
> fast, you can just stay in the left lane, and people will move right
> out of your way (which they can do easily and safely because of point
> 1). The fast driver doesn't have to weave in and out of traffic, which
> is another way that accidents are reduced.
>
> 4. Lane discipline makes traffic MUCH more predictable, which reduces
> accidents. At any point it's much easier to predict what any given car
> will or won't do. Again, this is much safer.
>
> Lane discipline and the "no passing on the right" rule makes roads much
> safer. There is absolutely no doubt about it. And to address your
> problem with people having to pass a slow driver in the left lane -
> that's an issue of enforcement and driver education. In most places in
> Europe, the slow driver would quickly move out of the way, and if he
> didn't, he would be the one that gets the ticket.
Absolutely true.
I wonder if any of our traffic officials have any clue about these
issues, or they just get paid high salaries to look the other way.
> 1. If you know that nobody will pass on the right, you can safely
> change to the right lane with a quick check that there is nobody next
> to you, because you know that there isn't anybody coming up faster from
> behind. This halves the number of lane-change accidents right there,
> because no such accident will happen in a lane change to the right.
>
> 2. You also know that traffic to the left is always faster, so people
> will take more care changing lanes to the left.
>
> 3. Lane discipline makes traffic flow much better. If you're driving
> fast, you can just stay in the left lane, and people will move right
> out of your way (which they can do easily and safely because of point
> 1). The fast driver doesn't have to weave in and out of traffic, which
> is another way that accidents are reduced.
>
> 4. Lane discipline makes traffic MUCH more predictable, which reduces
> accidents. At any point it's much easier to predict what any given car
> will or won't do. Again, this is much safer.
>
> Lane discipline and the "no passing on the right" rule makes roads much
> safer. There is absolutely no doubt about it. And to address your
> problem with people having to pass a slow driver in the left lane -
> that's an issue of enforcement and driver education. In most places in
> Europe, the slow driver would quickly move out of the way, and if he
> didn't, he would be the one that gets the ticket.
Absolutely true.
I wonder if any of our traffic officials have any clue about these
issues, or they just get paid high salaries to look the other way.