i know this is a rule, but why? i cannot think of how or why this would be bad. also, if you’re in the middle lane, pass to the right for an exit, and happen to be going faster than the middle lane, is that illegal?
so sorry if this is mega dumb but i genuinely cannot understand why this is illegal.
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Basically because people will not expect you to be there and it could cause an accident.
In order to make driving safer, you want to limit the amount of situations where people might collide. Although you always need to check your mirrors before you merge, there is an expectation that no one will be coming up to pass you on the right.
This makes it easier to change lanes. And since the rule is that one should keep in the right lane if possible, especially if there are only two lanes, it is likely people will be merging into the right lane often.
It’s just as dangerous when there are three lanes. The left lane is the one for passing- if people start passing on both sides, they can crash into each other coming around the same car from different sides.
Also speed like others mentioned- not everyone will be driving at the same speed. The right lane is for slower cars. The left is for anyone moving at the max speed limit ( in practice people go over, but that isn’t legal) and if possible should be kept clear for passing.
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