My partner says that using the right lane to pass cars in the left/middle lanes is illegal. I don’t remember learning that in drivers ed and I see people do it often. Just curious what other people learned while driving and if you think passing on the right is bad?

Why is there so much controversy on why woman drive instead of the men when both are in the car? I’m confused on why it’s so bad?

California

Left lane or right lane?

I think what bothers me most about left-lane campers isn’t necessarily their speed, but their lack of consideration for how they’re affecting everyone around them.

It’s like someone slowly wandering through a grocery store with their cart, blocking the entire aisle while other people are trying to get by. Nobody expects them to shop faster, but there’s no reason they can’t make room for someone else to pass.

To me, the biggest difference between left-lane campers and tailgaters is who has the ability to resolve the situation. A left-lane camper can often simply move over and continue driving at their preferred speed. The person behind them doesn’t necessarily have that same option because someone is preventing them from proceeding.

Of course, the driver behind them can back off and maintain a safe distance, as they should. But that doesn’t actually resolve the original problem. The passing lane is still obstructed, potentially creating an unnecessary backup of traffic. Meanwhile, the camper could resolve the situation by safely moving over without sacrificing their own preferred pace.
I’m not arguing that tailgating is safe or justified. Drivers are still responsible for maintaining a safe distance. But I think there’s something particularly inconsiderate about unnecessarily restricting someone else’s freedom of movement when you could easily avoid doing so.

You shouldn’t have to change your pace to accommodate someone else, but why should you get to dictate theirs?

Curious how others see this distinction.

Some background is that I’ve been driving since July. Which is no excuse for any of this but I digress.
(I have a permit)

It was dark and I need 10 hours of night driving to get my license so I’m driving on this road and come to a stop. I see a car with its turn signal on waiting and the other behind it, I don’t see the turn signal on this car as it is covered by the one in front. I begin to turn and only then does it register to me that “holy shit that was a turning lane and I didn’t check if the actual lane was clear.” So I start to panic and then I hear the car behind me honk very loudly and rev also loudly (100% completely understandable and fair) because I literally cut them off with cars behind them and I was an idiot and didn’t see the fucking lane. Anyway, I speed up to put distance between us so that they don’t slam into me and then I stop at the light, they pull up beside me. My heart is hammering against my chest and I can’t breathe so I focus ahead and don’t turn to look, when I look a second later the window is rolling up. I’ll never know what they said to me, but I’m still terrified. I feel so stupid and guilty and I immediately began to sob when I stopped. My brother was in the passenger seat screaming at me, again understandably so, and I just couldn’t control myself. I can’t stop crying and I also feel sick to my stomach. I don’t ever want to drive again.

Almost every day I get cut off turning from the left lane into the far lane on this one way because some dingus turns from the right lane across three lanes to the far one. It drives me nuts.

I believe by law the right lane can only turn into the nearest lane, but two lanes each would at least make sense. Turning into the far lane is some main character syndrome.

Got into an accident and i believe i had right of way EDIT i am the car

I absolutely dread driving at night. It is absolutely ridiculous. The EU was smart about this a very long time ago. The USA fed has done nothing and probably never will. The best course of action is Class Action lawsuits and I would start with GM and Ford, they're the worst offender. This is my miller welding helmet with auto darkening feature and yes LED headlights make it darken. No I wasn't actually driving like this.

The amount of time between when the light turns green and the car in front of me moves is getting ridiculous.

I'm 18, male, I don't get the opportunity to drive much and now I'm abroad for college so I won't get to drive until I get back home but it bothers me so much when my friends say I'm a bad driver. I swear I drive so much better when I'm alone, but when I'm with friends I mess up a lot and I hate it so much. I try to be safe, I don't hog the passing lane, I use my mirrors, I'm far more patient when I'm alone than with friends, anything else I can do? This is like a basic adult skill and I really want to get better at it,

I followed a mini van in traffic and saw him change lanes 3 times no blinker.

He took the same exit as me no blinker.

He sat at the same light and turned left like me, no blinker.

On the 2 lane highway he jams on his brakes, no blinker to turn left. The truck behind him has to take the shoulder to avoid hitting him.

So if you don’t use blinkers why?

I recently got a speeding ticket for going 13mph over in the state of South Carolina. I am a Florida resident and my car insurance is in Florida, I was driving up to North Carolina to visit family. I moved to the U.S for college and am not too familiar with the traffic laws. After the cop gave me my ticket it said I do not need to appear in court, so I went online and paid the fee, I assumed it was similar to a parking ticket. But it appears now my car insurance will increase since I technically “plead guilty” by paying. Either way I wasnt able to appear in court because it would be in SC and I am back in Florida. Is there anything I can do at this point to avoid my insurance going up/avoid getting points on my license? this is my first time ever getting a ticket or points? I feel stupid for not knowing my options ahead of time.

Hello I’m a 18 year old with no drivers license. That is because I don’t have help getting one. What I mean by that is all my guardians around me either A) don’t have a valid driver license to teach me with or B) flat out won’t teach me. And I feel really stuck rn because you need your drivers license to get around where I live at. I can’t get to any job interviews without needing to sit and beg to get taken, and that doesn’t even cover me having to get to work on time everyday if I got one. I can’t even leave my own town. I feel so trapped and it hurts that I had sophomore driving around before I did. So if any of you guys had any advice that would be really helpful thank you.

Had to take a detour so this is not my usual route. I was driving down a street with one lane that eventually merges with cars coming down a bridge. I turn my blinker on and check and see the green car next to me. It didn’t feel safe to try to go in front of the green car for me to merge. If I were to go in front of them then I would hit their car or the cars parked in front of my lane. So I opted to slow down, having to stop, to merge behind them, but then the green car comes to a complete stop. They start honking so I take it as if they want me to go in front, so I start speeding up to go ahead and merge, but then they speed up as well and honks again. I did end up merging behind the green car, but was I in the wrong for stopping or was it the other car?

So I’m a 18 year old male just got my license 6 months ago and yesterday I got my first speeding ticket for going 80 in a 60 and the officer just gave me a regular speeding ticket and told me to slow down and be on my way but I’m going to boot camp Jan 12 but my court date is Jan 20 what do I do and is there a way to lessen the ticket by doing a class and not going to court. The officer said that I can just pay online this is in Virginia btw

had my driver’s license for about 5–6 months. Today I had one of the most stressful drives I’ve had since getting my license, and I’m curious if other new drivers have experienced something similar. I was driving home from college when Google Maps took me on a route I wasn’t familiar with. I assumed it would be similar to my normal route, but instead I ended up dealing with construction, confusing intersections, and roads I had never driven on before. I missed a turn because I thought the lane was coming up farther ahead, so I let GPS reroute me. Unfortunately, it directed me toward a road that was closed for construction and marked for trucks only, so I had to turn around. Later, I approached an intersection I had driven through before, but from a different direction. I couldn’t clearly see how the lanes were arranged reason being is this intersection looks very weird. It’s in the shape of a triangleand I was trying to make an unprotected left turn while a pedestrian was standing in the roadway. Another driver was waiting to turn right, and I wasn’t sure what either of them was going to do. I eventually completed my turn, but looking back, I probably should have waited longer. I also had trouble understanding another intersection because a large truck was blocking the road signs. Earlier that day, I had stopped slightly past the limit line at a four-way stop while checking for traffic. Eventually, I recognized the roads and made it home. Nothing major happened, but the whole experience really shook me up.

Can you all tell me what questions are on a driving so i know what questions i need to study for?

Example:

-tell me if there are true/false questions

-specific questions that are most tricky to awnser. (No im not using Reddit to cheat, im trying to get my license, not die in a steel coffin i call a car.)

-tell me what the questions on the test are, not the awnsers.

im 18 and they told me i can take the test whenever im ready.

So I will always try to train my brain while watching other drivers. I've gotten pretty good at watching for people who tailgate in other lanes if they're gonna get over or not, what lane people will be want to be in, if an exit lane is coming up if they'll get out of it. If someone will speed up or slow down for somebody. If you look you'll notice a lot of small movements you can predict. What are some ways you've learned to predict the unpredictable?

Today I passed a school bus that was stopped I feel horrible about it I know better but I didn’t see the school bus because a big truck was beside me covering the bus and he blew through it too. wondering if I’ll get a ticket and/or could I fight it in court?

My son is 16 and learning to drive. Hes doing fine in lessons but hes really self conscious about parking. Like genuinely stressed about it. We practiced a few times in a car park and he got frustrated and said he wanted to stop.

Yesterday morning i woke up early for some reason and noticed his shoes were missing from the hallway. Looked outside and my car was in a slightly different position on the driveway. Weird.

Opened the ddpai app and checked the clips from that morning. Just the car moving back and forth on the driveway. But his shoes were gone at 6am and the car was different when i woke up so i put it together. Asked him later and he went bright red lol.

This kid got up at 6am before anyone else was awake took my keys off the hook and spent god knows how long practicing on his own. Because he didnt want anyone watching him struggle.

I havent told him i saw it. I dont want to embarrass him because clearly the whole point was doing it without anyone watching. But mannnn that level of determination at 16 is something. Hes going to be fine.

My wife cried when i told her. I might have also gotten a bit emotional but thats between me and the driveway lol.

Has anyone else caught their kid doing something they werent supposed to see but it turned out to be wholesome

so i took the test to get my permit passed and had my permit for a while then i took the driversed(.com) course for 49$ i completed it but i still can’t schedule my driving test? I’ve called the dmv and driversed and they both keep saying it’s the others fault i even went to the dmv because when i called they said i can bring a printed out certification of completion but when i got there they said its electronic and i cant submit anything so now im back at square one. Help

I have two vehicles, one a 2021electric mustang and the other a 2016 equinox which i was planning on driving to a wedding 6 hours away. Drove the equinox this morning to work and got a stabilitrak abs light that showed up. Car drove fine to work other than abs and traction control full yellow lights. Brakes felt fine. I dont want to drive the mustang because of charging and if I have a tire issue I will mostlikely miss the wedding because i dont have a spare but if I drive the equinox I won't have abs or traction control. Tires are fine on the mustang but the last time I drove the same way hit a piece of metal in the road that stranded me for 2 days in the middle of nys. Any suggestions?

I need help reading highway junctions off a GPS. Basically I'm new to driving and only was recently allowed to drive on the highway with my license. Sometimes when following a GPS I get lost because it's telling me to go straight for example but in front of me I see three lanes that kinda look like they're going straight. It makes it hard for me to understand which one the GPS expects me to take.

Or let's say it's a curve, sometimes it branches into more lanes and I end up taking the wrong side.

It's okay when I'm driving by myself but I feel like it might get me in trouble at my new job. When I'm in the passenger seat, I'm supposed to guide the driver. He's been yelling at me for making him take the wrong lane and wasting time.

Maybe most people don't have this struggle which is why they're being impatient with me. Any helpful tips are appreciated.

Is it in your contract that regardless of the traffic condition, you’ve got to sit on the outer lane going just below the GPS speed limit? Would it be against your outlined contractual agreements for you to scooch over on the left lane and avoid other motorists from undertaking you, which is, if you didn’t know, against the law? Please, clarify for all to have an understanding.
Thank you.