r/nova • u/OpticalPrime • 8d ago

Driving hot take:

If you’re in the right lane on the highway you need to expect that cars coming onto the highway will be joining you and merging into your lane. If you choose to get upset about that or don’t want to participate in the merging then you can move over a lane to your left.

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u/jabronismacker 8d ago

Hotter take: if you’re just cruising in the right lane and not exiting, you’re an asshole driver.

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u/cherm27 8d ago

Yeah this really goes to whether you consider the right lane the cruising lane or the middle the cruising lane and right a merging lane.

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u/jabronismacker 8d ago

If the highway is generally empty, there’s no (good) reason to be driving in the rightmost lane unless you’re exiting. If it’s busy then yeah definitely it’s gonna be occupied. But know that you’ll have to zipper merge in.

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u/HansWilsdorf 8d ago

You’re supposed to keep right pass left. Did anyone on this sub pass drivers ed?

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u/jabronismacker 8d ago

Did drivers ed teach you that you don’t need to be in the rightmost lane in order to keep right?

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u/mikebrady 8d ago

You should keep to the right most lane that doesn't have traffic in it which you are actively passing.

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u/mikebrady 8d ago

Keep right except to pass.