Why not drive in the middle lane at 70mph?

[Stoo]

I like sitting in the middle lane. Slow lane is for trucks and fast lane is for angry men in Audis.

 

[danellis]

(As a U.S. driver) I learned it as the two second rule. Figure out how much distance is driven (at your current speed) in two seconds, and that's the minimum gap needed between yourself and the car in front of you. Alternatively, slow down (to produce more of a gap) if it takes less than two seconds to reach the part of the road the car in front of you had reached two seconds prior.

As a UK driver, I was taught the rhyme "only a fool breaks the two second rule; in the rain say it again," if said in a monotone voice each line takes two seconds to recite, to save any calculations and allowing for different speeds.

dJE

 

[Snaploud]

I live in Massachusetts (U.S.). Imagine 4 lane highways in which everybody is traveling at the same speed regardless of lane (often around 10-15 mph over the speed limit unless there is traffic, in which case everybody is driving at the same slow speed regardless of lane).

 

[MacLeod]

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If you're doing 85 it's a higher fine than that (up to thousands depending on your salary) and 3 points on your license.

I think you misunderstood me the penalty for hogging the middle lane when lane 1 is clear and free to move in is £100 fine and 3 penalty points. It would likely be for carless driving or driving without undue care and attention.

 

[MacLeod]

I like sitting in the middle lane. Slow lane is for trucks and fast lane is for angry men in Audis.

There is no such lane as the slow lane or fast lane, there is the driving lane i.e. Lane 1 and the overtaking lane(s) which is all other lanes.

As a UK driver, I was taught the rhyme "only a fool breaks the two second rule; in the rain say it again," if said in a monotone voice each line takes two seconds to recite, to save any calculations and allowing for different speeds.

dJE

Sure I was taught that as well but for the test when I took it you could be asked the stopping distance as a certain speed.

However, my pet peeve is people who travel on ordinary roads at 40-45mph whatever the speed limit - even in towns. They're a fscking menace.

The 40mph club, you're right they are a real menace. I come across them reasonable often as the road I drive the most changes between 30mph/50mph/60mph and due to limited overtaking spots you'll find yourself stuck behind them as they dawdle along at 40mph in the 60mph zone and pull away from you in the 30mph zones.

 

[John Clark]

The 40mph club, you're right they are a real menace. I come across them reasonable often as the road I drive the most changes between 30mph/50mph/60mph and due to limited overtaking spots you'll find yourself stuck behind them as they dawdle along at 40mph in the 60mph zone and pull away from you in the 30mph zones.

When I was teaching my mate to drive, there was a route we often followed where almost everybody else we came across was doing exactly that.