This article explores the phenomenon of drivers who occupy the left lane on multi-lane highways, despite the law prohibiting this practice except for passing or specific maneuvers. It examines potential reasons for this behavior, including ignorance of the rules, a sense of entitlement, and a desire to enforce speed limits.
I feel it’s part of my job now to watch the endless stream of videos posted on social media around bad drivers. The incidents can range from the trivial to the unbelievable. But there’s one particular driving activity that never fails to spark outrage in many drivers — camping in the left hand or fast lane.
A disproportionate number of these road rage video incidents, and the resulting mayhem which often follows, occurs either because a driver refuses to move into slower travel lanes or because someone retaliates against a driver who refuses to move into the slow lanes by doing things like “brake checking” the slower vehicle. Let’s remind ourselves about the law in B.C. around this. Since 2015 if you’re on a highway with two or more lanes and the speed limit is 80 km/h or greater you can’t travel in the left lane unless you are overtaking and passing another vehicle, moving left to allow others to merge, preparing to make a left hand turn or moving over as required to allow room for emergency and/or maintenance vehicles when their lights are flashing. It’s actually pretty straightforward. So why do people ignore the rules? The first and most obvious answer is: they ignore the rule. They know what to do but they choose not to do it. Then there are those who missed the memo and don’t know those rules which have existed now for nearly 10 years. How those “Keep Right Except to Pass” signs, which dot all major highways in B.C., don’t assist with the proper awareness is a modern mystery. Then we delve into more psychological reasons around left lane occupancy. First up is the highway hall monitor. These are the self-appointed stewards of safety who will stand firm in the left lane to ensure that speeders are kept in check. The sign says: “80 Km/h” and the rest of you are going to do it. Next there is the entitled speede
DRIVING SAFETY HIGHWAY RULES ROAD RAGE LEFT LANE
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Why were these mortgage borrowers left out of the latest stress-test change?The industry was thrilled when the banking regulator dropped this as a requirement for uninsured mortgage borrowers switching to a new lender at renewal time
Read more »
Biking advocate says video of Toronto ambulance using bike lane proves importance of keeping cycling infrastructureVideo has emerged of a Toronto ambulance being forced to use a bike lane to avoid downtown traffic, an incident one biking advocate says highlights the utility of the separated roadways at a time when their existence and expansion face uncertainty.
Read more »
Biking advocate says video of Toronto ambulance using bike lane proves importance of keeping cycling infrastructureVideo has emerged of a Toronto ambulance being forced to use a bike lane to avoid downtown traffic, an incident one biking advocate says highlights the utility of the separated roadways at a time when their existence and expansion face uncertainty.
Read more »
Biking advocate says video of Toronto ambulance using bike lane proves importance of keeping cycling infrastructureVideo has emerged of a Toronto ambulance being forced to use a bike lane to avoid downtown traffic, an incident one biking advocate says highlights the utility of the separated roadways at a time when their existence and expansion face uncertainty.
Read more »
Toronto street to be completely transformed despite Ontario's bike lane banPlans are in motion to totally redesign a Toronto street, transforming it from a car-centric thoroughfare into a modernized roadway designed to bette…
Read more »
Court challenge launched against Ontario bike lane removal billA woman holds up a sign at a rally at Queens Park Saturday that was protesting the Ontario government's proposed Bill 212 that would see the removal of three major bike lanes in Toronto.
Read more »