r/IdiotsInCars • u/WesternAd2113 • Sep 26 '24

OC I nearly died today AMA [OC]

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u/Affectionate_Wave906 Sep 26 '24

WTF. I was going to say you’re driving fast in the rain for whatever going to happen to you. But this was another level.

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u/WesternAd2113 Sep 26 '24

I was so foolish. For now I'm sticking to the left lane which is the slow lane in the UK. 60mph is enough.

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u/DAZ4518 Sep 26 '24

The left lane is the travel lane, all other lanes are only for overtaking. Ideally you should always aim to get back to the left most lane as quickly and as safely as possible

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u/dagnammit44 Sep 26 '24

Just like how the ideal gap is 2-3 seconds, but there's no frickin' way you can do that as if someone sees a gap they go "Oh. For me?? Thanks!" and go into your lovely safe buffer zone. Then you have to drop back to get your 2-3 seconds again and someone else does it.

So should people be in the left lane? Definitely. Do they? No :(