Left Lane of the Highway

thanos5
thanos5 Posts: 513 Member
edited March 2019 in Chit-Chat
Do you consider the left lane of the highway (US) to be the passing lane, the fast lane, or just a regular ol' lane?

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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Depends on where you live.

    In Texas it's Pass only.
  • durhammfp
    durhammfp Posts: 494 Member
    Passing
  • lx1x
    lx1x Posts: 38,330 Member
    Passing lane
  • durhammfp
    durhammfp Posts: 494 Member
    If there is more than one lane, slower traffic definitely should stay right.
  • CoffeeAndContour
    CoffeeAndContour Posts: 1,466 Member
    Fast lane
  • CoffeeAndContour
    CoffeeAndContour Posts: 1,466 Member
    I should add, I don’t live in the US so I only know what it’s like where I visit frequently.
  • Cowsfan1
    Cowsfan1 Posts: 7,937 Member
    edited March 2019
    If you're not passing stay yo lane - yo lane being the above mentioned left lane

    ETA - sheesh right lane - right lane is yo lane excuse the mistake
  • rickiimarieee
    rickiimarieee Posts: 2,212 Member
    thanos5 wrote: »
    Do you consider the left lane of the highway (US) to be the passing lane, the fast lane, or just a regular ol' lane?

    Definitely passing lane. I hate when I’m driving and I hate someone just cruising under the speed limit in that lane.
  • rickiimarieee
    rickiimarieee Posts: 2,212 Member
    Nobody where I’m from follows that law. Not like the cops pull you over for that, but they’re quick to pull you over for anything else.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Passing lane. You will get pulled over here if you are cruising in the left lane and impeding traffic as it provides for unsafe driving conditions.

  • RomaineCalm
    RomaineCalm Posts: 3,972 Member
    edited March 2019
    It's supposed to be a passing lane here as well, but most people use it as a fast lane, and a few others use it for a leisurely "Sunday drive" lane.
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  • ythannah
    ythannah Posts: 4,371 Member
    Passing lane. However, any male I've ever driven with is of the understanding that the right lane is for those driving up to and including the speed limit, the left lane is for those who want to drive above the speed limit. They refer to it as the "race lane".
  • thereshegoesagain
    thereshegoesagain Posts: 1,056 Member
    Fast lane, but if I'm in it and someone faster is behind me, I get out of their way.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Driving on the freeway here in Arizona, it's slowly swerve around the left lane, with one's left turn-signal permanently set, with the cruise control rooted to an unwavering Thirteen Miles Per Hour.

    A poof of blue hair and age-spotted, candy grabbers firmly planted at ten & two on the steering wheel are the only things visible over the headrest.

  • Cowsfan1
    Cowsfan1 Posts: 7,937 Member
    thereshegoesagain wrote: »
    Fast lane, but if I'm in it and someone faster is behind me, I get out of their way.

    Me too - just good manners yo
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    I think of it as both, fast and pass.

    What I dont think is a "pass or fast" is the left 'lane' (the middle coming up to a left turn lane with solid yellow lines before the actual left turn lane starts, (with broken dashes)) that so many mother-*kitten* idiots drive up in on my way to work making it terrifying to pull into the actual lane when I'm ahead of them trying to obey the rules while they speed up behind me in the 'no drive' designated portion of the road
  • FaabLife4
    FaabLife4 Posts: 90 Member
    Passing.....i drive a dump truck for a living, so I see that majority of people do not know how to drive. I'm not even going to get started. Lol 🤣🤣🤣
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  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    thereshegoesagain wrote: »
    Fast lane, but if I'm in it and someone faster is behind me, I get out of their way.

    yes, exactly.
  • InkgirlKC
    InkgirlKC Posts: 251 Member
    Should only be used for passing but 99% of the population views it as an extra lane.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    It would be the fast lane, because you would also be passing in it. Or the passing lane as you are going fast in it.
  • bodyofartsandmuscle
    bodyofartsandmuscle Posts: 63 Member
    In Colorado it’s considered the fast lane but some people don’t seem to get that.😩
  • NotSo_LittleRichard
    NotSo_LittleRichard Posts: 1,004 Member
    amberthewildartist wrote: »
    In Colorado it’s considered the fast lane but some people don’t seem to get that.😩

    This has been going around FB all week. In Colorado it's actually the passing lane.

    https://www.thedrive.com/news/27133/colorado-state-trooper-teaches-highway-driving-101-on-facebook-tells-left-lane-squatters-to-beat-it
  • wrknonmedaily
    wrknonmedaily Posts: 203 Member
    Fast lane.
  • MikePTY
    MikePTY Posts: 3,814 Member
    I would love to live in a place where we had the luxury of the left lane being the passing lane but usually the left lane just ends up being the left side of the parking lot.
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  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    So I consider it a fast lane, but my definition of a fast lane makes it a passing lane.

    Like, you should only be in that lane if you are going faster than the cars in the right/center lane. Therefore, you are passing them. It's just not one pass at a time, it's just hang out in that lane as long as you are going faster than (and thus passing) the cars to your right.

    And if someone is faster behind you, congratulations you are the slower one move right.
  • amorfati601070
    amorfati601070 Posts: 2,890 Member
    It’s opposite down under but the principle is the same. There’s a motto here “keep left” they teach when learning to drive. The right lane is for overtaking or for allowing Emergency Services to floor it. You can get fined for staying in the right lane for too long with no purpose.

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