I drive a dual carriageway home from work. When I was learning to drive, my instructor said there is no "fast lane" on the dual carriageway. I have since learned that he is only sort of right and that the Highway Code says they the right lane is for overtaking and turning right.
My question is: if I am driving 70mph, am I okay to stay in the right lane? Whenever I do, someone comes up in a rage behind me hooting and flashing until I move out of the way. I find it frustrating because I don't want to do 55mph behind the lorries in the left lane but on the other hand, I don't want to go more than 70mph. So I end up weaving in and out, speeding up to 70 on the right then having to put on the breaks get down to 55 to move to the right so that the person wanting to do 90 behind me on the right can go. What do you generally do on this situation? I've taken to just driving 55 in the left land because I find the road aggression quite stressful and find constantly switching lanes very stressful.
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Can you drive in dual carriageway right hand lane?
gonegrl · 16/04/2024 10:34
PuttingDownRoots · 16/04/2024 10:39
If you are passing a continuous stream in the left hand lane, you are fine in the right hand lane.
If there are long stretches with no one in the left, youshould move over.
gonegrl · 16/04/2024 10:38
Thanks for your answers. An additional point: if I am consistently overtaking in the right but someone behind me is wanting to go faster and indicating that I should move over regardless of my continuing to overtake the left, am I still obligated to move (if I am doing 70?). Thank you.
gonegrl · 16/04/2024 10:38
Thanks for your answers. An additional point: if I am consistently overtaking in the right but someone behind me is wanting to go faster and indicating that I should move over regardless of my continuing to overtake the left, am I still obligated to move (if I am doing 70?). Thank you.
neverknowinglyunreasonable · 16/04/2024 10:41
If people drive up behind me and start flashing their lights I am never sure what it means. As a result I find the best thing to do is stay in that lane and reduce my speed by 5mph.
neverknowinglyunreasonable · 16/04/2024 10:41
If people drive up behind me and start flashing their lights I am never sure what it means. As a result I find the best thing to do is stay in that lane and reduce my speed by 5mph.
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