Why American Highways are So Slow and Dangerous - BMW M3 POV Drive (Binaural Audio)

[@TedwardDrives]

Like the video if you hate lane hogs. It's ok if you're guilty of these wrong lane sins...Just do better and tell your friends. Highways can be more open, safe, and relaxing if we use the correct lanes. Edit: My blinker was used on EVERY lane change. Shocking for a BMW driver yes. But please look closely before commenting that "he didn't use his blinker."

[@wildshpeehunter8265]

I think the biggest thing behind the poor highway driving because nobody is ever really taught these things. This coming from a relatively new driver (3 years).

[@jacekdomagala1188]

I invite you to visit Maryland for a good laugh, no situational awareness on our highways lol

[@arny9464]

I am not from the US. I have been to the US and have driven in the US though. I did use observation as my teacher when using the highways, unfortunately lol...now I know the right way to use highways and will apply the knowledge if I visit the US again.

[@labzee7855]

Plase do more of these to spread awareness!

[@rene837]

In Germany we have the "Rechtsfahrgebot" or "commandment to drive on the rightmost lane" for exactly that reason. It also is ignored often but the left lane is almost only being used for overtaking and people move at least into the middle lane after that in 95% of cases. Also overtaking on the right is not allowed here except in cities but I do overtake mid lane hoggers occasionally just to remind them of their mistake, often enough they move to the rightmost lane after that. However the right lane is often full with trucks and people tend to stay in the middle lane because of that which is allowed because that negates the commendment to drive on the rightmost lane. I drive a lot because of work and drove the A2 to Berlin the other week, if you are lucky and people keep moving to the right like they are supposed to you can easily drive over 200kmh on the left lane without much problem. Top speed from Berlin to my hometown was 231kmh on the Autobahn, but those high speeds are often interrupted by drivers that don't use their mirrors properly and thus you have to use the brakes.

[@carontorliak2760]

This video actually has one the rarest occurrences in all of natural history...a BMW driver using turn signals.

[@SpookyShaw94]

the irony of this comment being the most common on every BMW post

[@LomidzeDavid]

😂😂😂

[@9.5.9.5]

Haha original

[@DirtyRaveMind]

Only haters that can’t afford expensive cars say that. The brand does not make the driver. I drive a van at work, a BMW and a Honda motorcycle at home. So i give signals when I’m at work and on my motorcycle but not when im in the BMW??? 🤨 If i don’t regardless, then your logic makes even less seance. The funny thing is that you are probably one of the people that, that video is targeting. 🤣

[@bogi165]

@@DirtyRaveMind its called a joke

[@kaiserhhaie841]

German here: Never thought I'd see the day an American BMW driver would correctly explain lane etiquette and use their turn signals. Amazing times we're living in

[@theslobotfather]

EU driver here, i don't know wtf are they doing on the left lane, if you pass you move right, we have 2 lane highways and yes i am a fellow bmw driver, but still, wtf murrica

[@JTguitarlessons]

@@theslobotfather Nobody cares about the EU, you're irrelevant

[@fs5866]

@@theslobotfather it is like this everywhere though, people do cruise in the middle lane because often the slower lane is used by slow trucks and all so instead of switching lanes all the time, you keep in the middle lane, it is safer than overtaking all the time.

[@theslobotfather]

@@fs5866 it all depends, if everyone follows the pattern yes, else it's safer to stay right

[@noahkingley5837]

Bro comparing Germany to America we have bigger population, more cars. Also switching lanes repeatedly is one of the highest reasons accidents happen. If you want to pass people use the passing lane. If somebody is going the speed limit you can’t get mad at them they are following the law.

[@leam8908]

Here’s the irony. Since these incorrect lane use practices are so ubiquitous, using the lanes correctly is unpredictable and confusing to those around you.

[@zhawk18]

He already said that

[@justalonelypoteto]

it's like changes in language, basically enough people have to speak it incorrectly that it becomes part of the language and is now correct

[@Jeremy_Watson]

​@@zhawk18she likely made the comment before hearing him say that.

[@BrooksBabbling]

He's a douche who is clearly going like 10 over the speed limit.

[@BrooksBabbling]

Omg just pass the guy on the right if he's going a reasonable speed in the middle lane. You're being dangerous as fuck dude. There is no 'losing' on the highway. It's not a fucking race. Holy fuck I hate this guy so much.

[@AkimboZapGuns925]

I passed my Kentucky drivers test with 10 hours of driving experience with zero highway driving experience. Our tests in my city were taken in downtown, idiots were more concerned about parallel parking than anything else lmao

[@dohnjoe9211]

That explains a lot. I learned to drive in VA, and moved to KY at one point. The drivers there were abysmal.

[@mehakverma7043]

Same here! 10 hours was all I needed to learn how to drive. Parallel parking isn't even that hard.

[@raisingmiracles56]

Same in georgia

[@thepolishcow9050]

I had to log 50 hours of driving with 10 being at night in Montana. And 6 more hours with a driving instructor, who had us drive in all kinds of situations. It’s kinda crazy the difference between state requirements.

[@zachwinderzight9278]

if you use your cell phone while you drive, you are an idiot too

[@hanse4264]

As a German driving in the U.S I'm surprised I'm not dead yet.

[@Redslayer86]

Go drive in Florida for a little while.

[@annunakian8054]

There's a reason why there's no American drivers in f1 and never a legit winner. Mario Andretti was born in Italy. Never had a competitive manufacturer either.

[@acerusea5156]

@@annunakian8054 Phil Hill?

[@edwardmiessner6502]

@@Redslayer86 worst drivers and heaviest enforcement of all traffic rules. If a cop stops you he'll literally scream at you!

[@k1lcho213]

@@acerusea5156 Phil Hill won the championship with a lead of one point. His opponent died during the second last race. If the season would have had no dramatic accident and if Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips would have had the chance to participate at the last race, Phil Hill would not have won the the F1 championship.

[@MP-ge6ik]

As a german I really can’t imagine how it feels like to feel unsave on the highway. I mean we’re driving 130mph and have less accidents than in america. I think Rechtfahrgebot should be mandatory everywhere

[@fabifaktor5677]

hab jetzt erst verstanden dass er Rechtsfahrgebot sagt XD Danke

[@fabifaktor5677]

@Yoo Wat No the american highways are way mor dangerous than the german autobahn

[@blackchecker2009]

@Yoo Wat nope Germany has the lowest rate at car accidents World Wide and that with higher speedlimit (normal roads its ~60 mph… thats almost the max speed the US can drive on their Highways)

[@georgeschmall9254]

@Yoo Wat wrong

[@charly.1312]

@@blackchecker2009 not the lowest, but yea it's pretty low,(3.7/100 000 inhabitants) swiss for example (2.2/100 000 inhabitants)

[@michalbarsfajny4268]

In Slovakia, we use lane with least amount of potholes. So basically it seems like everyone is drunk as we are going from side to side

[@monke7156]

I heard that in Slovakia you get pulled over for driving straight because you must be either drunk or crazy

[@lucaa.8867]

Here in Brazil too lmao

[@michalbarsfajny4268]

@@monke7156 yes. That is popular joke. Sadly, based on true story :D

[@aatusha]

I like your system of driving

[@crispouk3070]

🤣🤣🤣

[@GoldenTV3]

It's also road design. Having exits on the left means that slow drivers need to move into fast lanes just to make their exit. Having exits only on the right removes this element and increases flow.

[@davidbrumby761]

WHAT!? thats so silly

[@Wingnut353]

Exits on the left is very rare though... you only see that in a few cities where they don't have room to exit on the other side and in those cases its often in an area where the traffic is always relatively slow.

[@maudcls5610]

Never seen an exit on the left

[@mxrrss]

Yea idk where you live but here we have like 1 exit on the left

[@vincentnguyen3068]

We have left exits all over Texas highways. It's not rare but more like, uncommon.

[@Valfarr]

Germany: This lane is for this, that lane is for that. You pass there, then go back here... SoCal (in any lane): You either let me merge or we both die.

[@jacobmogensenschmidt7238]

And there is Denmark which is a combination of both

[@demoniack81]

In large Italian cities we mostly use indicators to mean "I am gonna go this way, yes I know I'll be cutting you off and no I don't care, see to it that we don't crash."

[@kreuzrittergottes9336]

(Proceeds to ignore them in my 7k lb diesel pickup)

[@evanthompson211]

This is so true

[@micmac99]

Texas: if you don't drive an F-250, a Silverado, a Tundra, a Beemer, Benz or a Lambo, you're not allowed on the freeway anyway.

[@Linkmon99]

Problem seems to be driver's ed and even the license test doesn't cover this, seems like the knowledge is just not there amongst all the driver's and that's a huge problem that'll hopefully start to be fixed

[@waterfox305]

Exactly, people literally just prepare to drive for the 10 minutes they need to just pass the test rather than learning how to actually drive!

[@just_Lee2]

it's about traffic culture and not giving a damn about other drivers

[@tjroelsma]

@@just_Lee2 This. The feeling of there's ME and then there's everybody else. But I also think there's a second thing in play here: "everybody has the right to be an asshole." There simply are people who will deliberately do things like blocking and/or annoying others "just because they can."

[@lafondawilliams]

@@tjroelsma yup usually its bmw people or trucks that tailgate me for 15 miles when there is an 18 wheeler in front of me 😂

[@gianadavis-cainblm4806]

Im an American and my mom told me to drive like this

[@AutoTopnl]

This would drive me absolutely insane! Love the Autobahn even more now. Keep teaching them 😅

[@jwvdberg122]

hoi

[@TedwardDrives]

You’ve got a great thing going over there, that’s for sure!

[@JStryker7]

They don't understand roundabouts either

[@Arda-E]

Or you use sirens instead

[@bighands69]

Autobahn is fantastic if you do not mind a road system that is paid for by high taxes and less freedoms. Having a nicer home, better finances and living in a country that is willing do defend itself is far more important.

[@theversacecowboy632]

Many of our highways have such short on ramps that "middle lane cruising" is essentially using it as a passing lane to pass people merging/exiting.

[@Hirotoro4692]

it's not rocket science, if you wanna help people merge on, then move over, then move back. American roads are a dream to drive on, yet you guys have some of the highest fatality rates among developed nations per capita. Some of the slip roads (on-ramps) near my house in Europe are 150ft long at most, yet you don't hear us complaining, we make do. These particular on-ramps are so short you will often find people have to come to a complete halt and wait for a gap to merge with traffic going 80+, yet accidents rarely happen because European drivers are trained to MUCH higher standards. Much, MUCH higher standards.

[@dangerousthoughts.1591]

Especially when 70% of people decide that entering the highway 20mph slower than the speed limit is safe.

[@izaacmp]

I agree-obviously depending on the context. What some people might not realize is that there are freeways with two or more exits per mile-mostly in urban areas that had their freeways built so long ago that engineers didn’t know better, or had political pressure to add an excessive quantity of exits. It makes the right lane so chaotic that freeway engineers sometimes create dedicated “weave lanes” where the only people allowed in the right lane through the densest part of an urban area are those exiting or entering in the next 3-5 exits. Downtown seattle has 2-lanes dedicated to continuing south, and 3-lanes dedicated to weaving south.

[@GTDpowah]

Well yes, but at least 70% of Americans have high displacement, high horsepower vehicles. All you gotta do to merge at the right speed is put your foot down.

[@izaacmp]

Yeah-unfortunately probably that same 70% of Americans leave a following distance the length of a popsicle stick between cars. Not only does this lead to a ton more traffic and rear-end-collisions, but it makes merging so much more challenging where there are no gaps between cars.@@GTDpowah

[@Ark-op9xs]

My biggest fear in life is getting seen by Tedward in the wrong lane.

[@TedwardDrives]

hahahahahahah

[@AngryYouth]

... and caught on video

[@JustOotin]

Read your MANUAL

[@LocoMan123]

Same especially cuz I’m in mass

[@goharderthanyesterday3935]

LMAO

[@dannnn94]

The trouble with this is it requires more driving and paying attention to the road which will distract me from scrolling through Instagram.

[@TedwardDrives]

True.

[@sebastienjul6223]

Looking at your phone on the highway is extremely inconsiderate

[@tegandteginus7767]

@@sebastienjul6223 he’s joking

[@titusbyzantine4949]

@@tegandteginus7767 he's joking.

[@cooldude2930]

@@sebastienjul6223 he's joking

[@Lordgeorge16]

I gave the German method of driving a shot earlier this week up and down the Mass Pike, and I was pleasantly surprised at how much safer I felt on the highways! Not to mention how efficiently I was moving through traffic! We really need to teach people that this is the most optimal way to drive.

[@melinuxf00l]

You felt safer because you actually had an escape route to your right by keeping in the right lane. If you cruise down the center lane, you have no escape route to either side, but in the right lane, you can at least go to the break-down lane if you need to avoid something.

[@bartholomewdan]

It shouldn't even be called the German method. It should just be how everyone drives all the time, everywhere.

[@paubayes2002]

Everyone in europe drives like this

[@melinuxf00l]

@@paubayes2002 Yeah, Europeans are actually taught how to drive. Americans don't really learn from qualified instructors, but are taught by, and pick up all the bad habits of, their parents. Most driving schools in the US don't even offer to teach driving on a manual car, for example. Just a few basic lessons in an automatic before sending you off to learn with your parents.

[@Konszky]

@@paubayes2002 except on the south-west going, 3-lane highway from Oslo, Norway. Nobody but trucks and buses use the right lane there.

[@joejames4847]

This is the only YT video that's ever made a notable difference in my day-to-day life. Watched this two years ago, and I've been driving in a safer manner ever since. Feels good to be part of the solution rather than the problem. Thanks for making a difference, Ted 👍

[@jondoe6926]

I'm sure it feels good to be completely alone and stuck behind slow ass drivers. 👍

[@odysseyhopkin4145]

the worst is when you go to pass someone who was slower but then speed up so you cant pass them, then slow down when you go behind them again

[@ConspiredPictures]

Especially when you're just chilling with cruise control on a very long drive, and someone like that just ruins your flow because they're fragile

[@ConspiredPictures]

@@Mario_RX7 that's even worse. That's how people die. Just let it go

[@matthewgamman4303]

this is why having even a slightly fast car is fun, because you don't have to deal with people like this as much

[@jacobvanhalteren7452]

It's actually an unconscious response people have. I've learned a few things to do in different situations. 1 - They speed up as you pass beside them - In this situation, if you pin it and speed up 10km/h for a few seconds they usually end up returning to their original speed and you pass them nicely 2 - In situations where people have decided to speed up and then sit in your blind spot - A nice swerve that looks as though you're about to change lanes and sideswipe them without exiting your lane will usually make them brake and stay back a little 3 - Your looking to pass and the car beside you speeds up to block you in - This is truly annoying but I've learned that if you are getting close to the car in front as you get ready to pass often the drivers beside speed up. The solution is to actually stay a fair bit back and once adequate room has opened to pass do so quickly, passing with high throttle to avoid letting them speed up enough to box you in again. In nicer areas drivers will alow you to pass if you signal and give them a few seconds but thats not the reality for where I live

[@ConspiredPictures]

@@jacobvanhalteren7452 number 2 is insane behavior. You guys gotta chill

[@JRenaeK]

as a 16 year old new driver they don't teach us any of this when getting our permit or our license, they actually teach us something completely different. so to be fair those cars are only doing what they were taught to do but this was extremely helpful information and I'll definitely keep this in mind while on the roads!

[@TedwardDrives]

As long as folks only use left lane to pass and move right after we’re golden!

[@prophet1388]

that's bull lol. Use the right lane for driving, and left lane for passing is driving 101. I don't know how'd you get your license xD.

[@jewmail5395]

This was absolutely taught in American drivers Ed. Quit making excuses. Left lane: pass. Right lane: slower traffic Sincerely, An American that got 100% on his license test

[@taraflint5391]

Idk what school you go to but im in Utah and for my school they taught us almost everything to know about driving enough to where I was confident to drive with only 4 hours of driving

[@KlTARl]

POV: You failed the drivers test

[@matthewgamman4303]

I also feel like if a cop saw someone driving like this(correctly) he might pull them over because they're driving "erratically"

[@roshawn1111]

Seen it happen not mention he did multiple crossing lane changes lol which are unsafe as fuck.

[@Butter_5.0]

@@roshawn1111 yea I was literally gonna say something about that. He is driving safe and that’s how people should drive but he’s crossing 2 lanes at a time literally most of the video which is illegal. I know it’s a stupid law but you can get a ticket if you jump 2 lanes without stopping to check the lanes. The way you change lanes going from the lane you’re in the the farthest lane is to look in your blind spot then go into the next lane, stop in that lane and keep your signal on, then check you’re blind spot again for someone speeding up trying to pass you on the right or left, then go to the final or next lane.

[@pcs5852]

Apparently Tedward is unaware that it is legal to pass on the right on a multi-lane highway in the United States. It makes no sense to move from the far right lane to the far left lane in order to pass a driver in the middle lane and then move back to the right lane.

[@gavin9088]

@@pcs5852 passing on the right is illegal depending on the state you are traveling in, and it's considered poor etiquette and can be argued as a mitigating factor for insurance/court claims, once again, depending on the state. In many cars the blindspot on the right is larger than the blindspot on the left. Don't be a douchebag and don't pass on the right if you can avoid it.

[@pcs5852]

@@gavin9088:Actually, it has less to do with the state in which you are travelling and more to do with road conditions. If you are travelling on a road with 2, or more lanes in one direction (which is why I stipulated "interstate"), and it is safe to pass, passing on the right is allowed. There are many times when passing on the right is NOT legal, but interstate travel isn't one of them.

[@MrDziuka]

It's exactly the same in the UK. Hogging in the middle lane is a plaque. Some people are completely clueless about driving. Sometimes two right lanes are completely congested and the left lane free from traffic for miles.

[@johaquila]

I am German, but I lived in the UK for a few years. I have also driven in Italy a lot. There is a clear hierarchy of driving proficiency, and a clear hierarchy of driving proficiency. Brits drive like Germans on their first day after they got their licence. Germans drive like Italians on the first day after they got their licence. I haven't spent a lot of time on British motorways, but I actually don't remember lane hogging as that much of a problem. My main issue with other drivers was lack of experience with difficult situations and/or lack of concentration. On the plus side, British drivers tend to be more polite and more relaxed than German drivers. On the other hand, most Italian drivers seem to be constantly under tension, and breeze through the craziest situations as a matter of fact, as if they were all stunt drivers. They have to, because of a handful of Italian drivers who do crazy stuff like going 30 km/h on the motorway without any regard to what's going on around them. And some crazy scary roads like that super busy motorway in the Po plane that has two extremely narrow lanes, no emergency lane whatsoever, and claustrophobia-inducing concrete walls on the side (if I remember correctly). (Driving habits in France are somewhere between German and Italian, varying by region.)

[@39PSIOnTheDaily]

“The left lane is the cruise lane for me... at 100MPH.” - Every lifted pickup truck driver ever.

[@MrTokyo-qx1cp]

Any pickup driver ever😭

[@saman-iw9tx]

and if you come to Saudi Arabia, rules for you as a Saudi, 1- full speed 2- don't care about your and others safety 3- don't wear seatbelt 4- 1.hand on steering wheel 5- hajawalah 6- remove speed sensor 7- remove numberplate 8- blast music's 9- snap chat it 10- sit with your cars seat as back and lower as possible

[@kevinmorelikekevout3639]

And brake check any car that’s behind them I swear every big suv or pick up has brake checked me

[@candycornpeeps]

@@kevinmorelikekevout3639 the one thing I miss about driving a shitbox car was that, if anyone ever hit the car it was expendable and I didn't get brake checked much cause I think they knew this.

[@js1483]

@@kevinmorelikekevout3639 nice I drive pick up on right lane 😂

[@c-sfrancoeu1883]

American logic: speed is dangerous, lets make it slow, call it job done. German logic: slow moving obstacles are dangerous, lets manage the way they position themselve, no obstacles no speed limit required.

[@TheNitroG1]

slow moving objects are not dangerous...speed differential is.

[@marcojansen3965]

@@TheNitroG1 🙈

[@c-sfrancoeu1883]

@TheNitroG1 slow moving objects are not dangerous by itself, in Germany the trucks are driving maximum 90km/h (56 mph) at all times next to other cars that have no speed limit. But slow moving OBSTACLES are dangerous, please don't be an obstacles and stay on the maximum far right lane when possible.

[@thereviewer4173]

Except that the speed limit in the US is one of the highest among countries with speed limits. Heck, even the German autobahn has an advisory speed limit of 80.8 mph, which is not far from the usual 70-80 mph we see in most US states. In practice, most drivers often drive 5-10 over the speed limit. The speed limit will usually lower inside cities mostly for safety reasons. Yes, safety reasons. There may be sharp turns, many freeway exits/entrances, minor hills that obstruct the traffic ahead, etc. It is absolutely wise to lower the speed limit in these areas. You also cannot compare Germany with the US. The US is in charge of a much larger population and also diverse population. Yeah, we might very well have more knuckleheads over here. To protect lives and prevent future lawsuits, we need to put “reasonable” speed limits in place. People need to stop seeing freeways as race tracks.

[@nickf5917]

We have more "knuckleheads" because "we" have removed so much decision making from driving. Drivers don't pay attention anymore, which causes issues when oblivious / aggressive drivers do something unexpected. If we allowed uncertainty back into driving (removing speed limits would be a good start), drivers would be forced to pay more attention and work together, leading to a safer and more pleasant driving experience for everyone.

[@knote4958]

"The 2 lane highway is pretty self explanatory" You would think, but people still lose the plot.........

[@JoshuaCard]

I have literally had to correct my sister-in-law who was sitting in the left lane on a 2 lane highway doing 10 over with 5, or so, cars lining up behind her waiting to pass her. She was doing, like, 10 over and basically just assumed that she was entitled to the left lane because of her speed.

[@Chevsilverado]

Everyone loses the plot where I live. It’s infuriating.

[@eckard9597]

Nobody ever had the plot where i live :D

[@jonahkahn382]

Looking at you Subaru owners 👀

[@max-pl2cm]

Laughs in german Edit: I actually have to correct myself a little bit, where I live in Germany on 3 lane highways in the right lane you have the people that drive the suggested speed of 80mph then in the middle lane you have the people that just drive faster like 90-95 ish and the left lane is for 125+ even tho everyone can still overtake in the left lane when there are some a little slower vehicles in the middle lane, when faster cars come from behind they flash their high beams in good time to kinda say hey lookout I’m coming and you have time to get out of the lane, if not they will obviously slow down and wait until you moved out of the lane.

[@ShawnWhite12]

There is a recent book called "confessions of a recovering engineer" that mentions some inherent problems with US highway design and differences in speed and time savings between our cities. Highways with frequent onramps and exit points are part of a larger design philosophy that is relatively new (1950's onwards) and for several years now has been showing its problems. Your video and the book I referenced both have some excellent insights for small, practical changes that might help to change our roads for the better.

[@Mdb8900]

I have also read this book and am a big fan of strong towns. I appreciate the pointers outlined in the video but a lot of people want to translate this to urban highways where there are many conflict points and entries from multiple points on the corridor, not just the right. When you take these rules outside of a limited access highway with high soeeds and no local destinations, all the rules laid oit above should go out the window. In places where you can turn left to access a business, the correct lane to be in is the one that will actually get you to your intended destination, regardless of whether or not you are passing anyone.

[@ShawnWhite12]

@@Mdb8900 yeah you're right it's hard to follow good driving principles on "stroads" essentially. An urban highway where you can make an unprotected left turn against oncoming traffic, in order to access a business is rather dangerous and inefficienct. It does both jobs poorly. It can neither move cars efficiently at high volumes and high speeds, and it also doesn't provide safe access to local businesses. So to survive in a poorly-built stroad environment, I agree with you we have to use whatever lane gets us on the relevant side. Ideally, we'd build less stroads and make clearer delineations between local streets (designed to build wealth and provide access to shops and businesses) and roads (designed to move cars quickly over long distance). Skip the in-between portions of 55mph double lane + neutral turn lane setup that we see in the US everywhere. We are so used to them, even though they are inherently poor designs. If we could decrease conflict points on those corridors, it would help. But it's super hard to do retroactively! Until then, we will drive inefficiently and hog the left lane, in anticipation of our upcoming left turn, even if we're not passing slower traffic and the right lane is open... Darn stroads.

[@TheEvoHero]

As a Highway Patrol officer and driver enthusiast, I appreciate your video. But in states with 5-7 lane highways there’s no hope for lane courtesy haha.

[@TedwardDrives]

A boy can dream

[@bananenmusli2769]

That's weird, in Europe there are usually 3, sometimes 4 and very very very rarely 5 lanes before an exit. So we don't have that problem here.

[@Jeff-lt9xr]

@@bananenmusli2769 the main highway that is a loop around my city, not even the main interstate, is typically 4-5 lanes around the whole city

[@SuperRat420]

Well here's the thing, if you actually WORKED if you actually DID YOU JOB and enforced proper lane use, we could. Everyonesays no one wants to work these days but post COVID the amount of cops and troopers I've seen has plummeted and the amount I see actually actively working is slimmer still. Get a move on pig

[@Assimilator1]

@@bananenmusli2769 This is becoming a big problem here in the UK, it's been getting worse and worse over the past several years, lane hogs are so bloody annoying!

[@GregV8]

“Driving in the incorrect lane is more dangerous than speeding.” - couldn’t have said it better. Thank you.

[@ViolentMLG]

Its funny too because those same people who denounce speeding will say; "Plan properly and leave on time so you don't have to speed". Yet, these same people when asked why they won't sit in the right lane is; "Its too slow". They don't want to be burdened by the inconvenience of braking, letting cars in, driving behind slow cars or switching lanes. Yet, the people who are complaining about them sitting in the left lane who they tell to "plan properly" share the exact same sentiment, its just different lanes and different speeds. Same issues. So you can't 'plan properly' to leave on time to accept the rules of the road that are proven to work, but you want others to 'plan properly' and accept your speed and your rules which are proven to not work. Although, if you just look at the division within our country, and the huge entitlement, this issue won't be fixed anytime soon. Honestly, I think self-driving cars will be the closest thing to a solution, with proper programming, it will remove the stress of driving and set the rules up correctly. Win win.

[@dbclass4075]

@@mikehurbert5043 Even breakdown/shoulder lane?

[@dbclass4075]

@@ViolentMLG The other solution we already have is mass transit. Bus, tram, train, metro, etc. It is a matter of improvement and expansion. In both cases the goal have similarities: prevent stupid people from driving the car themselves.

[@SuperEman500]

@@mikehurbert5043 sure, if your car has a minimum of 300 HP.

[@batape1965]

While I understand that is a very popular opinion in the enthusiast community, I don't think that is true. That is only something that people who like to speed tell themselves.

[@hen-rex]

I had this amazing moment driving on the German Autobahn where I was overtaking someone and he was also coming up on someone slower than him. So what happened is that he signalled left, I signalled left, and the guy on my left also signalled left. So basically 3 lanes of cars simultaneously changed lanes to help one person. I just fell completely in love with driving in Germany after that experience. And it was not even a one time thing. It happened many times that people took advantage of the multiple lanes to avoid braking while also improving road capacity.

[@milhouse147]

We Germans like efficiency. :D Try driving in Italy or parts of France. You want to punch other drivers in their face 20 times a day. ;D

[@millitaryofficial913]

It’s the same all over Europe

[@frederickschulze8014]

I've done this many times before to help other drivers, especially semi-trucks on American Roadways. I'm using the middle lane to pass someone on the right, see a slow car ahead on the right, and move to the left lane to make space in the middle. Sometimes people don't expect this and they still end up getting stuck behind the car on the right, but the people who do notice and move over will usually give you a thank-you flash.

[@thesecondchillguy5697]

Yup. In Poland many people have the good habit of changing to the left lane when driving by an entry to let the ones joining the highway have a safe and efficient way of joining its traffic. Not everyone does that but it isn't a rare sight. Sometimes I was even meet with the "thank you" dubble hazard light flash as we do it here. We are taught to drive on highways the same way as Germans so yeah, and I think as most if not all Europeans. Its really efficient when you have only 2 lanes. The traffic flows without any problems. (And in advance I'm sorry if I made any mistakes regarding my English, its almost almost 1AM here and my brain may not be as well working as it it during the day. 😅😁)

[@WeWereEatingRotisserieChicken]

One of the things you taught in driving lessons is to always observe traffic and anticipate situations. What you are describing is an exemple of this. Of course, you'll always find pricks that just don't care and don't move away, but as a general rule people do this in European roads.

[@Camothor10]

They need to start teaching ALL of this in the license tests

[@racekar80]

I just took a driver safety course, to reduce my insurance cost, and the instructor went over this. Many of the older drivers said the drive in any lane they want because they pay taxes and they don’t care that others want to go faster, there going the speed limit and no one should be going faster! Someone like me who commutes 35 miles each way, it gets me crazy.

[@TedwardDrives]

"I pay my taxes" is suchhhhh a bad excuse to be an asshole lol. Glad you see the light.

[@michaelarkell5437]

Legal wise in the State of Washington, it's legal to go 100 over the speed limit or even faster to pass, recommended that you go 15, cops might try and get you if they think you are being unreasonable though.

[@kingwarking1295]

@@TedwardDrives yeah because we all pay our taxes whether we like it or not

[@wigglytuffgaming]

I mean, no one should be passing you if you are driving the speed limit.

[@racekar80]

@@wigglytuffgaming traffic engineering studies this, they say varying speeds cause the best traffic flow, if everyone did 55 there would be massive traffic jams. Obviously your the guy in the left lane being oblivious to the line behind you.

[@maximst90]

Ah yes in Belgium we call them "middenvakrijders" when they keep cruising in the middle lane. Best of all is when you try to pass them on the left lane and they suddenly out of nowhere start accelerating 🙄 ...

[@yannickverstraete8784]

Zeer herkenbaar

[@robingeevels3491]

@@yannickverstraete8784 en zeer irriteert. Zeker waneer je op de rechter rijstrook rijd En iemand in eens zijn afrit bijna mist en voor je neus in eens komt Van de 3de rijstrook.

[@lowiegr]

Gewoon rechts voorbij ;)

[@StratosTitan]

Gelukkig hebben we een jaar of 2 geleden een campagne van de overheid rond middenvakrijders gehad plus meer controle door de politie waardoor ik persoonlijk wel heb gemerkt dat het nu beter is. Maar zelfs vroeger was dit niet te vergelijken met de verenigde staten. Daar was ik, als ervaren chauffeur, toch redelijk gestresst tijdens de eerste paar ritjes over de highway.

[@neg8098]

What 2 to do when the right lane is filled with trucks like it always is in EU.

[@jadonkermit834]

I bet a lot of the people you passed who were hogging the middle lane thought it was reckless of you moving back over to the far right lane even though what they were doing was illegal and dangerous

[@jvelazque005]

Thats what i was thinking lmao

[@nigelcrits]

Lots of stupid people. Key issue. Mfs eating plastic and shot up with mrna garbage.

[@josteinholen1312]

Americans seem to be plagued by road rage, because of a lack of education on laws and practices on the road. Too many people have personal opinions on how things should be done, instead of sharing a common understanding.

[@robertisidoro1495]

@@josteinholen1312I’ve seen people get mad on the road for literally the smallest things, like it ain’t that serious

[@RoguePhysicist]

After many years of dealing with a plethora of oblivious, entitled, inconsiderate, and retarded drivers on US roads, sometimes you need to let off some steam. Some people are more easily triggered than others, but nobody can tell me they never nearly blew their top behind the wheel. Even if you're one of the bad drivers I mentioned at the beginning, who is hated by everybody else, you've probably been extremely pissed at one time or another.

[@barcabarcabarcaa]

German here, the german word Rechtsfahrgebot stands for driving on the right and is translated: Rechts(Right)-fahr(driving)-gebot(command). The instruction to always drive on the right side. In germany, switzerland and austria you will get pulled over for being a lane hog. Absolutely enjoyed this video of yours Tedward

[@gargoyle7863]

But "middle lane = cruising lane" at three-lane motorways seems to become slowly the social norm now as well.

[@undrwrldsk8fred]

SCHEISE!

[@Gerico9008]

@@gargoyle7863😢

[@niwelezlusch9610]

In Ostdeutschland, Berlin, Hamburg, Niedersachsen oder Schleswig Holstein kapieren die meisten Leute das Rechtsfahrgebot. Baden Württemberg oder Bayern ist das Gegenteil da benutzt niemand die rechte Spur. Hast du auch die Erfahrung gemacht?

[@gargoyle7863]

@@niwelezlusch9610 ich fahre tatsächlich überwiegend in Süddeutschland 😅 (ob es im Norden/Osten besser ist, kann ich gar nicht sagen)

[@xuavrice2338]

What about the guys in lifted trucks who forget the left and middle lane exist and follow less than 1 car length behind you even though you’re already going 10 over the speed limit.

[@Thr0wb4ckf1Lb4nd]

You are part of the problem. You think you are entitled to cruise in the lane 🤗

[@ConspiredPictures]

@@Thr0wb4ckf1Lb4nd read the comment again. Nothing worse then getting tailgated in the right lane

[@DenvilX]

Who cares, if they will bump into you, you just got yourself a free repair by them. Unless usa doesn't have mandatory insurance for car owners, then fuck that country, it should burn to the ground.

[@KevinSun242]

I drive parallel to the car next to me and run a rolling road block.

[@naugahyde1014]

@@DenvilX The States do require car insurance to drive, but whose fault the accident is changes from state to state. In many states, it doesn't matter how it happened, if you rear-end someone, it's your fault, but other states may not have the same traffic laws, and it can get very confusing very quickly.

[@tmanepic]

"Speeding is dangerous!!!" Yet the highway fatality rate in the US is double that of Germany, despite the fact that there are no speed limits at all on half the autobahn...

[@RunnJake]

Ted touched on this in a previous video, but in germany its a lot harder to get your full unrestricted license than it is here in the states, and so you get morons who dont deserve a license who think they can handle more than 65 mph , eat shit for lane hogging, and then say speeding kills. Cars dont kill people, idiots do.

[@Anon_Fox]

when people have to pay a couple grand for just the privilege of being able to drive + immense amount of hours to drive with instructors + hard tests it equals better drivers.. All I had to do in florida was a 15 minute online test, where you can just look up the answers and a drivers test in a parking lot lol

[@vandijk1698]

@@Anon_Fox Wow that explaines a lot. I live in Europe and even 20 years ago it took about 3000 dollars, 25 hours driving with an instructor and two exams (1 on the road and 1 theoretical) But our roads are small, busy and we drive faster. Also back then 90% of cars was stick shift. We only now started adopting automatic transmissions as standard. Cheaper cars are still all stick. Being close to Germany my father took me over there after I got my license because the autobahn was intense, nowadays its much more regulated but still can be dangerous. Once had an American friend over, he couldn't believe his eyes when I overtook a police car at 220km/h and they didn't start a chase...Come to think of it, I let him drive for 10 km but pulled him from behind the wheel because he kept cruising in left lane... String of very angry Germans behind us, almost caused WW3 🤣

[@slowspecv69]

@@Anon_Fox in Canada or atleast Ontario, we have g1, which is basically a permit so there restrictions like you need a older driver with u and can’t drive past 12 and can’t drive on major highways, which is fair, but the g1 test is a written/online test. 0 actual driving done. Then a year later or 10 months if you took drivers Ed, you can get your g2. Which takes away the time restrictions, and the experienced driver with you. It’s a like 10 min driving test on city streets. Now the problem is that your g2 also lets you drive on major highways, thing is tho, you don’t do your drivers test on a highway at all, so now your allowed to go on highways magically but wasn’t given a test there. Then a year after that you can get for full G license, only then do you do a test on the highway, a year after your legally allowed to go on them. In conclusion North America sucks cock at driving’s tests. And half of it doesn’t make sense.

[@Chris-hw4mq]

@@Anon_Fox driving is a right not a "privilege" stop with "privilege" shit you have been brain washed with this BS

[@sofiahamby9453]

people in my area don't travel in the right lane because often the right lane dissappears into an exit ramp that'd be unavoidable,and good luck on those exits where the 2 rightmost lanes turn into exits

[@Alex-yj9xl]

Yeah. This sounds like it makes sense but it doesn’t work in America and having two passing lanes is pointless(I think it’s pointless anyway?). Staying in the far right lane on I5 is a total nightmare. Honestly the way he’s driving in the video feels kinda dangerous and unrealistic for those driving hours each day. It may be different in Germany but in America 3+ lane highways have been designed with the intent for the far right lane to only be used for merging in and out of the highway. The far right lane disappears at every single exit in some areas and if you are in that lane you typically (in larger areas anyways) will not be able to switch to the middle lane and avoid disappearing into an exit. I agree with the whole left lane passing lane thing but not this, it just doesn’t work with our road design. There aught to be a lane where you don’t have to worry about constantly merging with dreadful city traffic or having your lane disappear and not having the space to turn into another lane.

[@Demopans5990]

And the example country quoted in the vid is also a country with pretty decent passenger rail. That's why Germany is able to afford having the standards be so high to begin with

[@kitchenspider]

This a problem of improper following distance. If vehicles were using adequate following distance, merging over from an exit only lane would not be a concern, no matter how congested it is. I'm a truck driver and even when at a complete standstill I try to leave plenty of space ahead of me. Some assume it is so I can get rolling faster... or that I'm being a nice guy so they can cut in front of me to gain two inches... -it is niether. Its just in case EMS/fire has to get through quickly to the scene of a crash. Too many drivers are inconsiderate of the fact that their life and the world in which they live it is not always about them.

[@mrosskne]

It is always about me. My convenience is infinitely more important than your life.

[@skyhawk_4526]

In the US, those lanes are marked differently than through-lanes that continue on the freeway. There is usually plenty of time to notice the lane is becoming an exit-only lane and merge over to the normal through-lanes to the left. Lanes that are on the right and designed for entering or exiting the freeway are called auxiliary lanes. Instead of the normal long white dashes separating the lanes, they have much shorter and usually wider white dashes to let drivers know the intended purpose of these lanes. If you're cruising along in the right lane and the dashes change from the normal long narrow dashes to short wide dashes, that's a sign that you should merge left unless you intend on exiting the freeway. This change is also accompanied by a large green exit sign with the name of the exit that also contains a white arrow pointing down at the dedicated lane with the word "ONLY" highlighted within a yellow box to let you know the right lane (or lanes) are going to exit the freeway. If a driver does not notice either of these obvious clues in order to move into the left lane to stay on the freeway before they reach the exit, they are clearly not paying enough attention and probably have no business driving a car.

[@mynameisdario]

Imagine being lectured on how to pass cars correctly by a BMW owner

[@obitouchiha7563]

Funny guy

[@eduardoprisbrey9157]

"Immagine" smh my head🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️😩😩😩😭😭😭😩😩😭🤮🤮🤮🤮😑

[@ploppyjr2373]

@@eduardoprisbrey9157 you okay dude?

[@mynameisdario]

@@eduardoprisbrey9157 bro, my keyboard is in italian, so it changed "imagine" to "immagine" (which means "image"), my bad

[@Lazorvictory]

@@eduardoprisbrey9157 are you okay?

[@c-sfrancoeu1883]

America: world's slowest speed limit for cars. Also America: world's fastest speed limit for trucks and buses. Go figure

[@Channel7331]

Well for faster busses/trucks, there's a lot to be said for keeping the speeds of vehicles similar. No excuse for slowing the cars

[@laineotto1376]

@@Channel7331 the buses and trucks take significantly more time to slow down and stop, so they should go slower.

[@yulfine1688]

@@laineotto1376 most busses and trucks are limited to 68-70 mph. Now civilian trucks can hit about 90 safely as most vehicles can. Outside sport vehicles anyways. Also no one should be driving in the right lane unless you're exiting or entering. The more left you go thats the lanes you should be in and then slowly move over per mile you have left until your exit on that final Mile either sit in the right most lane or the second lane and move over as needed. And when people in the left most lane drive 60mph on the freeway there is something wrong with you. That lane is not for you to sit In going 60.

[@laineotto1376]

@@Lotus_River here we have max 100 kmh on 2 lane roads (normal road) but usually 80. And motorways (4 lane) 100 in winter, 120 in the summer

[@yulfine1688]

@@TheJ2941 mate you drive here in Texas like that you're gonna be ran off the road. It's not 3 lanes here it's 5 or 6 lanes. There is too much traffic to even be in the right lane especially when people are going 40 mph. You'd never get anywhere and considering the amount of 18 wheelers and the massive multi lane custom house whatever they call them. Not the big trailers or vehicles. It's a literal house that's being moved. And you sure as hell ain't going anywhere when they are doing road maintenance to keep the roads in great condition at least where I'm at. Also exits and entrance ramps are almost always on the right hand side.

[@SDA5up]

ive pretty much learned to stop expecting other people to have common sense/critical thinking skills and its saved me so much stress and anger

[@yeaaight9227]

Defensive driving is all u need

[@overknight5278]

Its saved me from multiple accidents 😭 from dumbasss deciding to turn left on a 2 lane street from the right lane, a dumbasss merging but hitting the breaks as they do it etc

[@evvikijin4517]

They actually taught that in my driving school, always expect everyone else to be an idiot.

[@richardnavratil9661]

Yeah, these days defensive driving takes more and more effort and energy. I love driving and road trips, but they do drain you mentally (and physically if you got the wrong vehicle).

[@SkillzorZ021]

Having driven in central London for the last few years, I have learned to assume that everyone is in the wrong lane, including myself. Has saved me a lot of aggravation

[@fanawb]

people complain about car guys bobbing and weaving or more commonly known now as “cutting up” or “swimming” through traffic but if people followed the road rules and actually used the lanes correctly, we wouldn’t have anybody doing that. but here we are.

[@F3udF1st]

I don't live in the US, but man just watching this video raises my blood pressure like nothing else. I truly feel for you guys, I'm so sorry you have to deal with this.

[@haaxxx9]

Get me the *FUCK* out of here please! I don't give a fuck if you have to tie me up and bag me, I need to leave *NOW!*

[@mccoy1369]

Thanks your sympathy is well appreciated. Born and raised American, and love to just drive, cruise or whatever we may choose to call it. Living in Houston the past decade, has taking away the fun of just driving. So many people abuse these simple rules. Driving now gives me a lot of anxiety, I just want to get home and get out of my car. Traffic is horrible. You have to be an aggressive driver at times as well, which I will do, but rather not have to. I still go for drives, but it is usually about 1 or 2 in the morning and on the back roads, if you want to call them that. There is always traffic, but it's a more tolerable driving experience.

[@CrazySaVaunT]

At least where i live in California, its mainly the truckers that are the issue, they fully hog the right and middle lanes of the highway which means in order for some people to get anywhere faster than 55mph you tend to favor the fast lane which isnt ideal at all. if you get behind a big rig, you will for certain get rocks in your windshield and mess up your paint big time, so yeah it freakin SUCKS!!!

[@cycomiles4225]

3 lane highway, everybody drives like its a 1 lane roads. Flow of traffic looks horrible.

[@faus5119]

Yeah i never realized I was doing it wrong until I saw this video. I instantly realized how much better AND faster this way of driving is. However, since im in NJ absolutely NO ONE follows this.

[@matthewsinclair507]

Him: "in congested areas, like i'm in right now" Me: *cries in Californian"

[@kiraasuka9943]

LA folks here. The very right lane is faster in rush hour on 10 and 60

[@matthewsinclair507]

@@kiraasuka9943 can confirm. Just did this yesterday.

[@poststalone1496]

Lol my exact thought. His congested area is like 2 am traffic where I’m at

[@MrPorquoipas]

Same here LA, hahaha I wish I can do what he say, but 65 miles hour, well I try to drive faster, but especially going the 405 is like a parking lot, not really a Freeway.

[@KEYytb]

cries in any major city in texas

[@hansonel]

As an American this is one of the main reasons why I felt unsafe driving on our highways which I couldn't quite explain... among other things like distracted and reckless drivers. Proper lane etiquette is taught in Europe but not America for some reason. I hate to say but a lot of fellow America drivers are really dangerous drivers- on and off highways. We need to do better.

[@Stonerolog1st]

I feel unsafe while driving in America because 99% of drivers are too obsessed with the car behind them (most times I see people adjusting their mirrors) or their phones, once I see brake lights, it doesn't matter if it's a double lane and clear for me to pass, I'm passing the danger. It ain't my fault you decided to brake check and I am able to act accordingly because I am a safe and reasonable distance, SEE YA that's all you

[@Stonerolog1st]

In my area idiots decide to feed the horses on the highway drawing them to... you guessed it THE ROAD and blame the drivers like it's their fault for going the speed limit, NO it's theirs for feeding the horses on the main highway with no care for anyone's safety

[@Victor-tl4dk]

Because the US has no public transportation so it has to give out licenses like candy w/o too strict standards. Because of this our speed limits have to be slow. 🐌

[@rasmush7833]

It is taught as a part of obtaining license how to use the lanes.

[@SaintNyx]

@@Stonerolog1st I have the opposite issue. People never look behind them, and they end up parking their car right in front of 20 other cars and creating a traffic jam.

[@tallsz559]

It seems pretty simple to me. The far right lane is reserved for people who are about to SLOW down for exits in their lane. Middle is for cruising, left for passing. Treat it as a 2 lane highway with a turn lane or "merge lane" per say.

[@TedwardDrives]

Keep right except to pass.

[@tallsz559]

@@TedwardDrives It is much more efficient if you treat it this way. Do you really think on a 4-5 lane highway they want you changing 3-4 lanes just to pass somebody? That is way more dangerous

[@solarphys]

Drivers course I took (online, authorized for Florida) taught students to: -coast in the middle lane -use left lane for passing -use right lane to enter and exit highway ramps

[@Lucas747G]

That's crazy!

[@aido2824]

Lol, I think that EU highways are much safer.In the US taking driving license Is a joke in contrast with us.

[@Redslayer86]

@@aido2824 In America in many areas a license to drive is almost a requirement to live. The US is a SIGNIFICANTLY larger country than the UK, and has many areas with zero public transport.

[@aido2824]

@@Redslayer86 that is not an excuse tho.

[@MazdaB-sq4ue]

@@aido2824 Lol, try driving across your entire country going 85 MPH. In the time it takes you to do that, that's the amount of time it takes some people to get to work. It makes a huge difference. It is IMPOSSIBLE to live outside of a big city with no car. Some of our states are bigger than the vast majority of countries. Not a few, but a good amount of people live in a different state than they work. My family for instance.

[@papaannefranku9693]

And the funny part is, they get mad when you go around them....

[@CMDRunematti]

good. they deserve to feel mad

[@BRBallin1]

Because they’re going within or slightly above the speed limit and you passing them comes across you being impatient and not happy with their speed within legal limits

[@drewdude2484]

@@BRBallin1 or just get the fuck out of the way if your not passing

[@bikotheanimator6169]

Dude, I swear. Pisses me off

[@bikotheanimator6169]

@@BRBallin1 Yeah, MOVE out of the fuckin way. Especially if you are in the FAST lane. Annoying ass humans. YOU are the problem. Not people trying to pass. Some states actually have laws against driving slow in the passing lane.

[@manob2594]

In Europe the most common annoyance is middle lane driving. People here literally lose their shit when they see it, including me..

[@JackyAnsa]

Truth. They're annoying as hell.

[@EssenceOfTrance]

90% of Belgians love the middle lane. I always pass them on the right. Or I pass them on the left and go all the way right really quickly. Sometimes they see and then go right as well XD

[@rober97]

@@EssenceOfTrance me too and overtaking by the right can give you a fright

[@electroaimant5402]

@@EssenceOfTrance try Italy....

[@apoercan95]

Turkey’s just as bad, if not worse than the USA. But the problem here is that most of these rules aren’t even taught + much worse things are not penalised by the police.

[@Eliasgamer566.]

I love the idea, but if it isn't enforced by any type of laws, drivers will NOT care

[@Loewe8]

In German Fahrschule I was always annoyed when my driving instructor told I need to go back onto the right lane whenever I passed someone. But now I understand, and I’m happy that a lot of people in Germany understand it. It’s nice

[@adrianadamane2571]

Im currently in Driving school, and boy oh boy my instructor would be mad if he saw this.

It`s not so many nowdays. More and more people want to drive as prices of cars are very low compared to the past. And major part of that people dont use their brain while driving. They know the speed limits, they know the rules, but they dont understand them.

[@oghamster4520]

If we Drive a BMW or Audi in Germany we stay on the left lane a make so called LICHTHUPEN

[@HardTechJohnny]

Nobody in german use the right lane. i drive above 600km per day and MAYBE 5% use the rule "rechtsfahrgebot". It is exactly the same

[@Loewe8]

@@HardTechJohnny where are you driving?

[@space8495]

Ive seen so many State troopers hog the left lane.

[@ruskibruski]

I’ve seen cop cars do more traffic violations than regular cars

[@kylereyes7320]

“They see me rollin, they hatin’...”

[@naftyloescher]

@@ruskibruski cause becoming a cop is as easy as getting a drivers license :D

[@YohCanada]

yo they love that shit, i almost never see them in the right lane and they're always speedin...

[@alexanderrahl482]

@@YohCanada pull them over then. See how it goes.

[@toyos2704]

i am so happy that it is a law to drive right in germany. But even some here in Germany don't understand that.

[@lucasbryant6599]

Yep but it's really amazing driving on a european highway, everyone keeps right or moves over if they see you behind. I remember seeing some european dashcam videos and people post having to slow down when a car in the left lane didn't move over in time 😂. Here they wouldn't move over at all

[@CrysisDa]

Oh ja

[@michaelmalus5041]

It's law in America too. It's just not enforced ever.

[@anthonywoodward2027]

it’s law in most states too, like he said in the video, people don’t know/care, and cops don’t enforce

[@jorgesilvano]

In Portugal is mandatory to travel on the far right lane (no matter the number of lanes!), and only use the other lanes to pass as mention in the video, penalty is 300€ for the first time, following ones could lead you to lose your license). Civism are the result of somewhat a kind of penalty before we can appreciate it. This is EU future/ goal: "In order to ensure compliance with the law, persistent follow-up of road traffic offences and enforcement of sanctions are necessary. Controls should be systematic; sanctions should be effective and applied to all offenders that would help to move closer to the long-term goal of zero road fatalities in the EU by 2050." "Vision Zero" Safety Goal for Mobility and Transport

[@Jabberwockybird]

There's two reasons that people hang out in the middle lane. 1. Cities have way to many ramps, so yes, avoiding the merging traffic. 2. Slow passers. If you are in the right lane, you might be blocked by a slow passer and the left lane is empty and unused, while meanwhile you can't get over because you're blocked in. So better stay in the middle so you always have 2 places to pass. Totally agree with you on speed limits. I hate them!

[@Razzman-bv5qc]

want to move to the left to overtake but are blocked by someone in pacing you in the middle lane? slow down a touch let the block car get in front then move into the middle lane behind them, now you can use the left lane to overtake both vehicles. remembering to move back to the right lane after.

[@homuraakemi9556]

These are both true, but not a good excuse for doing it.

[@270125776]

It’s really hard to change the way people drive. They should implement this KZbin video into driver’s education

[@ImFromIowa]

Better yet, add this to the permit test. Force future drivers to understand what which highway driving lane is PROPERLY for. Then in Drivers Ed, and finally a warning from sheriff after they follow you in a unmarked sheriff’s vehicle. Of course I didn’t know about this till this video showed up in the algorithm (

[@tenacious_freak5223]

My nephew got hes licens 2 years ago, he was told the right way, but I was out driving with him yesterday and he made many small misstakes, you can tell People the right way 1000 times, ones they get out on there own, they get the habbits, most of the People that HOG the lanes knows its wrong, they just dont care, like tedward say, they Are lasy and simply dont feel like moving over for the ramps on and off. My Sister do it, she knows its wrong, but she dont care, for reasons like tedward explain about being boxed in.

[@pcs5852]

Chen Yu: "They should implement this KZbin video into driver's education". The only problem with that is that the right lane is NOT the travel lane on 3 lane highways in the United States. The middle lane is the travel lane, the left lane is the passing lane and the right lane is used, primarily, for entering & exiting the highway though it can also accommodate slow moving traffic (hence, it's nickname, the "granny lane"). Only a person completely unfamiliar with U.S. highway travel would travel in the granny lane, move two lanes to the left to pass a vehicle in the middle lane and then move two lanes to the right back to the granny lane. This isn't Europe; it doesn't matter how traffic flows on the autobahn.

[@reginaldsblaster8739]

@@pcs5852 thank god I’m not the only somewhat knowledgeable one in the comments

[@kam9908]

I’m 17 and binge watching these before start driving on the big roads so i don’t develop bad habits early on 😂

[@thecarspotter6540]

Wow a bmw teaching us how to drive “correctly “ on the highway?! Lol tbh I completely agree, wish more ppl saw this

[@Majima_Nowhere]

I agree, but 3:48 Still doesn't use his blinker because it's a BMW 🤣

[@Bambim8]

@@Majima_Nowhere probably speeding during the entire video too

[@dukeboy51]

@@Majima_Nowhere he does use the turning signal. After the sentence that ends with "... exactly the same speed as me", he moves his left hand and activates the signal.

[@katjerouac]

Tbh BMW drivers are devoted drivers 😂

[@S200.]

At first I thought this video was a joke because of the thumbnail then I realized it’s a legitimate video lol

[@JW-ur1jw]

The U.S Government and Highway safety department need to watch this.

[@saman-iw9tx]

We have 5 lanes here in my country Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

[@YHH_579Y]

the exact same principle applies no matter how many lanes

[@JW-ur1jw]

@@YHH_579Y The issue in LA is the RIGHT 2 lanes are mostly flooded with Semi Trucks, and no one feels safe been sandwiched between semis. So I think in a 5 lane highway, the LEFT 3 lanes should indeed be applied with the same principle.

[@TedwardDrives]

@@JW-ur1jw If you're passing the trucks go ahead...if you're sitting at the same speed then move over.

[@ja2688]

@@saman-iw9tx Doesn't matter how many lanes you have if you don't have drivers who know proper lane discipline then you'll still get idiot lane hoggers. In the UK our motorways can go from 3 to 6 lanes and you'll always get people sat in the middle or right lane (we drive on left so for anyone wondering same theory applies as America lane furthest to right is the furthest overtaking lane) who haven't figured out how to move over now they've finished overtaking. Unlike in say Germany where proper lane discipline is taught sometimes you literally have to flash drivers to get them to move over.

[@asyetundetermined]

You’re not wrong, but this is essentially a 13 minute video of a man shouting at the ocean hoping it’ll stop the waves. Go with the flow, homie. It’s better for your blood pressure.

[@kam9908]

I’m 17 and binge watching these before start driving on the big roads so i don’t develop bad habits early on 😂

[@oswaldogarcia5358]

Having good etiquette also makes driving more fun for some reason, I’m 17 btw

[@kam9908]

@@oswaldogarcia5358 yup ik what you mean

[@sapphire_m340]

Same

[@jaimecruz764]

tf i thought im the only one, I need more time to visualize and binge watch people driving on the highway

[@hoon_twar]

I did the same thing. I rewatch them from time to time in an attempt to keep myself above water as terrible driving etiquette seems to have become an epidemic alongside COVID, and I'd rather catch neither.

[@AudiROCKS]

This video needs to be shown at all driving school in the U.S. Learned to drive in Germany, moved to Dallas. Not amused by U.S. drivers.

[@TedwardDrives]

At the very least share with friends!

[@AudiROCKS]

@@TedwardDrives I wish this video had millions of views haha. Thanks for making this point. I still drive like I learned in Germany, but I honestly thought it was legal to overtake on the right in the U.S. because it happens all the time.

[@Bartem_]

@@AudiROCKS your name sounds Dutch to me

[@D3nn1s]

@@Bartem_ you know holland isnt far from germany.

[@Bartem_]

@@D3nn1s yes, i am from there ;)

[@thepeemslayz1985]

"65mph is laughably slow". Agreed my sir.

[@real.jeremy.clarkson]

lol thats the speed u are allowed to go on country roads in Germany

[@kevindt100]

@@real.jeremy.clarkson Yea but not highways He is on the highway

[@real.jeremy.clarkson]

@@kevindt100 i know thats why its even weirder that their highway speed is our country road speed. And our highway speed is obviously as fast as your car let you go

[@Chevsilverado]

@@real.jeremy.clarkson Damn. The max speed on highways where I live is like 60. Everyone goes 55. The highway is also in the middle of nowhere, with no towns for like 4 hours, and it’s completely straight. Most highway are about 55mph and people still go 50, and then everyone hogs the left lane, on a two way highway. Any other road that isn’t a highway is 30-40mph. And people STILL go 25.

[@real.jeremy.clarkson]

@@Chevsilverado lmao i can not imagine driving so slow on a highway, no wonder there are so many accidents cause u get bored and distracted so quickly... in Germany about 60% of the Autobahn have no speed limit but that doesnt mean everyone speeds. Most people drive about 130-160 kmh (80-100 mph)

[@Byssbod]

The thing is if you have a slower car every literal 60 feet on the right, I might as well stay in the middle. Because I'm constantly passing someone. It's another thing entirely if you're in a relatively empty highway and there's more room in the right lane so getting back over to the right makes plenty of sense. But with the way things usually are there isn't even room in the right hand lane between each slow guy. Your video looks great, there isn't too many cars. But so many people spend a lot of time driving in more congested highways and get trained to use the middle lane as the cruising lane, and sometimes even the left lane as the cruising lane. Because there's no extra spare room in the right hand lane to simply cruise in it at speed when you're done passing. You're literally always passing.

[@skyhawk_4526]

I don't think he's saying anything that contradicts you. As long as you are passing, you are okay in the left lanes.

[@hunty92]

Years ago, I went on vacation in Ireland, driving about 2200 kilometres in a week. I've always been annoyed by lane hogs, but that trip truly blew my mind. People immediately got over after passing and highway traffic moved so much more fluidly than I'd ever experienced. I've never driven the same since and wish there was a way for Americans to understand and experience how much better highway driving could be without going to another country...

[@ryx6161]

Go drive around Europe, Ireland is a horrible country for lane etiquette in my experience

[@WildBikerBill]

The problem is, most Americans aren't interested in understanding much of anything. The attitude is, Who is anyone to tell me what to do.

[@demarcusds95]

@@WildBikerBill Agreed I see many entitled drivers out here. They think that they are above the law

[@IM-qy7mf]

You can experience this on certain portions of American highways at certain times of the day. I live in the DC region and regularly drive hundreds of miles up North just to experience that feeling. It is truly blissful and surreal!

[@GawainSSB]

"The two lane highway should be self explanatory" tell that to the population of California lol

[@TheMichaelg1280]

TELL THAT TO NORTH AMERICA!!

[@ChristianRoland7]

Yeah, I drove across the country a few years back and it's not just California.

[@aidanhunter6195]

And chicago

[@rasputinsson6038]

No doubt. I've actually had CHP pull over the car I moved over for in the left lane twice in the last month. It pays to have situational awareness and drive safely :)

[@kreuzrittergottes9336]

semi truck are among the biggest violators; they LIVE in the middle lane.

[@bryanreed316]

I...... had....... no....... idea. And it makes so much sense. No one, and I mean NO ONE, ever, ever ever ever, taught me this. I appreciate it!

[@TraumahawkTV]

I've tried to teach a few of my friends and only one actually listened :(

[@Derikimi]

I think the problem is that mostly nobody knew this, myself included, and it makes sense but you can't apply it when the inefficient way is the way for most.

[@TheNirgo]

Well we in Germany do have other problems: aggressive drivers (some drivers Really mind being overtaken) and Speed differences from 80 km/h (big trucks over 7 tonnes) and up to 250 km/h, Some few Even faster:D

[@Chevsilverado]

@@TheNirgo I mean if it’s legal then I guess it can’t really be a problem. Kinda hard to slow the car down from 250kmh to pass someone going 130 at a slower difference.

[@RyGuyTheAVGuy]

that explains a lot

[@yarielrobles9003]

Here in Puerto Rico, you drive where there's the least amount of holes, which is rarely the right lane.

[@dadweight]

You have to consider you’re driving in arguably the “worst drivers” state in the US with the “me first” mentality.

[@orppranator5230]

As if the best is all that much better.

[@easydoz1]

Add, some old ladies and completely distracted cell phone users. Oh! And remove the: I don't believe in going ONE Speed or speed limits like the author of the video. Seriously! Peace and harmony would be abound. 🕊️

[@dekoldrick]

And those that will do the exactly speed limit and not a mile and hour more causing cars to pile behind them.

[@LCdic09]

What is it? New Jersey or New York?

[@zeke1123456789]

@@LCdic09 south florida

[@robin13392]

Here in the Netherlands you have to pay 270 euros (roughly the same in dollars) if you unnecessarily stay in the left/middle lane. Overtaking on the right hand side will cost you 300 euros.

[@Dojaesd]

270? Bro what??

[@hevermiranda9871]

“Once I’m done overtaking all this traffic” Things that don’t happen in Southern California.

[@khappekhappe133]

SoCal*

[@engineergaming4295]

Yessir

[@MisterOwlz]

Cuckifornia*

[@fortheloveofnoise]

@@MisterOwlz The whole USA.

[@danieltolmachoff2]

@@fortheloveofnoise naa just California

[@just_simply_alive1130]

All my years of driving I never knew this. I genuinely thought it was only a slow, cursing and fast/passing lane. Now watching this video it the “correct” way just makes so much sense. I wish at some point of my education this was taught and beaten into me along with everyone else around me.

[@seanguzy9601]

WELL NOW YOU KNOW WHY PEOPLE PASS YOU AND WANT TO KILL YOU. DO YOU LIKE NEVER LOOK AT YOUR REAR END MIRROR AND WONDER WHY YOU HAVE 40000 CARS BEHIND YOU WHILE NOBODY IS IN FRONT OF YOU? AND BC OF YOU LOL THAT IS WHY TRAFFIC HAPPENS? NEVER CROSSES YOUR MENTAL INTELLEGENCE?

[@SuperRat420]

Man see I'm here wishing you just had a molucle of common sense

[@lamarw7757]

That's because it's not law. Only the far left lane is the passing lane.

[@SuperRat420]

@@lamarw7757 that is absolutely not true. Maybe in your flyover state

[@ammarisrar2005]

Same, I thought that the right most lane was used for only exits for some stupid reason, I was taught this in drivers ed and I do believe that they should make this a law and start giving out tickets to people who hog the passing lanes and start teaching this in drivers ed classes

[@TheRubiksPilot]

A BMW driver using his turn signals? This is revolutionary!

[@ifeellikedying4040]

good one

[@reshad3290]

AHAHAHAHAHA

[@splinterun9005]

This simply doesn't work on the highways I drive on in New York. You can't cruise in the right lane when there is 25 cars all merging in, and by the time the right lane has started to speed up there is another entrance lane and the cycle repeats. You have to use the middle lane to cruise and left to pass else you are just making it more dangerous for yourself and the others trying to get on. And most of the time there's enough traffic where there is no such thing as cruising lol.

[@icallhax8304]

It does work; it's just situationally you are moving to the center to allow people on. It's exactly what the video is saying. In a situation with 0 cars merging, you can move right. -- Fellow New Yorker

[@dengeondengeon]

Where I live in EU, if you were to cruise in middle or left lane like those guys, everyone would tailgate you, flash lights at you and generally get pissed untill you would move right. We even have a "traffic code law" that states you have to move to the right to let faster vehicles pass you. It doesn't even say at what speed. If he's faster, you MUSTN'T slow him down, obstruct...

[@luissouto396]

Where do you live?

[@Dr.Johnboy]

This law also exists in the States. There are signs up and down the freeway that state either "Slower vehicles stay right" or Right lanes for passing only." Does anyone listen? Lol, no way.

[@Tinfoil_Hardhat]

The US definitely has those laws. Depending on what state you're in people follow them to an extent. Ome of the biggest problems is that American highways are often filled with semis. Depending on what highway you're on and all, but they all end up using the right lane. So you use the middle.

[@demoniack81]

"in the EU" doesn't mean anything. Driving styles vary wildly between countries.

[@demoniack81]

@@Tinfoil_Hardhat But in that case then it's the intended way to use the highway - you're in the middle because you're passing. The problem is when they stay in the middle even when there's like 800m of empty space in the right lane.

[@malcolmsleight9334]

Agree with you. As a European that's lived in the US for almost 40 years, the majority of American drivers are terrible. I get sick of hearing the Transport Safety Board say that "speed kills". Yes, it can, but the major cause is stupid drivers that don't know how to handle a modern vehicle, or how to properly drive. The majority of American drivers wouldn't last 2 minutes in Europe, and if they did, they'd collect so many tickets they'd choke. As a side note - I think part of the reason that American drivers avoid the right lane is the condition of that lane - it's usually chewed up by heavy trucks. The reason for that is that the roads are made cheaply by German standards. The reason for that is, it keeps people employed in rebuilding/renovating infrastructure.

[@GinsengStrip-wt8bl]

Most of americans, especially women just seem to not have a clue what they're doing behind the wheel and don't even pay attention to the surroundings.

[@XMarkxyz]

I think haning only automatics has a role in that, you control that kind of car with only two pedals and the steering wheel, it requires less attention from the driver and on top of that even the most unfit can drive that kind of car (I'm not referring to some type of handicap or amputees, it's great they can drive too, I mean unfit in the sense there are people that don't have a clue about how you should drive safely and correctly). In europe you must learn on a manual and if somebody doesn't have a clue of what he's doing he doesn't get the license

[@draggy6544]

Nope u just dont have any idea of what terrible driving is lol go to asia or africa so u can truly see the chaos that is traffic. If u have never been outside of Europe or North America u have no right to comment

[@s4aragon]

I wouldn’t say the majority of American drivers are terrible. I think you’re right about the right lane often being complete shit. No way I’m hanging in the shitty right lane

[@FUMEDECAROSO]

@@draggy6544 Grow a brain.

[@xboxfired27]

Guess who got pulled over for "agressive lane changing" when doing just that. It seems like they do not want you to change lanes after all.

[@dannyhilljr518]

Cause for US police it's not about safety it's about control and oppression

[@thekid3227]

@@dannyhilljr518 more likely they don’t know like most Americans. I didn’t even know this but now I do!

[@keithw8307]

@@dannyhilljr518 no it’s more likely you will get into a major car accident continuously switching lanes.

[@PuttyCream]

I’ve gotten a reckless driving ticket doing this lol. I still don’t understand why I got that ticket, i used my turn signal the entire time and was only going 10 above the speed limit.

[@dannyhill2930]

@@keithw8307 there is zero credible evidence to support it, but concrete evidence showing speeding doesn't correlate with more accidents. (More deaths yes, but cause accidents that would have occured anyway may be fatal). Either way most traffic laws are designed for extortion, not safety, and a few police captains have admitted this themselves.

[@Nunya1765]

They don’t even exercise this on 2 lane highways. In Germany, if you flash your lights at the left lane slowpoke they move over, in America you get brake checked and shot

[@80greaty]

Driver's ed and the behind-the-wheel test don't even cover the freeway at all. It's no surprise most people don't know how to act on them

[@peflynn93]

So true, i avoided the freeway when i could when i first started..

[@DarthLenaPlant]

You have so many and then they don't get covered? At all? That's just a recipe for disaster

[@Bruintjebeer6]

Is it true that in the US driving test you basically have to drive up and down a road and that is it.

[@80greaty]

@@Bruintjebeer6 Yeah, you drive around residential areas for 15 min and reverse alongside a curb and you're done

[@yahikospain446]

@@80greaty WTF. In germany you drive at least 30 minutes in your final test drive. I drove for around 40 I think.

[@mysticfox6599]

My daily commute couldn't agree more.

[@JustOotin]

far right lane is for anyone doing the speed limit or going slower and for exiting for sure . far left lane is for passing only and does not allow tractor trailers. middle lane is generally for cruising.

[@RameYT]

@@JustOotin No that just doesnt make sense

[@angelgjr1999]

I always see crackheads doing 40 in a 55. And of course there’s a moron on the left lane halting traffic.

[@Krysstophe]

I think Jeremy Clarkson put it best. The outside (left for LHD countries) lane(s) are like the toilet. You go in, do what you need to do, and get out. You don’t stay there 24/7

[@kelvinzwarthoed9213]

In the Netherlands you get a bill if you don't move to the most right lane...

[@tenacious_freak5223]

Same here in Denmark, but its rare for the police to act on it, never seen it happen i real time, only on copshows, mustly the traffic police setup for speed ticketing random locations. Seen my Co worker get a tricket undertaking a old Lady hogging left Lane under the speed limit for miles, old lady she got a warning, but he did do it wrong, you Are allowed to follow traffic, meaning that you can follow your Lane on the speed limit, if People hold the left Lane going under the speed limit, then to make flow of traffic keep going, you Are not allowed to pass right comming in left Lane and go Strait back to left Lane.

[@kephax]

Yeah, why do you then all drive like americans in this video?

[@kelvinzwarthoed9213]

@@kephax research shows that dutch drivers are the best drivers in the world due the population density...

[@Ringman87a]

Same in Sweden and most other EU countries the Police here do enforce the lane rules and stop lane hogs quite often.

[@ChainMaxxC]

You get tickets in America too if you hog the lane. Potentially depending on the state. But in WI, there are signs all over the highway's stating "Slower traffic keep right"

[@corbinelliott5138]

this is a much calmer way of saying it than me screaming at everyone and telling them that the world is a better place without them

[@colbyzur4642]

Are we secretly twins?

[@zallandkasi7366]

LMFAO, im dead,,, lol

[@lackofmemes240]

@@colbyzur4642 LMAO

[@ImWatchingYou69]

Angry dudes are the best drivers change my mind

[@lackofmemes240]

@@ImWatchingYou69 yes lmao

[@PrinceOfIonia]

I actually NEVER knew any of this as an American! They never teach us about any of this stuff when I took my government approved online class!

[@yia01]

those are teh rule in germany where there no speed limit and teh freeway it empty 90% of the time

[@loghorizon45]

So you get your drivers license without being taught the driving laws? Ridiculous, that KZbin videos have to teach drivers those rules.

[@waterquiche9036]

@@loghorizon45 that’s the thing i don’t even think this is the law that’s why it’s not taught

[@tenacious_freak5223]

If that is true, its kind of sad, we learn All that in Denmark, but People still dont know or care about those rules, for exsample in Finland, People learn to drive the cars from a really young age, learning licens driving with a licensed Co driver, the reason why Finland has some of the safest streets, so i have been told :)

[@diemrcupcake]

@@tenacious_freak5223 i took an inperson class and we leaned this. The issue is that people just don't give a fuck.

[@Jhunt12303]

I learned how to drive (unofficially) in Germany. I’m frustrated driving on American highways based on each point you’ve mentioned. Well done - pass this on!

[@commanderkei9537]

I was literally never taught this when getting my driver’s license

[@lq7777]

@Porcupine Exactly. His way only works if EVERYONE follows it and noone does anything stupid. Living in Florida, I can assure you that is a pipe dream. People will merge right in front of you doing 40 mph or straight up try to merge into you.

[@ken45y]

It teaches of the fast lane but nothing on middle lane.

[@MutzHD]

It’s common sense.

[@johnchurch4705]

@@ken45y no such thing as a fast lane ..

[@rendomstranger8698]

@@lq7777 So make room when they merge and go back to the right immediately afterwards. Problem solved. Paying attention when passing a merging lane is one of the first things we learn here in the Netherlands the moment we start driving on the highway. The fact that I need to teach you something as basic as this tells me that you should not have a license.

[@drakeroten8928]

People sit in the left lane to pass at .05 mph faster than the person they are passing and then slow down right before they get by

[@PGraveDigger1]

Even more annoying is people you're passing speeding up so they match your speed, making it impossible to pass them unless you're driving faster than the speedlimit.

[@drakeroten8928]

@@PGraveDigger1 this might seem unrelated, but trust me it is, what kind of car do you drive?

[@PGraveDigger1]

@@drakeroten8928 I drive multiple cars. Depends on where and with who I am. Please, explain why it is relevant.

[@drakeroten8928]

@@PGraveDigger1 well, if you were in an SUV, they’re just assholes, if you were in a muscle car or a supra or something, then you have to consider at least a few of them might have wanted to race. I drive a slow ass ecoboost, but people see that pony badge and wanna race

[@PGraveDigger1]

@@drakeroten8928 People who want to race on public roads should get their license revoked for life, no exceptions.

[@lukec.7782]

My grandma lives and drives in Jersey and she YELLS at my sister when she’s driving in the left or middle lane. It’s so funny to see her take driving so seriously as a 70 something year old woman in a big v8 e class Mercedes

[@TedwardDrives]

I love your grandmother. Send her my warmest regards haha

[@mohammedayesh3927]

i get pissed at my sister when she sits in the middle or left lane when going slow

[@witoldmerkis4101]

Good video. However, I would change one recommendation with respect to a 3-lane highway. If I stay in the right lane for “cruising”, I am going to be moving to the middle lane fairly often to allow others to merge onto the road or because someone is just moving too slowly for me. I would rather stay in the middle lane so that I am not lane-changing too often. Anyone who wants to pass can still use the passing lane on the right. Of course, at all times, you still need to manage your driving according to driving conditions and the amount of traffic, so the decision as to what lane to stay in will need to keep these things in mind.

[@robertdepesci3418]

My favorite is when Texan drivers are in all 3 or 4 lanes parallel to each other and at the same speed.

[@Anankin12]

Great way to get an accident going lol

[@estuardo2985]

or on 5 lane highways truckers hog lane 4 and go slower than traffic.

[@joesmith9216]

hah, really?

[@inotnasa5035]

Tell this to the motorcycle cops and state troopers that will literally pull anyone over going 5 and up over the speed limit no matter which lane you are in

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Hahaha what state, one of the Virginia hellholes? In Georgia, specially in Atlanta they do not care if you are going a few over. In Atlanta and near if you are on the highway people go 10-15 over all day everyday.

[@ThisIsntMeGaming]

Got pulled in texas for only 9 over (64 in 55). Really wanted to tell him to go fuck himself

[@grey.7828]

@@fortheloveofnoise 285 is a 55 and everyone goes 80+ DEATHTRAP

[@Majima_Nowhere]

"Never be the fastest person on the road. If there's a cop, be at least the third fastest." The fastest being the cop, and the second fastest being the guy he's pulling over.

[@donnie9001]

@@Majima_Nowhereyou will only get pulled over, if you are not going with the flow of traffic. Even if the traffic is over.

[@jimmyb9518]

As a 15 year old with my permit I found it crazy how they didn't even teach me this when taking drivers education. No wonder the highway system is so bad.

[@miguelnascimento2847]

It's all about respect, even if they don't teach that it's something you'd realise once you are in a highway, with cars comming faster behind you and there you are, obstructing traffic for no good reason. That experience alone should be enough to make people realise that what they are doing is not only disrespectfull and annoying to the other drivers but is also incredibly dangerous

[@NargaCat]

I drive often in Vermont, and they have a thing where you're supposed to ONLY be in the right lane unless you're passing. It's a law, least from what I know. I can assure you with confidence that no one there actually listens to that law and I've had to go over 100 to get past a blockade of morons that literally clog the 3 lane.

[@joebanish7517]

Preach dude! I've driven extensively in Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany), and in every single one of those countries, people understand this concept. Germans will not stay in the passing lane on the Autobahn for one second longer than necessary. Unfortunately, it's not a lot of these people's fault. Poor driver education in the US is to blame. Michigan's driver handbook even says that you may drive in any lane on a freeway with three or more lanes. Thankfully, I learned freeway driving from my dad, who understands how to drive on one.

[@martin-drt]

If we keep our right in Europe, it is because it is mandatory. Especially in France where the penalty for overtaking on the right is strong with a fine and demerit points. It happens a few times that some stay on the left but it's totally forbidden (they risk a fine) and very frowned upon because it's dangerous because generally they don't go very fast when you come behind at high speed. The danger is that people change lanes when you are speeding, and to prevent this I generally make lights calls when I get to a speed at least more than 50 kmh (30mph) above the speed limit

[@Taken-Edits]

I mean in germany its told by law that you always have to drive on the right lane unless u have to pass Called "rechtsfahrgebot" what roughly translates to right lane driving command

[@Kolket1389]

It's not just western Europe. As someone who's driven all across the Western Balkans, Hungary, Greece, etc... The etiquette is highly respected. A good chunk of people doesn't care about speed limits, but it's absolutely a big deal if you use the highway incorrectly. Since these countries are a little bit less developed, the road network is also smaller, but these regions I mentioned all are a part of one of the busiest Europe routes that go to Turkey and Middle East. So, everybody is aware of lane rules. I remember even back in the day in the driving classes, we used to talk a lot about that. You can only imagine what kind of chaos starts when these kinds of roads get congested. Since there is no alternative road, people from all across Europe are stuck and that creates anger. To make things worse, these countries are not all in the Schengen zone, so border controls are long and extensive. Couple that with road congestion and you just cost a lot of people, a lot of time, money, and nerves.

[@RetroTechIIfx]

Biggest problems from my view on US highways (you basically said all the same points): - People don’t know how to merge. They do not accelerate enough, and they merge onto the highway at a significantly slower speed than traffic creating hazards. I see this constantly - people merging at 25 onto a 55. - Roads that could safely support higher speeds are capped very low, drivers who obey the limit are at risk because of the lack of lane etiquette - Speeding is dangerous is a bad take to make up for terrible distracted drivers. Modern vehicles can safely move at a high rate of speed when OPERATED BY AN ATTENTIVE DRIVER. The ultimate solution would be adopting German style drivers education and permitting. But then I think most Americans would loose their license to drive when such a high bar is applied.

[@ganjaseurr9864]

Facts on point two live in CT and some of our highways speed limits are only 50 mph when they can easily be 60- 75 that’s the speed everyone is going on the highway anyway

[@b-chroniumproductions3177]

German style driving simply would not work with our outdated infrastructure

[@narniavoyager]

Your point is true. You can not use the right lane in the US, because people do not know how to merge.

[@KonohazFinest]

Little problem with the merging onto the highway at the speed you want is that sometimes there are cops parked either right after the on ramp or prior so if your coming onto the highway at 50 or 60 you better believe your getting pulled over.

[@b-chroniumproductions3177]

@@KonohazFinest Most cops don't know anything about the law, but the speed signs on most on-ramps are actually advisory and not limits. It's completely legal to come onto the highway at 55 or 65.

[@jcooper_]

Baffles me how poor etiquette is with lanes in the US. Is it just not taught at all when learning to drive over there?

[@cincinnatislider]

Yes it’s taught. It’s all taught. Everything you need to know is right there. People are just alarmingly ignorant.

[@llevine6388]

@@cincinnatislider it actually wasn’t taught when I took my driving test. I think it’s a fault of the driving instructors

[@officialaustenmorpho3224]

@@llevine6388 because they dont TEACH you during a TEST. why would they tell you that during a test, you dont even take tests on highways. people are just ignorant

[@tmanepic]

It's not taught, in fact, highway driving wasn't even part of my driving exam at all in the states...

[@nickdapolito3999]

Got my license 2 years ago and was never taught to only pass on the left

[@belxander293]

We have the same rule in France than in Germany. Everyone has to be on the right lane, regardless of the number of lanes available on the highway, and we overtake only from the left. Especially if you see that you drive at the same speed than someone in front of you or there is no traffic anymore (if you feel you are faster than cars in front of you, you can stay on the middle lane until you pass the cars you wanted to pass), go on the right lane and don't stay in the middle lane for nothing... Even worst on the left lane. And we have 130km/h speed limit on our highways. (80mph)

[@KyBr2000]

This video should be aired on prime time television all over the world for a year!

[@PeterBee911]

It should be aired for an undefined period of time. A year is to short for some people to get the message into their brain.

[@ivanh9567]

Sorry but in all of the world (Civilized countries I mean) people already learnt how to use 2+ lanes roads.

[@KyBr2000]

@@ivanh9567 Yes, most people. There are always some people who don't.. Do you mean to imply that most of Europe isn't civilized?

[@KyBr2000]

@James Stonks Wouldn't have to if people actually knew how to drive and followed the rules. Nice bait, though.

[@Specz187]

Well I'm guilty. You caught me, along with 95% of drivers in the US. You do make a lot of good points though we weren't taught any better in driving school, been driving for over 15 years. I75 is filled with semi tractor trailers hogging all lanes of the highway, the best part is they are most likely governed and can't go much faster than the other so it takes forever for them to pass each other lol

[@fastmadcow]

Yep… limited to 68 here 😒. Heres a great idea. Put tractors with trailers limited to 61-68 on a 80mph speed limit highway. That is not dangerous at all.

[@Wildjesta]

Limited to 70mph here myself. Nothing but hills will stop me passing someone going 69mph, only because in my 11hrs of legal driving time if I can I will so I can get 650+ mi per day it makes a huge difference on my paycheck if I can go my 70mph instead of staying stuck behind someone going 1mph slower than me. All interstates are like that too, take it from an OTR driver.

[@Specz187]

All good dudes, I've worked at FedEx Freight as a cdsa for the past 8 years now an OTR pulling double pups (23 ft) doesnt matter if I'm in on of their kenworths, volvo, peterbilt or international we are only limited to 65. If we do 70 all kinds of chimes and beeps start going on. Most of the roads are 65 to 70mph along i70 and i75 though where I travel.

[@JohnSmith-nj9qo]

I was just about to say semis completely ruin this system of lane etiquette. When you have truckers hogging all 4 lanes of traffic because they feel the need to take at least 30 minutes to pass another trucker all other drivers are screwed. What we truly need is a law banning semis from using designated passing lanes so they won't constantly turn themselves into 18 wheeler traffic jams.

[@fastmadcow]

@@JohnSmith-nj9qo When the truckers who stop cursing 65 in the middle lane stop doing that I will keep to the more right lanes. But until then I will continue to move over all the way left to pass if I’m faster. That being said only if the right lane is blocked. There is very few areas that say “no trucks left lanes” so there is no law saying I can’t either when that sign is not present.

[@kayakkevin]

We have signs in Minnesota that read "Slower Traffic Move Right" so people assume if they dont want to go slow, they shouldnt be in that lane.

[@gabepee3533]

In Australia it says ‘keep left unless over taking’ or for you keep right

[@oxysz]

@gedeon parker man let me tell you.. I have to drive from Grand Rapids to Brainerd and for years until about a year ago it was 55 max the whole way until the last 10 miles that was 60... it’s so shitty. Also no one knows about what lanes to use here

[@oxysz]

@gedeon parker I just drove to the cities and back last weekend and (Woodbury) and on the way back once I got on the highway I found a guy and we went 85-90 the whole way to moose lake and one other dude came and joined . Haven’t done that since I can remember. It was fun. Helped all the snow melted lol

[@chiuuuuuuuuuu]

There are signs like that in US too but nobody cares

[@perseusarkouda]

Yep, most people think slow vehicles go right, normal in the middle and fast in the left regardless the traffic. This is a universal conception I believe. At least here also in Greece.

[@jachf9577]

This is incorrect and wrong. Middle lane is for cruising and should be a speed at which is passing the right most lane, but they are not expected to move back to the far right. It was even mentioned that many highways have a ton of off ramps and on ramps- encouraging people to continually switch back to right most lane will add a ton of unnecessary lane changes resulting in higher number of accidents. The only thing that matters truthfully is people not cruising in the left lane. So long as that is open, the middle lane is of no concern to this guy. Per triple A the right most lane is a staging lane for slower traffic and preparing to get off or just merged on. Don’t be this guy

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

It is quite necessary for good traffic flow. Simple solution to helping people merge if you don't want to change lanes: just slow down, you shouldn't be running on such tight schedules that you need the 2 seconds you will lose through this method.

[@ianrobertson5058]

Finally one comment I can agree with, there are so many unnecessary lane changes in this video just to merge back over 5 seconds later. Like imagine following this guys advice on a 5 lane, continuously trying to get over to the right just to go a bunch of lanes to pass people to repeat the process 😂. There are a few good points but 75% of this is so unnecessary.

[@Omid-P26]

Watchting this video as a German pushes my heart rate and pressure to the maximum to see how they drive an America. You are absolutely right about the points you make. I think why the accident rate in Germany is lower then America’s is correlated to the fact that Germans know how to use the lanes, even though we don’t have everywhere speed limits. Furthermore, speeding is dangerous as your relative reaction time becomes longer due to the high speed, therefore its is taught that you have to drive predictably.

[@laineotto1376]

in america it is not taught.. they are just taught the basic rules and tested for them, but the test doesn't look into their way of driving

[@brad1785]

Yes! Being predictable is the most important thing when driving. Another issue we have here is that far too many people try to be considerate rather than predictable.

[@wutrax1]

Where are you driving in Germany to think that things are even slightly better here? I have seen every issue mentioned in this video seen on german highways, and not as an exception, but the norm. Right lane is for trucks exclusively. And good luck trying to get room on the left lane if you drive a shitty car. If you drive an Audi, BMW or Mercedes, people make room, if you drive a shitty Opel Corsa, doing 160km/h while they do 120, they just ignore you.

[@SchwartzSchnee]

You have less accidents cause your country is populated by Germans

[@dftns19]

Probably my single biggest driving pet peeve. And so many people have no idea they're in the wrong. Even worse are the people who think they're doing a service by blocking traffic that wants to go faster than them.

[@kona6732]

@@cyuan1990 Yeah, but the highway wouldn't be filled like that if assholes werent in the left lane.

[@RothBeyondTheGrave]

@@cyuan1990 proper lane driving certainly won't stop rush hr, but it would immensely reduce traffic in literally every other situation. 90% of traffic where I live (south jersey) is because passing is impossible. Everyone here drives under the speed limit & hogs every lane all the time. Lines of cars all backed up, restricted because everyone is going 5mph under in the left & middle lanes. When I finally get to pass, I watch a mass of traffic grow in my rear view & I have an open road 90% of the time. It's out of control.

[@D3nn1s]

@@kona6732 thats just wrong lmao. Theres a differnce between a dense highway where all 3 lanes are using and an empty one. Also with all lanes being used you still can follow the principle that the lane to your left is faster, the one to your right is slower. So everybody can choose the speed he/she is comfortable with instead of having slow drivers in all 3 lanes.

[@kona6732]

@@D3nn1s did you even watch the fucking video.

[@johngaudet6316]

Yes slower is safer, so I'm holding up traffic for safety.🤣