And lo On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:26:53 +0100, scott <sco### [at] scottcom> did  
spake thusly:

> (Note left/right here is for driving on the right, for driving on the  
> left countries reverse the left/rights).
>
> Here we have two important rules for multi-lane roads, one is that you  
> should only move out to the left to overtake someone, and secondly you  
> are not allowed to pass anyone on the right side (there are some  
> exceptions for queues etc).  I know it's not like this in all countries.

Just as a note this is referred to as overtaking on the left in the UK and  
is not prohibited by law. You'd advised not to do it on motorways unless  
in congested traffic otherwise you should only do so if the car in front  
is signaling to turn right and there's room to do so.

For multi-lane carriageways you're advised to stay in the left-hand lane  
unless turning or overtaking and should return to your original lane when  
the maneuver is complete, but again this is not prohibited law.

You can't be charged with overtaking on the left, but you could be charged  
with driving in an unsafe or reckless manner.

> As anyone who has driven probably knows already, the problem comes when  
> someone stays in the left lane when they are not overtaking anyone and  
> you want to go faster than them.  What are you meant to do if you are  
> behind them in this situation?  What if you are directly behind in the  
> same lane, or what if you approach them in the right lane?
<snip>

> What do you do?

I overtake them, might wake them up to the fact they should have switched  
back to the correct lane.

-- 
Phil Cook

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