Why don't drivers move over when turning right, to allow other traffic to pass on the left?
When I took my lessons and test in 1980 I was taught, when turning right, to keep parallel to the lines in the middle of the road and as close to them as possible without straddling them, thus allowing other vehicles to undertake you while you waited to turn right. It seems in this day and age, cars keep to the left side of the road; indicate right; then sit at 45 degrees across the road blocking all traffic. Is this the way people are taught these days? It is just inconsiderate, but then again road manners have declined all round.
Asked on 13 October 2010 by RB, Ashby De La Launde
Answered by
Honest John
What you do is what I do, as a simple courtesy to other drivers using the road. I take it further and move over the centre line if there is room. In my view, inconsiderate drivers who hold others up are far more deserving of punishment than drivers who speed where it is safe to do so.
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