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[โ€“] TWeaK@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most people somehow decided that its easiest to drive in the middle lane at slow(ish) speeds, while the right lane stays empty for long stretches.

Really? In my experience driving on German roads (primarily down near Munich), lane discipline is exceptionally good. The only times I saw significantly lower driving standards was in rush hour.

Meanwhile, the UK is notorious for people sitting in the middle lane. That used to be the rule, the inside lane was the slow lane, middle for cruising and outside for overtaking, however that was changed in the 60s/70s. It's recently been made formally illegal, rather than just contrary to the highway code, but even trained police drivers are still guilty of doing it.

In the Netherlands they're very big on pulling back in. So much so they frequently cut your nose off by pulling in so early.

It's fun seeing how driving styles vary between different regions and countries.

Yeah, that might be the case. I recently drove to Berchtesgaden and it was better in the south. I live near the Danish border. Haha, people here are a bit laid back.