Mirror signal and manuever

Why you shouldn’t drive slowly in the fast lane

So which is the fast lane? Multi-lane highways are set up to keep traffic flowing smoothly and therefore drive in a lane that matches your speed. If you’re in the right lane and you’re not passing anybody, you should switch over one lane or more to your left.

The standard flow of traffic is designed for faster cars to drive in the lanes farther to the right. The impact of a slow driver in the fast lane is likely to cause a line of cars to accumulate behind him. The rate of speed at which a driver passes doesn’t matter, as long as the driver is going faster than traffic in the lane to his left.

Congestion and not speed is the biggest risk to safety on our highways. Driving too slowly in the fast lane isn’t just frustrating for other drivers, it’s also dangerous. It’s important to note that if you’re behind a driver who is going too slowly in the fast lane, tailgating is also illegal. Try and communicate to the driver to move over by flashing your headlights a few times or lightly honk your horn. Some drivers don’t realize that they are going too slow. If the driver doesn’t move over, use your discretion and safely manoeuvre past the car ahead of you.