I need a sanity check from the fediverse. I was just informed my dad and his friends have this deep pet peeve while driving that I have absolutely never been aware of or concerned by on safe roads in America.
Imagine you are driving on a multi-lane highway. Yes, I get the "right lane is the slow lane, left lane is the passing lane" thing. But imagine it's like pretty empty road, out in the country, and you're driving the speed you want to go in the right or middle lane.
Another car is along side you in the left lane. There's nobody behind them who wants to go faster. They just hang out at the same-ish speed as you. So you have a car kind of driving next to you.
This makes my dad deeply uncomfortable and he finds it incredibly rude. Fediverse, is it him, or me?
@hacks4pancakes Theoretically, someone might have to overtake for some kind of emergency. Like an injured person, and no way to call emergency services, perhaps.
The only reason i know that makes this make sense is to think a way should be open, just in case of emergency.
