Do Australians know how to drive on a 3 lane motorway

[bazza]

And your still wrong.

at least when they do maintainence of motorways they can save money on relaying the left-hand lane - because it gets no traffic

 

[Enoughsaid]

Keep left unless overtaking

 

[bazza]

The NSW Roads and Maritime Services has released a list of the top 10 most mis-understood road rules:

1. Drivers approaching a roundabout must use their indicators when turning or making a U-turn.
2. If a driver is turning left or right at an intersection they must give way to pedestrians.
3. A mobile phone can only be used while driving if it's secured in a mounting or operated by Bluetooth technology or voice activation.
4. When a driver is travelling on a road without lane markings and the number of lanes is reduced, they must merge by giving way to any vehicle that is ahead of them.
5. On roads with a speed limit of more than 80km/h, motorists must not drive in the right-hand lane unless overtaking, turning right or making a U-turn.
6. High beam is not permitted if travelling less than 200 metres behind a car going in the same direction or less than 200 metres from an oncoming vehicle.
7. When making a U-turn a driver must have a clear view of any approaching traffic and give way to all vehicles and pedestrians.
8. Drivers must stay three seconds behind vehicles in front of them.
9. A school zone is the area around a school with a speed limit of 40km/h normally from 8am to 9.30am and between 2.30pm and 4pm on school days.
10. A driver approaching traffic lights showing a yellow traffic light must stop if they can do so safely.

http://smh.drive.com.au/list-the-10-most-misunderstood-nsw-road-rules-20130205-2dvlg.html

"The most frustrating [misunderstanding] is people staying in the right-hand lane rather than moving left," Mr Gay said.
"The rules are quite clear: unless you're overtaking or making a U-turn or turning to the right you must stay in the left-hand lane over 80km an hour and if it's signed, even under 80km an hour."



http://smh.drive.com.au/the-10-most-misunderstood-road-rules-in-nsw-revealed-20130205-2dvlc.html

 

[firechild]

As I suspected, it seems most people have no idea and seem to think that "keep left unless overtaking" either doesn't apply to them or means "keep in the middle lane unless overtaking"

Here are the road rules for NSW

http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/f...eg+179+2008+pt.11-div.2-rule.130+0+N?tocnav=y

(2) The driver must not drive in the right lane unless:

(a) the driver is turning right, or making a U-turn from the centre of the road, and is giving a right change of direction signal, or​

(b) the driver is overtaking, or​

(c) a left lane must turn left sign or left traffic lane arrows apply to any other lane and the driver is not turning left, or​

(d) the driver is required to drive in the right lane under rule 159, or​

(e) the driver is avoiding an obstruction, or​

(f) the traffic in each other lane is congested, or​

(g) the traffic in every lane is congested, or​

(h) the right lane is a special purpose lane in which the driver, under another provision of these Rules, is permitted to drive, or​

(i) there are only 2 marked lanes and the left lane is a slow vehicle turn out lane.​

​

so driving in the middle just in case someone merges is not an excuse

Actually those laws only refer to when NOT to use the right lane. It makes no differentiation between other lanes (i.e. middle vs left). You seem to be reading something in that which is not actually stated.

 

[newman]

The Authobahns have this sorted out.

Trucks can only drive in the inside (our left, their right) lane and overtake in the middle lane in defined zones. It is illegal for them to do otherwise. Most of everyone else cruises in the middle. The right lane is reserved for overtaking or lunatics who want to do 200km/h.

The big problem with flow on the motorways (in particular the f3) is the trucks who race one another in the middle and right lanes and "roadblock" across 3 lanes. They use the faster lanes to speed up going downhill, but their speed changes markedly when they hit an uphill section, but dont go across. Legislate that trucks cant use the right lane and alot of these problems would be sorted.

 

[firechild]

I was talking to an English bloke a few years ago about this and he said that to combat this problem, they started putting the on ramps coming from the middle of the road which meant that people could happily sit in the inside lane without worrying about merging traffic. On the other hand, people were encouraged to move to the inside because of the possibility of merging traffic.

 

[Jason Maher]

Lol@bazza. I don't know for certain whether the law is the same in NSW, but in Queensland the rule is you can travel in any lane you see fit apart from the far right lane, which is only to be used when overtaking.

 

[@MarTiger]

The majority don't. Add roundabouts too.

 

[Cockadoodledoo]

Lol@bazza. I don't know for certain whether the law is the same in NSW, but in Queensland the rule is you can travel in any lane you see fit apart from the far right lane, which is only to be used when overtaking.

In NSW if the speed limit is 80 kph or less then it is a free for all.. You can drive in what ever lane you like. If it is more than 80 kph then the right lane is only for overtaking. The middle and left lanes have no restrictions. Bazza has a severe comprehension problem.

 

[Jason Maher]

So the NSW law is the same as Queensland. Double LOL@Bazza.

 

[kia ora storm]

Stay in the right lane under the speed limit and don't move for anyone...

 

[CC_Roosters]

For the origional post my answer is no. Nor do they understand the meaning of stay left unless overtaking, giving way at roundabouts. In short aussies need improving