Seem I developed a knack for topics that put posters knocking each other out and have the moderator close the topic ASAP.Here is another one controversy, freeways protocols.And also because I'll be preparing for Canadians, Mid-west and East Coast trip next year.My backdrop is of course the West where we are used to 6-lane freeways. On two-lane ones, we already know that the right side or slow lane is for us RVers, trailer pullers together with the big rigs.In 3 lanes, we RVers can be in the middle as long as we are faster than the vehicles running on the right. And the left lane is reserved for overtaking. Although we sometimes get dagger looks and one-finger salute from the ignoramus on their rednecks trucks.My question, and please don't change the statement parameters above, are the practices the same in Canada, Midwest and East Coast. I've driven in these areas but not with a travel trailer.Thanks in advance.

Generalizations about all states and all provinces or most states and most provinces or the Midwest and East Coast are dangerous.

If there are 3 lanes and we are passing through an area with a lot of on ramps and exit ramps...we get in the middle lane to allow people to get on and off the freeway. Then when we clear the congested areas...we move back to the slow lane.

lots2seeinmyrv wrote:If there are 3 lanes and we are passing through an area with a lot of on ramps and exit ramps...we get in the middle lane to allow people to get on and off the freeway. Then when we clear the congested areas...we move back to the slow lane.Same with us. If we are driving where there is only one lane going in each direction, if there is a spot, we will pull off the road to let cars behind us get around. It's just kind and then we can "look" without worrying about someone driving into the back of us.Also, we try our best to avoid major highways during commuting times. (7 am - 9 am and then 4 pm - 6 pm) We will leave about 9 and then try to be where we are going before 4 pm. If that's not possible, we will try to find someplace to have a bite to eat so we aren't starved when we get there.

I have done a lot of driving in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. Yes, same basic rules apply for Canada. One thing that is different out east from here is that there are expressways. On those, there is a regular looking freeway with multiple lanes in the center. Then there are two lane highways that run alongside the freeway. At specific intervals, there are off ramps that take you from the freeway to the highway and visa versa. The highways have exits to other roads.So, if you are going past a city, you stay on the freeway. If you are going to be exiting into the city, you move onto the highway first.The other thing that is different is that when an onramp merges onto a highway or two lanes merge into one, the white line between them continues until it's off the road. Here, the white line just disappears and the two lanes become one wide lane until shrinking to a single lane. There, the right lane is always identified but it runs off the road as the two become one.So, it gives a better visual clue that the right hand lane drivers need to merge into the left lane, rather than the left lane merging into the right.

lots2seeinmyrv wrote:If there are 3 lanes and we are passing through an area with a lot of on ramps and exit ramps...we get in the middle lane to allow people to get on and off the freeway. Then when we clear the congested areas...we move back to the slow lane.That's what I do.

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westernrvparkow
Explorer
Oct 18, 2018
The middle lane strategy is fine unless you are being constantly passed on the right. If that is the case, you need to move over. Traveling at the speed of the traffic is what you should be doing in congested situations.
stickdog
Explorer
Oct 18, 2018
lots2seeinmyrv wrote:
If there are 3 lanes and we are passing through an area with a lot of on ramps and exit ramps...we get in the middle lane to allow people to get on and off the freeway. Then when we clear the congested areas...we move back to the slow lane.

That's what I do.
toedtoes
Explorer III
Oct 18, 2018
I have done a lot of driving in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. Yes, same basic rules apply for Canada.

One thing that is different out east from here is that there are expressways. On those, there is a regular looking freeway with multiple lanes in the center. Then there are two lane highways that run alongside the freeway. At specific intervals, there are off ramps that take you from the freeway to the highway and visa versa. The highways have exits to other roads.

So, if you are going past a city, you stay on the freeway. If you are going to be exiting into the city, you move onto the highway first.

The other thing that is different is that when an onramp merges onto a highway or two lanes merge into one, the white line between them continues until it's off the road. Here, the white line just disappears and the two lanes become one wide lane until shrinking to a single lane. There, the right lane is always identified but it runs off the road as the two become one.

So, it gives a better visual clue that the right hand lane drivers need to merge into the left lane, rather than the left lane merging into the right.
Merrykalia
Explorer II
Oct 18, 2018
lots2seeinmyrv wrote:
If there are 3 lanes and we are passing through an area with a lot of on ramps and exit ramps...we get in the middle lane to allow people to get on and off the freeway. Then when we clear the congested areas...we move back to the slow lane.

Same with us. If we are driving where there is only one lane going in each direction, if there is a spot, we will pull off the road to let cars behind us get around. It's just kind and then we can "look" without worrying about someone driving into the back of us.

Also, we try our best to avoid major highways during commuting times. (7 am - 9 am and then 4 pm - 6 pm) We will leave about 9 and then try to be where we are going before 4 pm. If that's not possible, we will try to find someplace to have a bite to eat so we aren't starved when we get there.
lots2seeinmyrv
Explorer
Oct 18, 2018
If there are 3 lanes and we are passing through an area with a lot of on ramps and exit ramps...we get in the middle lane to allow people to get on and off the freeway. Then when we clear the congested areas...we move back to the slow lane.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Oct 18, 2018
Generalizations about all states and all provinces or most states and most provinces or the Midwest and East Coast are dangerous.

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