Question 5704
On roads outside built-up areas with three lanes in the same direction, may a passenger car drive in the left lane?
- No, under no circumstances.
- Yes, but only to head for an exit on that side of the road.
- Yes, when traffic or road conditions call for it, as long as it does not impede another vehicle following behind.
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Correct answer: Yes, when traffic or road conditions call for it, as long as it does not impede another vehicle following behind.
Yes. Outside built-up areas, a passenger car normally travels in the right lane. However, it may use any of the other lanes, including the left lane, when traffic or road conditions call for it and it does not impede anyone behind it. In the picture, a truck and a van occupy the center and right lanes, and the gray car is in the left lane. An exit on the left is just one of those reasons.