Assume left handed driving, right handed drivers please reverse the direction lol.

What i meant was that are you able to leave perfect spaces on the left and on the right? Or you tend to drift little more to one side e.g. 51/49 drift toward the left instead of 50/50 exactly?

I notice that experienced drivers drift to the side too. So i am curious and i have my theories for this:

  1. Drivers are more likely to drift just a bit toward their driver side. E.g. for left hander driving that means drifting toward the left. This is because the wing mirror is the closest to the driver, so it is easier for the eyes to follow and track.

  2. I’ve been to places where we have to share roads with bikes and motocycles. So a lane road is literally 2 lane: cars need to hug the left lane to create spaces on the right. So drivers from those countries are keen to drift to the left; even when they are on the highway without any motocycles.

  3. For left handed driving, you usually dont drift to to the right UNLESS you are on the phone or using the giant touchscreen while driving.

  • Strider@lemmy.world
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    Nothing is ever perfectly even, straight or center. So constant drifting and correction is just a given. I aim for the center of my lane but depending a lot on the situation and location.

    If there are bicycles I leave them room, if there is a jam I let motorcycles pass. In some (eg mediterranean) countries it’s custom to drive extremely on your own side to maximize the amount of cars that can fit (nevermind how many lanes in theory) so I do that when I’m there.