Number 1 lane..... ???

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  1. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    And here I thought all these years the "first" lane was the right lane. Color me "backwards". :rolleyes:
     
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  3. Rooster1291979

    Rooster1291979 Road Train Member

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    Running oversized with pilots, steermen and height poles it is always a number system. 1 is far left. When there are multiple lanes and I need to get in a particular lane quick and in a hurry there can't be any confusion.

    "I need center left adjacent real quick!" Nope.
     
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  4. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    Another source of standard -
    California Driver Handbook - Traffic Lanes

    Choosing A Lane
    Traffic lanes are often referred to by number. The left or “fast” lane is called the “Number 1 Lane.” The lane to the right of the “Number 1 Lane” is called the “Number 2 Lane,” then the “Number 3 Lane,” etc.

    Example of numbered traffic lanes
    [​IMG]

    If California says it or publishes it, it can not be refuted.
     
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  5. Farmerbob1

    Farmerbob1 Road Train Member

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    We read and write our numbers and words from left to right.

    Almost all numbering conventions in English follow that pattern. Left to right, top to bottom.
     
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  6. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Yes, California knows all. :rolleyes:

    No reason why the "first" lane can't be the first through lane you land in when you come off the ramp.
     
  7. magoo68

    magoo68 Road Train Member

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    Granny lane ,, steering wheel holder lane and hammer lane makes things easier to understand on the cb
     
  8. ChaoSS

    ChaoSS Road Train Member

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    That doesn't help when there's seven lanes.
     
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  9. scottied67

    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    Truckers who number the lanes wrong are usually the same truckers who will tell you that because you use the right lane for double lefts, you therefore must use the left lane for double rights.....
     
  10. tony97905

    tony97905 Road Train Member

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    I see what you did there.
     
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  11. tinytim

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    You never made a left from the left left turn lane?
     
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