Was wondering if anyone knew why there are signs in some construction area for trucks to be in the left lane. In some areas the left lane seems to be more rough and uneven than the right lane, so it would seem the right lane would be safer. Not sure what the reasoning was behind this.
Trucks Must Use Left Lane, reasoning behind this in contstuction?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by zmster2033, Dec 16, 2018.
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some areas one lane is the shoulder and does not have the base for heavy vehicles, so they put us on the other side.
In others it's to put us away from the merge lane on narrow lanes.snowlauncher, WildTiger1990, Lepton1 and 12 others Thank this. -
Most of the time the shoulder is not made to hold the weight of trucks on a daily basis use. When construction needs to use the shoulder as a travel lane, it's best to keep the trucks off it.
Also, sometimes it's because the right lane is skinner for lack of room.88 Alpha, MachoCyclone, Just passing by and 2 others Thank this. -
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lol, half the drivers either can't read the signs or ignore them.
I'm in Charlotte also.Lepton1, D.Tibbitt, Voyager1968 and 2 others Thank this. -
Keeps the right lane open for construction vehicles to enter and exit the highway from the work zones. On some roads the overpasses are arched and there is significantly less clearance the closer you are to the right shoulder.
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Most of the times it's because of a "shoulder drop off"...
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Some construction workers are former mega drivers so they want to other mega drivers that left lane feeling without getting a ticket
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