Is it normal for road rage?

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So, I was proceeding in an easterly direction earlier today, along a roadway that is divided into 3 lanes (in each direction) for traffic, in light traffic conditions.
I had to stop for a traffic signal. I was operating my vehicle in the proper right-hand lane, as there is no official sign that designates that lane for high-occupancy vehicles, or any other restrictions.
There was a driving school vehicle in the centre lane, that pulled up beside me.
So I rolled down my window, and I said to the instructor, "Why don't you teach the student to operate the vehicle in the proper lane?"
He had insisted that he was in the proper lane.
So I retorted that he was not, and that he should read the Highway Traffic Act!

"Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8

PART X
RULES OF THE ROAD

154 (1) Where a highway has been divided into clearly marked lanes for traffic,
(b) in the case of a highway that is divided into three lanes, a vehicle shall not be driven in the centre lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle where the roadway is clearly visible and the centre lane is clear of traffic within a reasonable safe distance, or in preparation for a left turn, or where the centre lane is at the time designated for the use of traffic moving in the direction in which the vehicle is proceeding and official signs are erected to indicate the designation;

Slow vehicles to travel on right side

147 (1) Any vehicle travelling upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at that time and place shall, where practicable, be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic or as close as practicable to the right hand curb or edge of the roadway.  R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 147 (1). "

I watched in my rear-view mirror, and the driving-school vehicle was still in the improper lane for more than 1 ½ km, and had made no turns.
Is it normal for Driving School Instructors to be teaching their students poor driving habits, such as impeding the orderly flow of traffic?

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  • lordofopinions
    5 years ago

    On the east coast of Canada they have three lane roads. Two lanes are for traffic going and coming. The middle lane us for passing from either lane. Often referred to as the suicide lane. Gee I wonder why. :(

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  • Murun
    6 years ago

    You sound like a busybody.

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  • JonathanOo
    6 years ago

    They should also teach that thing called "common sense". That teacher may be doing a bad job

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  • [Old Memory]
    6 years ago

    "(b) in the case of a highway that is divided into three lanes, a vehicle shall not be driven in the centre lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle"

    Were you on a highway? I'm just trying to think of why the drivers' ed car was in the center lane.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago

      In Ontario, Canada, every public roadway is officially designated as a "highway".

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      • [Old Memory]
        6 years ago

        Okay. The only other thing I can think of is that the rulebook says "(b) in the case of a highway that is divided into three lanes, a vehicle shall not be driven in the centre lane" but you were on a "roadway that is divided into 3 lanes (in each direction) for traffic." So that would mean there were 6 lanes total where you were driving, correct? If there were 6 lanes, then that rule would not apply.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          6 years ago

          They should still "be driving in the right-hand lane then available for traffic", as per Rule 147(1), being a slow-moving vehicle!

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          • [Old Memory]
            6 years ago

            OK. Well what about this: the instructor knew that their car was in the wrong lane, but he told the student to stay in the center lane to avoid the right lane because cars entering the roadway come from the right, and the instructor wanted to make driving on this roadway slightly easier for the new student? I'm not saying this is the correct thing to do though.

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            • Anonymous Post Author
              6 years ago

              No, I drove down the proper right lane for about 3 km, and there was no traffic, and no vehicles were either entering or exiting the roadway, through that entire stretch.

              If there was a vehicle turning right, off the roadway, then all that I need to do, is to signal my intention, check my blind spot, ensure that I can make a lane-change in safety, and move over one lane. Then move back over, once I have overtaken the turning vehicle.
              But if there is a slow-moving vehicle impeding traffic, in my way, it creates a hazardous situation for all the traffic that is using the roadway.
              If a vehicle is entering the roadway from the right, then they need to yield the right-of-way, and proceed onto the roadway, only when it is safe to do so.

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